Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers

Tasks and duties

• Digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes
• Loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials
• Raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar materials
• Watering, thinning and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools
• Picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops and collecting eggs
• Planting and harvesting field crops such as rice, by hand
• Feeding, watering and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean
• Monitoring livestock and reporting on their condition
• Assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing, transportation or slaughter, and between pastures
• Grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
• Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences