General farm labor

Work description

This job requires a worker to: Perform general field labor across our field in order to plant, maintain, and preserve the plant product in order to produce the most abundant and quality crop. Job duties may vary with regard to the amount of time spent on certain duties. Duties: Assist in general duties, such as pruning, applying pesticides and herbicides, and fertilizing crops; hoeing, planting, caning, maintenance of fields, and assisting when needed to harvest and inspect crops by hand. Repair or disassemble farm posts, fences, etc. Load/Unload products into trucks. Operate self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize the soil, or to plant, cultivate, and spray crops. Assist when and if needed to set up and operate irrigation equipment. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungi, and weeds Move shrubs, plants, and trees with wheelbarrows Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. Assist in any other areas where you might be needed for agricultural operations. Workers may be expected to ride upon machine berry harvesters in order to provide a visual inspection of the berries harvested thereon.