Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
4715 Congdon Rd
Williamson, NY 14589
United States
Job description
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest apples. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning
hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers: transplanting, weeding, Thinning, or
pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Construct trellises, repair
fences and farm building, or participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Operate
tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant,
cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment.
Harvest apples by hand. Apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops inform farmers or farm managers of crop
progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.
Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1%(WNY) for fresh and 2%(WNY) for processing.
Productivity must be at least 3 Bins (60bushels) fresh market and/or 4 bins (80 bushels) processing fruit per day.
Employer will furnish to workers, without cost, all tools and equipment required in the performance of the duties
assigned. Workers should report for work with their own suitable work clothing. Field temperatures may range
from
below 0 to 90+ degreed (F) with possible wet morning conditions. Workers referred against this order must have a
minimum of 1 month experience in performing tasks described in this order.
Special Requirements
See addendum C