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SalaryIdyll Farms is a goat farm and creamery located in Northport, Michigan, a small town perched on the edge of Lake Michigan. Our Certified Humane Raised and Handled® alpine goats are pasture-fed using sustainable, rotational grazing practices which mimic and harness nature’s complex, productive processes. This is great for our planet, our pastures, our goats, and their milk—and it’s the secret to how we happen to make some of the world’s healthiest and tastiest award-winning goat cheese.
www.idyllfarms.com
Summary: Responsible for managing the health and wellness for a pasture-based goat dairy farm by performing the following duties.
Duties and Responsibilities: include the following but are not limited to as other duties may be assigned.
- Assisting goat health and wellness schedules
- Trim hooves
- Responsible for fecal examinations
- Perform milk measuring on a monthly basis
- Administer all vaccinations, herbs, tinctures, oils, and all supplements
- Responsible for assisting with maintaining inventory health and wellness supplies
- Assists with grain and hay rations
- Assist in managing herd for mastitis prevention, parasite control, body condition, and udder health
- Assist with Al program
- Helps manage the breeding program
- Monitor somatic cell count
- Helps manage barns for optimum goat health
- Assist with managing all goat health logs
- Assists with grazing pen size
- Helps manage kidding program
- Assists with culling program
- Responsible for milking
- Responsible for pasture fence setup
- Responsible for equipment operation
- Responsible for pasture fence setup
Experience: Vet tech experience a plus, but not required.
Specialized Training: 1 year training in small ruminate health care.
Certificates and Licenses: Drivers’ license.
Expected Full-Time Hours: 40-50 hrs/wk and some weekends and holidays.
Benefits: Health Insurance
Shared housing available!
Full job description available upon request.
Pay based on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
