Position Overview
Work Activities
Daily activities include maintaining and operating equipment, caring for cow-calf herd, and land management.
Training Opportunities
Equipment operation, mechanical skills, welding, and general trade skills transferable to other careers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Show up on time
- Work schedule typically 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays
- Be accountable
- Valid driver's license
- Lift 50 pounds
- Work outdoors for extended periods
Desired Skills
Positive attitude and enjoyment of outdoor work.
On-Farm Housing
Not Available
About the Trainers
David Royer
Trainer Experience: I got out of the Army in 1979 and harvested my first crop in 1980. I have been farming ever since. I am interested in keeping family farms in families, not companies. I have worked with numerous employees over more than four decades of my farming operation, with many different ages and backgrounds and experience levels. I mentored as I raised my four children on my farm, and two of them decided to stay in farming, and both now have successful farming operations.
About the Farm
I have 800 row crop acres, as well as 125 beef cows and 2,500 wean-to-finish hogs. We use no-till over as many acres as possible each year. We also use cover crops and extended rotations by utilizing oats or by hay and pasture rotation. We use rotational grazing on our pasture. We utilize grid soil sampling in conjunction with variable rate lime and fertilizer applications, as well as variable rate seeding. Our markets: Corn sold at local chicken farm, local ethanol plant and local food grade corn processing plant. Beans sold at local Landus (ADM partner).