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We operate a seasonal corn and soybean farm and a cow/calf operation,
requiring seasonal employees during our busy fall harvest and spring
planting/calving seasons. Our corn and soybean harvest runs from August
through December. Cattle are brought to our home base in September for
fall calving, which begins around September 1 and continues through
May 1. Employees will assist with cattle care during the confinement
period, including daily feeding, health checks, and assisting with
birthing and deliveries. In March/April, employees will begin planting
corn, followed by soybeans in April/May. After May 1, we do not require
additional assistance for our crop operation, as the crops are in the
fields for the summer growing season. Likewise, no assistance is needed
for our cattle after May 1, as they are released to pasture and require
no daily care. Job duties will include preparing fields for planting and
attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters
to tractors using bolts and hand tools. Employees will operate tractors
and other farm equipment, load and unload crops or materials manually or
using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers, and load hoppers,
containers, or conveyors to feed machines using forklifts, transfer
augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. They will manipulate
controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, observe
and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, and
operate equipment to harvest crops. Duties also include driving pickup
trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools; cleaning stalls, pens, and
equipment using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, or pumps; and
driving trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to
animals. Employees will feed and water livestock, monitor food and water
supplies, inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings,
pens, yards, and fences, and patrol grazing lands on horseback or using
all-terrain vehicles. Additional responsibilities include caring for
animals, cleaning equipment or facilities, and operating farming
equipment to transport crops from the fields and unload them into
storage bins. Employees will also be responsible for feeding and
performing daily checks on cattle, administering vaccines, assisting
with birthing and deliveries, and supporting all aspects of calving.
Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or
experience at employers discretion., Employer may provide performance
bonuses at the end of the contract at the employers discretion.
Family housing not available. Housing will be clean & meet applicable
Fed, State and local housing standards. Workers must maintain neat &
clean housing. Repair cost of damage, other than normal wear & tear will
be deducted from the earnings after damage has occurred and after
gaining the employee\'s written authorization to make the deduction.
Housing/utilities provided at no cost to workers unable to return to
place of residence the same day. If both male and female workers are
hired: separate
The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen
facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary
equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and
dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water
under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by
workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will
provide transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can
purchase groceries and/or other incidentals.
