Position Title: Ranch Manager
Name of Ranch/Business: Windy Bar Ranch
Location: Stonewall, TX
Position Description/Responsibilities:
- Manage and process retail beef sales, pickups and shipments.
- Schedule and coordinate retail beef pickups by consumers at ranch.
- Manage beef inventory of walk-in freezer, Taylor Cold 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 and chicken.
- 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 (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 plowing fields and planting annual winter oats and legumes.
- 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 to 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.
Qualifications:
- College degree in animal science or related major referred.
Estimated Salary: Negotiable
Ranch Contact Name: Michael Klein
Contact Information:
klein.windybarranch.michael@gmail.com || (512) 426-7853
Website: https://www.windybarbeef.com/
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