Location: Lincoln,NE, USA
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* Tuition remission for full-time employees and dependents
* Retirement plans with university match
* Vacation, sick, and holiday pay
* Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
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The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) is a 34,000-acre facility near Clay Center, NE. All work performed at USMARC supports research that is focused on solving high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries.
As a Cattle Ranch Hand, you will:
* Provide a variety of basic agricultural duties to support research and production activities at an agricultural research facility in the beef livestock production area.
* Provide general care and husbandry for approximately 800-1200 cattle.
* Maintain machinery and fences,
* Assist with pasture management
* Assist with the collection of research data.
Irregular hours and work in inclement weather required. Travel between pastures and facilities required. Within the UNL system, this position is categorized as an Ag Research Technician I. In the livestock industry, this position may be referred to as a herdsman or cowboy.
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