- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- Crops/Commodities:
Farm work; Rice and soybean and cotton.
Cultivate and harvest rice, cotton and soybeans. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, self-propelled machinery and combines to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, harvest, load and/or unload crops. Use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, poly pipe punchers, hammers, grain scoops, brooms, drills, and screw drivers. Walk fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops and pull red rice by hand. Put down spillway openings, drain excess water, remove levee gates and regulate proper water depth in rice fields. Rogue rice fields during flood. Irrigate, load and unload rice for shipment. Use shovel to manually drain fields. Dig, form and maintain levees. Construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Clean, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Clean and maintain work areas, grounds and facilities. Inform farmer or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests and weeds. Till soil and weed crops. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on and off the farm. Assist in Good Agricultural Practices policies.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse