Job Duties
Primary Purpose:\nSupport  in the production of premium-quality queen bees and honey.\nEssential Duties:\nWork as a beekeeper, harvesting queen bees using prescribed techniques, stocking nucleus hives, and counting and storing queens harvested daily. Other duties include relocating beehives, harvesting honey and feeding and medicating bees.\nOther Duties:\nAssist in basic vehicle maintenance tasks.\nWorking Conditions:\nAll weather conditions inside and outside, sun or rain, heat and humidity. Employee will be exposed to bee stings. \nWork Hours:\n6:00-3:00pm Monday through Friday, some Saturdays.\nEquipment Use:\nBasic beekeeping equipment, including hive tools and smokers. Advanced beekeeping equipment used in grafting for queen bees.\nMental and Physical Demands:\nHeavy lifting of 75 pounds unassisted\nCommunication Demands:\nStrong verbal communication required between management and other employees. Good written communication is a plus. \nMinimum Qualification Requirements for Hiring:\n• Light and appropriately operate a smoker\n• Identify different casts in the colony\n• Open and examine a colony\n• Properly manage the colony throughout the year\n• Identify and take care of any issues that the colony encounters\n• Make hive splits\n• Re-queen colonies\n• Identify and monitor pathogens that affect beehives\n• Identify and build/assemble standard hive equipment\n• Properly feed colonies if needed\n• Prevent colony robbing\n• Monitor for pathogens and pests\n• Participate in honey extraction in honey house\n• Valid driver license, clear driving record. Must be 18 years of age.\nSkills/Knowledge:\n• Identify and repair standard hive equipment\n• Be able to drive a pick-up truck, stick shift and automatic\nExperience: \n• Must own/manage a minimum of one colony for at least one year prior to applying\n• Must have at least 6 months verifiable work experience in beekeeping \n• Must have read and understood The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture\nWages:\n• All beekeepers will be paid not less than $16.54 per hour.\n• Beekeepers may be eligible to receive up to $18 per hour if they:\no Have at least 2 years of verifiable work experience in beekeeping, or \no Demonstrate an ability to manage up to two colonies with light supervision and demonstrate strong verbal communication skills with managers and other employees.\n• Beekeepers may be eligible to receive up to $20 per hour if they:\no Have at least 4 years of verifiable work experience in beekeeping, or\no Demonstrate an ability to manage up to three colonies with light and demonstrate strong verbal communication skills with managers and other employees. \n• Beekeepers may be eligible to receive at least $22 per hour but not more than $25 per hour if they:\no Have at least 5 years of verifiable work experience in beekeeping;\no Have owned/managed a minimum of three colonies for at least two years prior to applying; and \no Can demonstrate the following qualification requirements:\n Identify internal and external anatomy of all castes\n Understand function of various structures of all castes\n Understand in-depth aspects of honey bee queen biology\n Understand and perform multiple queen rearing methods\n Understand major hive pest biology\n Implement various pest management strategy\n Understand and apply various chemical treatments for hive pests\n Understand and implement non-chemical methods of pest control, adopt \n HIan Queen system of controls\n\nPLEASE SEE ADDENDUM C FOR ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION
COFFEE CROPS: Field worker responsibilities include harvesting coffee cherries and the operation of mechanical wet and dry coffee plant equipment to maximize throughput with the minimum of losses while maximizing green bean quality in conformance with State of HI, USDA, and other standards for coffee grades. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, washers, ripe/green cherry separators, pulpers, demucilage machines, dryers, scales, silos, de-stoners, moisture meters, forklifts, trucks, and trailers (on farm only), hullers, polishers, sizers, density tables, color sorters, baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will be responsible for regulating the flow of coffee cherries into the cherry washing, cherry separation, pulping, demucilaging and drying equipment. Workers may also load/unload coffee dryers and monitor dryer operation temperatures, moisture levels, drying times, and ensuring proper identification and tagging of coffee lots. Workers may also operate conveying, de-stoner, hulling, polishing, sizing, density, and color sorting equipment along with bagging equipment while maintaining the strict standards for State of HI coffee grades. Field workers will also be maintaining and harvesting coffee cherries. Harvesting coffee cherries requires hand harvesting ripe coffee cherries with a basket carried around the waist. \n\nNUT CROPS: Field workers will be responsible for the manual harvest of macadamia nuts. Workers will collect macadamia nuts on the ground based on quality, customer, or other agronomic standards, and place collected macadamia nuts in buckets. Workers will then empty the buckets into bags that hold 60 pounds of harvested macadamia nuts. Harvesting macadamia nuts involves hand harvesting ripe macadamia nuts off the ground. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, forklifts, trucks, and trailers (on farm only), baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools.
\nVEGETABLE CROPS: Field worker responsibilities include planting, sampling, weeding, rouging, detasseling, shoot bag, pollinate, harvest, shelling, and other duties to relating to growing and processing the various vegetable crops. Planting includes riding the planter to distribute crop seeds, walking behind the planter to ensure drip tube and seeds are properly installed in ground, and apply stakes for markers, secure drip irrigation and connecting to lines. Sampling includes taking leaf, vegetable, or fruit samples. Weeding includes utilizing various tools to manually remove weeds. Rouging includes identifying and removing undesirable plants based on quality, yield, or market requirements. Detasseling involves the removal of the tassels from the plant. Shoot bagging involves covering the plant shoots at various stages of plant growth. Pollination includes installation and removal of pollination bags and pollinating and covering shoots. Harvesting involves manually harvesting of crops. Shelling involves manually shelling corn after it has dried and ensure it is properly identified and tagged. Other tasks may include manually moving potted plants out of shade houses to the field, cleaning shade houses and other general farm clean up. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, washers, separators, dryers, scales, silos, moisture meters, forklifts, trucks and trailers (on farm only), tractors, sprayers, sizers, color sorters, baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will be given the task procedures and specific training for each task. Field workers will continuously strive to do each duty with expertise and produce quality product. \n\nGENERAL REQUIRMENTS: Field workers are responsible for safety related matters, including attending mandatory paid safety trainings. Work may be performed in indoor or outdoor agricultural locations involving exposure to the sun, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, rain and other natural elements. Work may be performed on uneven ground and requires constant movement. Workers must be able to stand, walk up and down hills, sit, stoop, squat, keel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift and carry items weighting up to 100 pounds. Workers must be able to withstand working in direct sunlight and conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain, and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and materials such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. Workers may be asked, but not required, to work up to 10+ hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal Holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop(s). Workers are reminded to always be respectful, safety minded, be a team player, and good stewards of the environment and others.\n
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; assist with irrigating forage; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to kidding goats \n(including night checks); bed down goats at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd to appropriate grazing area; make certain animals have access to fresh water; round up strays using dogs and/or fence Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with irrigating forage; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; attend nannies and kids in barns during kidding season. ; attend to kidding goats (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; make certain animals have access to fresh water; move goats to appropriate pens
Workers will be harvesting mature coffee cherries in orchards owned and maintained by Greenwell Farms, Inc. The harvest in process includes being able to stand for multiple hours, picking coffee cherries, and carrying in a waist basket. Pickers will need to empty their waist baskets into burlap bags; tie, lift, carry these bags to put them onto delivery trucks. Other tasks include the pruning of coffee trees, removing the weeds around the crop, planting and transplanting of coffee trees, the spraying of pesticides and other farm maintenance tasks such as cutting grass with a weed eater or machete, cutting trees with a chainsaw or handsaw, removing the overgrowth of grass, weeds, or other invasive plants in the coffee farms. \n\nPeriodically during the contract period, workers may be used as laborers in the pulp mill (where coffee cherry is pulped and dried into parchment). Their work there will include, unloading full coffee bags of coffee cherry, moving full coffee bags of coffee cherry around the mill, dumping coffee cherry into vats for processing, loading and unloading coffee driers, and general clean up around the mill.
