• Position Type: Full Time
  • Location: Wolfville, NS
  • Application Deadline: 2026-04-26
  • Job ID: 14707
  • Job Category: Agriculture Horticulture & Fisheries

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D&M Lightfoot Farms

Overview
Languages
English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years

On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Asset languages
Spanish
Responsibilities
Tasks
Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
Cut agricultural crops
Diagnose livestock health issues
Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
Direct farm feed inventory activities
Direct farm grooming activities
Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
Handling animals
Implement soil fertility programs
Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
Monitoring animal health
Organize tasks to accomplish the work
Oversee the process of hoeing crops
Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
Soil fertility programs
Tie and secure plants
Treat livestock health issues
Weeding
Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
Formulate feeding program
Maintain quality control and production records
Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
Maintain work records and logs
Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Perform general farm duties
Supervision
11-15 people
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
Grapes
Equipment and machinery experience
Egg gathering system
Feeding and watering system
Fertilizer applicator
Sprayer or duster
Tractor
Area of specialization
Agricultural crop service
Poultry
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Fast-paced environment
Work under pressure
Tight deadlines
Physically demanding
Attention to detail
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Large workload
Personal suitability
Excellent oral communication
Excellent written communication
Organized
Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
On-site housing options

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