Farm and agricultural worker

General Farm/Ranch in Polson, MT

This is an H-2A job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: Valley View Charolais Ranch, Inc
Where: Polson, MT
Places: 1
Pay: $13.46 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-15
Ends: 2027-11-13
Filed: 2026-11-02

What the work involves

Job duties may require a split shift, and odd hours including nights. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, peas, triticale, sorghum, pasture, and cattle. General farm work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, service, drive, attach and operate farm implements/ tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, harrow, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; pull weeds by hand, remove rocks from field; repair and install water lines, perform maintenance on water tanks, paint farm structures; replace/repair/build fencing including electric fence; perform general clean-up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate, service and maintain all –terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties. Irrigation duties will include the following; Hand lines; move pipe from field to field, connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on and off pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighting approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis; Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals. Some small engine repairs maybe needed. Pivots: push on/off switch that activates/deactivates circle sprinkler system. Replace center drives, gearboxes and tires with minor 480 volt electrical required. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into section of field; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when section is flooded; ditch to channel water into designated areas, include shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrow and build embankments to approximately channel water; place dams in ditches. Other irrigation Duties: Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; service, lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/ wheel lines after irrigation season; repair mainlines and dig ditches by hand and backhoe, during season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3 in pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4 inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions. Fence maintenance and repair is done every summer to maintain the integrity of the pastures/fields. Duties related to the production of livestock will include the following; check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine delivery time, assist in delivery, nurse calves; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/ or insecticides; mix feed/ additives and feed/water livestock when not out to range; place mineral and salt; drive equipment to haul/ distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls; clean/ disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/ sheds; brand clip/ tag, maintain records on animals. Hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck. Most duties performed out of doors, and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions common in fields. Driving on ranch only

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $2,329 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification