Farmworkers & Laborers , Crop
Employer
22555 Laredo Trail
ADEL , IA 50003
United States
Job description
Detassel Corn- Worker will walk down the aisles between the plants in the corn fields, for the purpose of detasseling seed corn, remove rogue plants, weeds, and volunteer corn plants from seed corn production fields and hand harvest . The worker in order to perform this kind of work must be able to walk miles per day while pulling the tassel from each corn stalk, must be able to work long hours a least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather, hot humid weather, rain and be exposed to pollen the whole day and be in possession of the requisite strength and durance, working quickly and skillfully with their hands. Days of work may very due to weather conditions. Workday is spent outdoors and one's feet almost all day. Corn Nursery: Self -pollinating each corn plant by hand to help develop new inbred lines, cutting out weeds to help with weed control, discard bags of corn and soybean seed ,rouging in corn fields, corn and soybean seed discard dumping and rock picking. Corn isolation fields fencing repairs on and around the farm, Field clean up on our fall and spring pattern tiled fields (1000+ acres) ,Seed tending during our Elite soybean planting project (3500+ ac.) all done in .5, 1.8, 3.5 and 6+ ac increments all with variety clean outs in-between ,Fill in and or re-planting of Menarda (specialty crop). Property reclaim and clean up from fall and spring excavation and tear down . Corn Hand Harvesting Hand picking corn, bundling harvest bags, loading dryer boxes, hailing bundles of harvested material from the fields, removal of tassel bags or bins, or other used supplies from the fields, removal of tassel bags, shoots bags, or used supplies from the field. Sorting harvest bundles for shipping to shelling hubs. Hand shelling and cleaning corn, test of ear corn moisture in our seed box in either day or night, sorting of off type and un-husked ear corn on corn harvester equipment, rock picking , Laying out harvested material in tubs for selection and duties assigned related to harvest activities also daily cleaning . Workers will drive tractor in the field, loading wagons by hand in field ,hand harvest and spot weeding. Volunteer passenger drivers and tractor drivers .Workers must be able to work long hours a least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather, hot humid weather, rain and be exposed to pollen the whole day and be in possession of the requisite strength and durance, working quickly and skillfully with their hands. Days of work may very due to weather conditions. Workday is spent outdoors and one's feet almost all day. . The employer will provide the tools necessary (if applicable) to perform the job described without charge to the worker. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practices and policies. Preform prolonged bending, standing, reaching, and lifting Up to 20lbs- 50lbs.Worker must be able to work indoors and outdoors in cold ,wet or hot extreme conditions on uneven surfaces. Able to handle physical workload .Worker must wear long sleeve shirts, long pants, no shorts, hard sole shoes, preferably boots, no tennis shoes. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract. Volunteer Bus drivers: will drive passenger bus
Special Requirements
No alcohol consumption allowed .
No se permite el consumo de alcohol.