Farm Workers/laborers

Job description

Robey Farms (also referred to herein as “Employer” or “Company”) headquarters is located at 2160 Schochoh Road, Adairville, Kentucky, 42202. Telephone: (270) 539-8231. E-mail: [email protected]. Robey Farms is a fixed-site grower which owns, operates and/or controls its worksites and all agricultural commodities produced at such sites.
Robey Farms is not a Farm Labor Contractor.
Federal Employer ID (FEIN): 61-0989776

Job title: Farm Workers/Laborers: Row crops (hay/straw, corn, beans, wheat, alfalfa, and barley), tobacco, and livestock.
Workers Needed:
a. Total: 17
b. H-2A: 17
The Employer seeks certification for 17 H-2A workers and 17 total workers.

Job Duties - Description of the specific services or labor to be performed:

Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of row crops (hay/straw, corn, beans, wheat, alfalfa, and barley), tobacco, and livestock.

Diversified crops: corn, beans, wheat, alfalfa, and barley
• Fill planters with seed from bags by hand.
• Use equipment to plant seeds.
• Load and unload seed bags from trucks.
• Transport harvested crops for storage.
• Clean and prepare equipment and tools.
• Prepare fields for next crop.

Diversified crops: hay/straw
• Clip and mow hay fields.
• Use equipment to rake and bale hay.
• Pick up bales and place them on wagons or trucks.
• Place bales in sheds and barns for storage.
• Clean and prepare fields for next crop.
• Cultivate and seed fields for next crop.
• Move rolled hay with equipment to storage or shipping locations.

(See Addendum C)

Special Requirements

No previous experience is required. However, workers must be able to lift at least 60 lbs. but up to 80 lbs. up to 4 ft for extended periods of time. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops, must be able to use both hands, able to use shears and other agricultural tools.

(See Addendum C)