Position Title: Ranch Foreman/Manager
Name of Ranch/Business: Windy Bar Ranch
Location: Stonewall, TX
Position Description:
Windy Bar Ranch is a 150-cow, pasture to plate beef operation that is headquartered in Stonewall, Texas. We produce 100% black Angus cattle. We also sell registered bulls and females.
Qualifications:
- College degree in agriculture preferred but not required.
- Experience with cattle and ranch equipment preferred.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
This position will involve you in every aspect of a cutting-edge, pasture-to-plate beef operation. The ranch manager position would involve the following tasks:
- Manage and process beef sales, pickups and shipments.
- Schedule and coordinate beef pickups by consumers at the ranch.
- Manage beef inventory of walk-in freezer, storage facility and beef processors.
- Prepare budget and business plan for any proposed “value-added” additions to Windy Bar Ranch.
- Assist in advertising and promotion of Windy Bar Ranch locally-raised beef.
- Assist in marketing plans for consumer beef sales.
- Assist in marketing plans for registered cattle and semen sales.
- Mix feed for all cattle on feed.
- Locate and schedule delivery of feed products (hay, corn, corn gluten, etc.) for ranch.
- Maintain and service equipment such as ranch truck, tractors, feed mixers, Kawasaki Mule, 4-wheelers, roll-out irrigation unit, etc.
- Manage irrigation of paddocks with roll-out irrigation unit.
- Assist in preparing fields and planting annual winter cover crops.
- Assist with haying operations.
- Assist in planning and executing rotational grazing system for all cattle.
- Assist in maintenance and repair of electric and barb wire fences.
- Assist in checking cattle and ensuring availability of water, salt and supplemental protein.
- Assist in weighing and tagging calves at birth.
- Assist in weaning calves.
- Assist in weighing and working cattle, including tattoos, freeze branding and vaccinations.
- Maintain current inventory records of all classes of cattle at all locations.
- Assist in hauling cattle to processor, auction or purchaser.
- Assist with synchronizing cattle for AI and embryo transfer.
- Assist with AI of cattle.
- Assist in marketing of registered bulls and females.
- Interview and assist in selection of summer intern.
Estimated Salary & Benefits: Negotiable, depending on qualifications and experience.
To Apply: Contact Michael Klein.
Website: https://www.windybarbeef.com
Ranch Contact Name:
Michael Klein
klein.windybarranch.michael@gmail.com
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