Sheep Foreman – Red Bluff Research Ranch

Montana State University is hiring a sheep foreman for its Red Bluff Research Facility at Norris, in the Madison Valley. The post works closely with the Red Bluff ranch manager and livestock operations staff on the day-to-day running of roughly 12,000 acres of agricultural land, facilities and livestock, spanning cattle, sheep and horses, used for research and teaching at Red Bluff, the BART farm and Fort Ellis. The foreman takes the lead in organising student labour, animal health supplies and barn facilities, and in preparing for and carrying out lambing a flock of 350 ewes. The job also covers participating in all cattle and sheep operations, including calving around 250 cows, breeding, weaning, pasture moves, doctoring, and fence and corral maintenance, plus haying and equipment work. No salary figure is published.