General Farm Laborer

Job description

GENERAL FARM LABORER NEEDED FOR RICE, CRAWFISH AND SOYBEAN FARM, WORK INCLUDES
PREPARATION OF FIELDS, PLANTING AND HARVESTING OF CROPS, FERTILIZING OF CROPS AND
WATER MAINTANENCE. FIELD PREPARATION INCLUDES MANUALLY HOEING OF WEEDS AND MANUAL SHOVEL WORK, SPOT SPRAYING OF TREATMENTS AND GENERAL FARM LABOR, CRAWFISHING INCLUDES MANUALLY CUTTING UP BAIT AND CHECKING OF TRAPS LOADING UP SACKS AND TRANSPORTING , IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING OF FIELDS. THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY IS SEASONAL IN NATURE BASED UPON CRAWFISH HARVESTING BEGINNING IN DECEMEBR AND ENDING IN JULY, THE RICE HARVESTING SEASON BEGINS INJUNE/JULY AND LASTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER OR LATER AND SOYBEAN HARVESTING BEGINNING INAUGUST AND ENDING IN OCTOBER. THESE CROPS ARE SEASONAL IN NATURE BASED UPON THEIRGROWING CYCLE AS WELL AS THESE CROPS ARE NOT BEING PRODUCED YEAR ROUND BUT ONLY ATCERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. THE AFOREMENTIONED CROPS ARE ALSO TIED TO A SPECIFIC SEASONOF THE YEAR AND ARE RECURRING ANNUALLY.