Agriculture Jobs in South Dakota

Crops/Commodities:

Grass, Alfalfa, Corn, Soybeans, Grain Millet, Silage Sorghum.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

- Drive tractors and balers, and operate other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest a variety of grasses, alfalfa, corn, soybeans, grain millet, and silage sorghum.
- Perform manual and mechanized tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing, weed spraying, mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking.
- Operate grain carts.
- Mow, cut, and weed fields.
- Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities.
- Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles.
- Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
- Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head.
- Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts).
- Repair or replace defective parts.
- Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools.
- May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs.
- Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines.
- Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment.
- Dig and maintain ditches.
- Install and remove levee gates.
- Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants.
- Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.
- Perform manual and/or mechanized duties associated with the breeding, care, and raising of livestock on a ranch.
- Feed and water livestock.
- Herd livestock to pasture for grazing.
- Herd animals into corral and/or stall.
- Manually restrain animal.
- Maintain/repair fences used to contain herd animals.

Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.

Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.

Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.

Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

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