Colonial Farms, co-located in Blue Springs, MO with our Colonial Gardens center, is a premium agritourism destination. We offer event space, a farmer’s market, an experiential farm with vegetable production and livestock, as well as annual festivals and a variety of u-pick options. It’s where plants, food and farms connect. Educational classes promoting local agriculture and sustainability as well as private events are also offered.

Colonial Farms is part of the DCA Outdoor family of brands. We are vertically integrated and take pride in being an industry leader. We’re not only streamlining the production and distribution of landscape products, but we are also working to reduce the carbon footprint. Through our continued growth and innovation, we will have the highest impact on our world.

We are searching for a Livestock Farm Coordinator who will be responsible to establish consistent processes within the department to maximize efficiency, manage staff effectiveness and productivity, and exemplary customer service, while maintaining quality of animal care and health.

You will need to be passionate about regenerative agriculture and livestock practices, maximizing efficient labor, as well as exploring new avenues and monitoring industry trends for increasing or enhancing business in the department. A passion for farm work, animal care, and building relationships with customers, employees and peers is important in this role. This is a customer facing role.

If you have a passion for animals, we want to hear from you!

KEY Responsibilities:

• Care of Livestock - Manage livestock diet and feeding methods for a variety of non-registered and registered animals including alpacas, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, rabbits, cows and more. Monitor animal health and welfare and procure appropriate veterinarian care as needed.

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  Maintenance of Livestock Area – Using a system of regenerative agriculture, perform maintenance and upkeep of the livestock area, maintaining cleanliness for disease control and soil/pasture health. Follow pastured animal and rotational grazing systems, maintaining pasture quality and fertility

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  Processing and Packaging – Implement a small-scale processing facility working with government guidelines to process small animals for use in restaurant and market on site. Assure a quality and economically viable finished product while considering animal welfare and environmental impact.

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  Education and Information Delivery – Provide information to customers regarding the livestock operation during tours, field trips or farm fests as well as planning class outlines and other educational opportunities while working with the events and farms team.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to learn and grow into the farm manager position
• Experience on farm, including ability to drive a tractor

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of experience working with animals
• Tractor driving and general maintenance

Benefits You Will Enjoy:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance 1st of the month after 30 days
• Generous 401k match with immediate vesting
• PTO that begins after 90 days
• On the job training that prepares you to succeed
• Company culture centered around growth and innovation

We honor our core values and expect our employees to as well. They are work hard, take pride in your work, be optimistic and respectful, show commitment, and continually grow.

We invite individuals who think like we do and will position us for major organizational growth to apply today. Join us in revolutionizing the green industry!

If you meet the criteria for this position, please apply today.

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Come change the planet with us!