Required to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of goats. \nPerform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; assist with irrigating forage; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to kidding goats (including night checks); bed down goats at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd to appropriate grazing area; make certain animals have access to fresh water; round up strays using dogs and/or fence. \nPerform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; attend nannies and kids in barns during kidding season. ; attend to kidding goats (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; make certain animals have access to fresh water; move goats to appropriate pens.
Field Harvest Team Leader supervises and directs day to day duties of teams of Harvest Field Workers, ensuring efficient and proper harvest procedures. Harvest Field Workers pick red coffee cherries in areas indicated by the farm administration. The Team Leader will oversee workers using tools and equipment provided by the company and follow Standard Operating Procedures like picking the cherries that have fallen off the tree and being careful not break the tree branches. The Harvest Team Leader will also actively harvest coffee cherries. The Harvest Team Leader will report to the Farm Manager and Production Manager and will receive direction from the team from these administrators. All activities start at 7 am, Monday through Saturday. Field labor required in a coffee plantation, following specific company procedures. Pruning’s and suckering. Specific attention to cut only the right vertical of the plant, either old verticals or small ones just forming need to be selected. Use of weed eaters, to cut the weeds on platations. Use and manipulation of agrochemicals, while ensuring proper safety procedures are followed. Apply calcium amendment to cover the base of the plants in the fertilization area for optimal soil conditions. Apply fertilization to individual plants with the measurements provided by the farm administration. Control diseases and plagues natural to coffee using tools and techniques such as traps, pruning or agrochemicals. Cleaning new areas (weeding), and caring for plants. The Harvest Team Lead will assist in evaluating the performance, skills, and natural abilities of each worker in order to adjust worker assignments to find the best performance. However, workers could remain in one particular activity depending on the farm needs. Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping Demonstrated experience managing work crews, teaching, leading, coordinating and instructing. Understand and speak both English and Spanish, follow instructions correctly. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs frequently
Pick ripe coffee cherries in the areas indicated by the farm administration. Must harvest an average of 25lbs/hr during harvest with less than 4% unripe cherries. Work with the tools and equipment the company provides and follow the company standards such as collecting the cherries that have fallen from the tree and taking care not to break the tree branches. Walk, crawl, kneel, squat and sit in between rows of crops, outdoors in the sun and potential extreme temperatures in order to reach ripe cherries. Collect and carry bales, bundles, containers and/or sacks averaging between 50 to 100 lbs. on uneven, inclined terrain. Properly move harvested crop to collection points or loading bays; must walk up and down inclines with weights averaging 50 to 100 lbs. throughout the shift. Keep surroundings clean; may include gathering scattered and dry leaves, stems, spoiled crops, etc. for disposal. Be responsible for plant care and use time wisely to reach daily goals. Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping <div>Ability to harvest the crops and be enthusiastic about crop management. Should be environmentally and nature friendly. Ability to maintain a strict working schedule; be on time and ready to work for scheduled company transportation. Must be clean and hygienic including washing hands after using the restroom. Ability to work with little or no supervision. Knowledge of crop handling and maintenance.</div> Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently
The H-2A Administrative Support Assistant is a seasonal position which assists the Harvest Team leader in coordinating the H-2A workers, translating and directing day to day tasks, and assisting with employee documentation and harvest logs, and ensuring quality control for the coffee harvest operation on Kona. The administrative assistant will provide guidance to the temporary workers on rules of the company, house rules, facility rules, as well as supervise the facility and housing inspections to ensure compliance with the company policies and regulations, cleaning conditions and required maintenance. The Administrative Assistant will help the temporary workers with coffee processing and quality control of cherry, parchment and green coffee and lead nursery production with small plants, grafting and planting. This position assists Corporate HR to translate, apply and coordinate all company programs for the temporary workers. The Administrative Support Assistant will report to the Harvest Team Lead and Production Manager All activities start at 7 am, Monday through Saturday. Administrative duties related to the H-2A seasonal workers: Clerical, office support, documentation, Customer service, Personnel and timekeeping records for H-2A workers, ensure housing and transportation guidelines are followed for the H-2A program, Employee Relations, Foster positive working relationships with field harvest workers, relating problems to the Team Lead and the H-2A team. Conduct new H-2A employee orientation upon arrival to worksite, Communicates with H-2A workers on issues of wages, hours, injury/workers compensation, housing, transportation, and other concerns of H-2A workers and forward information to Team Lead and H-2A team. Follow standards of harvest variance to ensure cherries are mature when being harvested. Cleaning new areas (weeding), and caring for plants. The H-2A Administrative Assistant will assist in communicating performance expectations, translate and teach harvest skills, and perform quality assurance checks on harvest. Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping Demonstrated experience assisting work crews, teaching, translating, coordinating and instructing. Positive attitude towards harvest and field work. &nbsp;Must be able to work with team members and supervisors in a professional manner. Disciplined and hardworking. Attendance and punctuality are mandatory. Ability to work with little to no supervision. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs frequently
This work order is for qualified person to perform the duties of general work in a sustainable permaculture farm and harvesting mamaki tea, as well as other produce such as cabbage, zucchini, carrots, eggplants, beans and turnips. Mamaki (Pipturus albidus) tea is a member of the nettle family, endemic to and currently only growing in the HIan islands. It is harvested best during seasonally wet conditions. Worker must have knowledge and ability to prune, thin, grow the crops and work in varied weather conditions during harvest seasons such as mid-to-high 90 degrees and sporadic weather conditions such as heavy rains in Pahala, HI. Worker must be able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Other duties will include operation, maintenance and minor repairs of farm vehicles and equipment and ensuring that farm equipment is compliant with regulations. Worker must be available to work Monday through Friday, overtime compensation will be provided if required. Employer will furnish to worker without cost all tools and equipment required to perform duties assigned. \n
Workers will be harvesting mature coffee cherries in orchards owned and maintained by Greenwell Farms, Inc. The harvest in process includes being able to stand for multiple hours, picking coffee cherries, and carrying in a waist basket. Pickers will need to empty their waist baskets into burlap bags; tie, lift, carry these bags to put them onto delivery trucks. Other tasks include the pruning of coffee trees, removing the weeds around the crop, planting and transplanting of coffee trees, the spraying of pesticides and other farm maintenance tasks such as cutting grass with a weed eater or machete, cutting trees with a chainsaw or handsaw, removing the overgrowth of grass, weeds, or other invasive plants in the coffee farms. \n\nPeriodically during the contract period, workers may be used as laborers in the pulp mill (where coffee cherry is pulped and dried into parchment). Their work there will include, unloading full coffee bags of coffee cherry, moving full coffee bags of coffee cherry around the mill, dumping coffee cherry into vats for processing, loading and unloading coffee driers, and general clean up around the mill.
Pick ripe coffee cherries in the areas indicated by the farm administration. Must harvest an average of 25lbs/hr during harvest with less than 4% unripe cherries. Work with the tools and equipment the company provides and follow the company standards such as collecting the cherries that have fallen from the tree and taking care not to break the tree branches. Walk, crawl, kneel, squat and sit in between rows of crops, outdoors in the sun and potential extreme temperatures in order to reach ripe cherries. Collect and carry bales, bundles, containers and/or sacks averaging between 50 to 100 lbs. on uneven, inclined terrain. Properly move harvested crop to collection points or loading bays; must walk up and down inclines with weights averaging 50 to 100 lbs. throughout the shift. Keep surroundings clean; may include gathering scattered and dry leaves, stems, spoiled crops, etc. for disposal. Be responsible for plant care and use time wisely to reach daily goals. Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping Ability to harvest the crops and be enthusiastic about crop management. Should be environmentally and nature friendly.\nAbility to maintain a strict working schedule; be on time and ready to work for scheduled company transportation. Must be clean and hygienic including washing hands after using the restroom. Ability to work with little or no supervision.\nKnowledge of crop handling and maintenance. Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently
THE JOB IS SCHEDULED TO START IN MAY; SINCE WE HAVE TO BEGIN PREPARING THE LAND (CLEANING FIELDS OF TRASH FROM THE LAST CROPS THEY WILL CLEAN, BRANCHES, ROCKS, PLASTIC, WEEDS, ETC.) ONCE THE LAND IS CLEAN WE WILL PROCEED TO PREPARE IT WITH THE EQUIPMENT, TRACTORS, ETC. RIGHT AFTER PREPARING THE FIELDS, WE WILL CONTINUE CULTIVATING/PLANTING THE LANDS WITH DIFFERENT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SUCH AS BANANAS, RASPBERRIES, CARROTS, BEETS, RADISH, KALE, CHARD, SPINACH, CABBAGE, LETTUCE, ETC. ONCE THE FIELDS ARE PLANTED THEY WILL NEED TO BE TREATED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY WATERING THE PLANTS, FERTILIZING, PULLING BAD WEEDS OFF THE PLANTS, THEY ALSO WILL HAVE TO HARVEST AND PREPARE THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR SALE.\nAS WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND ENOUGH WILLING FARMWORKERS LOCALLY WE ARE IN THE NECESSITY TO HIRE THIS GROUP OF WORKERS AS H-2A NON-IMMIGRANT FARMWORKERS TO COME HELP US WITH OUR JOB AND COVER ALL OF OUR CUSTOMER DEMANDS AND NEEDS SINCE WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS TO COVER. \n
Perform a variety of duties associated with seasonal farming and harvesting of fruits and vegetables in support of a diversified crop farming operation. The position frequently requires workers to manually plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables and fruits by hand and place them into buckets, bins or other similar containers; stack cartons and/or transfer products to grading and conveyor/harvesting belts; transplant, weed, thin and/or prune crops; participate in irrigation activities; operate tractors, forklifts, all-terrain vehicles, and other farm machinery; construct or perform maintenance work on farm structures and machinery. Workers may also be assigned additional agricultural duties that relate to fieldwork, such as cutting, picking, hoeing, shoveling, ground preparation and other agricultural duties that are performed on a farm, meet the definition of IRS and FLSA agricultural labor and/or are incidental to the work performed. Employer will provide tools and equipment necessary to perform all required tasks at no cost to employees. Work is performed outdoors and can involve exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, bright sunlight, cloudy, windy or rainy conditions, mud and dust, low light and other natural elements. The work may entail exposure to plant pollens, insects, snakes, rodents, noxious plants and/or plant materials that have been treated with insect and/or disease control spray. Workers must walk in variable soil conditions. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the working conditions described. Workers must use all required personal protective clothing and equipment. Position requires employees to interface and maintain effective relationships with all level of employees in a team-oriented environment, and the ability to frequently lift and move heavy objects. Workers must adhere to all health and safety rules, including Covid-19 preventative measures, social distancing, usage of masks and and observing all warning signs, safety bulletins, safety training, posters and other safety directives required by the employer or state law.
Beekeeping duties: split, medicate, harvest honey, pollenate, re-queen, etc. General farm work associated with all aspects of farming. Farm field/shed sanitation duties includes: mow grass, dig ditches, levees, fences, etc. Minor maintenance/operation of farm equipment.
Required to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with irrigating forage; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd to appropriate grazing area; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify and locate the more nutrient dense cool season grasses within grazing areas; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new offspring born; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from consuming any identified; move livestock to spring and summer grazing areas; move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; round up strays using dogs and/or fence; spray livestock with insecticide. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with irrigating forage; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals ; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new offspring born; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from c