in Minidoka County, ID
Job Description
Dates of Need: 3/15/2026-11/1/2026 Work will be performed in Minidoka, Cassia and Jerome Counties.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of grain, hay,
corn, straw forage and sugar beets for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract
period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within the five SOC Codes comprising the
field and livestock workers (combined) category.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; operate back
hoes/front end loaders; stack ton bales with loader; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove
rocks from field; repair/maintain farm structures; perform general clean-up of farm areas; drive, load/unload Ag exempt non CDL semi/10 wheel trucks; transport crops from field to storage/market;
operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Irrigation duties will include the following:
Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes
across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a
sustained basis.
Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals; minor repairs to wheel lines/motors.
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.
Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains
using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service/repair and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation
season.
Other duties performed intermittently or sporadically include: repair and maintain fence/pipe/trailer hitches, etc. using hand tools, welding equipment, and a pipe press
