2018 Internship - Beef Cattle Management on Grass
We are in search of an intern with a desire and willingness to learn in addition to taking pride in their work. Must be good at communicating and pay attention to detail. This position is best suited for someone specifically interested in native rangeland management and beef cattle management on grass.
We run a 4,000 acre ranch in central ND with two ranch headquarters. This position would be mainly at our Washburn, ND ranch location with some work at the Beulah, ND ranch. We calve out 180 cows in May to late June, run 200 yearling grass calves and take in around 250 custom grazing cattle. We use holistic planning as the foundation to build and improve our ranch. We intensely manage the land in hope to build a profitable ranch. We integrate practices such as bale grazing, winter grazing, and mob grazing. We have a desire to be a part of regenerative agriculture; using livestock grazing management to improve soil health.
Intern will Experience:
Rotating and checking cattle daily, build and take down temporary electric fence, monitor grass every day, putting out mineral/salt. Assist with yearly pasture monitoring, checking cattle calving on pasture, moving portable water lines and water tanks, installing water tanks, removing old fence, building new fence, helping maintain equipment, sorting, working and doctoring cattle with low stress stockmanship, hauling cattle to slaughter, sorting and selling meat products, attending ranch tours and workshops.
Expectations:
After the initial training period we are hoping the intern would be able to make decisions themselves without constant supervision. We work long hard physical hours in all conditions. We don’t ask that you do anything we won’t do ourselves. We work hard and expect the same. We take pride in running a business with honesty and integrity.
Work Schedule:
Position would start betwen April 1 and early May and go to Nov 1. Minimum of 3 months work required. $800 a month for completed work. 30 – 60 hour work week. Sundays off except for necessary chores, but we try really hard for no chores on Sunday. Certain times of the year are more busy than others. Work schedule will be disucussed during the interview.
Housing/Meals:
Room and board provided (our guest bedroom, small but clean house). We will fix meals together. Intern will be living with us. We will treat the intern like one of the family and expect the same in return.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the postions please e-mail your resume to us and a cover letter (or email) describing why you want to intern at our ranch. Once we have reviewed it we will determine if a phone or skype intereview is necessary. Will accept applications until April 1st unless a suitable intern has been found before April 1.
Internship will be in partnership through FARRMS.org. We will provide details about FARRMs once intern has been selected.
We run a 4,000 acre ranch in central ND with two ranch headquarters. This position would be mainly at our Washburn, ND ranch location with some work at the Beulah, ND ranch. We calve out 180 cows in May to late June, run 200 yearling grass calves and take in around 250 custom grazing cattle. We use holistic planning as the foundation to build and improve our ranch. We intensely manage the land in hope to build a profitable ranch. We integrate practices such as bale grazing, winter grazing, and mob grazing. We have a desire to be a part of regenerative agriculture; using livestock grazing management to improve soil health.
Intern will Experience:
Rotating and checking cattle daily, build and take down temporary electric fence, monitor grass every day, putting out mineral/salt. Assist with yearly pasture monitoring, checking cattle calving on pasture, moving portable water lines and water tanks, installing water tanks, removing old fence, building new fence, helping maintain equipment, sorting, working and doctoring cattle with low stress stockmanship, hauling cattle to slaughter, sorting and selling meat products, attending ranch tours and workshops.
Expectations:
After the initial training period we are hoping the intern would be able to make decisions themselves without constant supervision. We work long hard physical hours in all conditions. We don’t ask that you do anything we won’t do ourselves. We work hard and expect the same. We take pride in running a business with honesty and integrity.
Work Schedule:
Position would start betwen April 1 and early May and go to Nov 1. Minimum of 3 months work required. $800 a month for completed work. 30 – 60 hour work week. Sundays off except for necessary chores, but we try really hard for no chores on Sunday. Certain times of the year are more busy than others. Work schedule will be disucussed during the interview.
Housing/Meals:
Room and board provided (our guest bedroom, small but clean house). We will fix meals together. Intern will be living with us. We will treat the intern like one of the family and expect the same in return.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the postions please e-mail your resume to us and a cover letter (or email) describing why you want to intern at our ranch. Once we have reviewed it we will determine if a phone or skype intereview is necessary. Will accept applications until April 1st unless a suitable intern has been found before April 1.
Internship will be in partnership through FARRMS.org. We will provide details about FARRMs once intern has been selected.