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Employer Business NameTrade NameWorksite AddressCityStateZip codeCountyAdditional information or/and Alternative Address/Bad AddressTotal PositionsJob TitleCropJob DutiesBegin DateEnd DateHourly Schedule AMHourly Schedule PMPhone NumberEmailVisa TypeDate ScrapedCase NumberCase Status
Employer Business NameTrade NameWorksite AddressCityStateZip codeCountyAdditional information or/and Alternative Address/Bad AddressTotal PositionsJob TitleCropJob DutiesBegin DateEnd DateHourly Schedule AMHourly Schedule PMPhone NumberEmailVisa TypeDate ScrapedCase NumberCase Status
Glebe Point Aquaculture, Inc.309 Railway DrHeathsvilleVA22473Northumberland 9Oyster ProcessorPerform manual labor to shuck oysters using knife to gently pry open live oysters. Wash silt and muck from fresh oysters. Insert blade using moderate force and vibration if necessary, at the hinge between the two valves. Twist the blade until there is a slight pop. Slide the blade upward to cut the adductor muscle which holds the shell closed, separating the meat from the shell. Inspect oysters and remove clackers, shells, unresponsive/dead oysters and dry, gummy, or smelly meat. Meat will be frozen, canned, packed or otherwise disposed of as deemed necessary. Clean and sanitize work areas, aprons and knives. These jobs involve routine processing, preparing, and cleaning oysters. Drug free workplace. Post-accident drug testing conducted at employer's expense.10/1/247/15/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18044365671H-2B8/28/24 4:02H-400-24185-170469Determination Issued - Certification
Bell Nursery USA, LLC - VA2259 Kings HighwayKing GeorgeVA22485King George 39Nursery LaborerCrops/Commodities: \nBedding plants (annuals and perennials), shrubs. \nJobs offered are working in a greenhouse or wholesale nursery handling manual tasks including field crop production and harvesting activities associated with production of bedding plants (annuals and perennials) and shrubs. Workers must be able to perform manual tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery plants, including perennials, bedding plants, vegetable plants and hanging baskets in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings. Attach hangers to baskets and hang throughout seasonal holding houses. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nMust understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n \nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nWorkers required to follow common sanitary practices at all times, particularly when hand harvesting crops for human consumption. Workers required to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after using the bathroom and before entering fields for harvest activities. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.2/1/257/30/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.14108042853stephanie.hargraves@bellnursery.comH-2A12/2/24 23:19H-300-24324-484313Acceptance Issued
Farm Op Kuzzens H2A, LLC (VA32)3769 Grapeland CircleExmoreVA23350Northampton Farm Op Kuzzens H2A, LLC\n3769 Grapeland Circle275Farmworkers and LaborersPlastic RepairWorkers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all the following job specifications:\n\nEmployee Badge: At the beginning of the employment period, each worker will be assigned an employee badge for identification and payroll purposes. The worker will be required to keep the badge throughout his/her employment period and must always have the badge in possession while working. The worker will present their badge to the Supervisor at the beginning and end of each workday, and from time to time throughout the workday, for payroll purposes. The employer will provide the worker with the badge free of charge. \n\nLay Plastic: Workers are required to load 75 to 80 lb. rolls of plastic and drip tape rolls weighing approximately 50lbs on to machinery and ride on the back of machinery to ensure rolls are distributed evenly on beds of dirt. Worker is required to ride fertilizer wagon and use a shovel to make sure there is no clogging of fertilizer at distribution. Worker is required to remove casing when rolls of plastic and drip tape have emptied and repeat process. Plastic machine riders have other tasks required to lay plastic such as: bed pressing, clean out fertilizer hoppers, painting numbers and measuring row lengths. Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row. Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.\n\nPlastic Repair: Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field.\n\nIrrigation Installation, Removal & Maintenance: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed. Maintenance includes, but not limited to, replacing jets, repairing leaks, flushing lines and other tasks needed for maximum efficiency.\n\nPlanting: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and also filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.\n\nReplanting: When needed, replanting will require employee to carry trays that weigh 1 -5lbs into field to replace injured or dead plants in field rows.\n\nStaking: Using both hands gathering bundles of stakes from bed of field truck and carrying to place a stake between each plant. Each stake must remain upright. Repeat process through entire rows and field. Once the first procedure is performed by an air hammer system being pulled by a tractor, the worker places an air hammer over the stake to drive in the stake 12 - 14 into the ground. If using manual hammers, worker must place opening over stake and pound stake into the ground also 12 - 14. This task will include clean up and removal of broken stakes as needed.\n6/20/257/31/257:00 A.M.1:30 P.M.12396574421h2a@lipmanfamilyfarms.comH-2A4/30/25 23:19H-300-25111-883915Acceptance Issued
E-Berry Harvest Company, LLC (Y20)28011 Arlington Rd.Cape CharlesVA23310Northampton Yaros Farms, Inc20Farmworkers and Laborers Harvest DumperWorkers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will fulfill the following duties:\n\nHarvesting Potatoes: Using hands and picking up potato off ground and placing into harvest sacks. Once sack is filled, worker must carry the 30-50 lbs. sack and place onto the harvest vehicle in the field and repeat the procedure. Workers must follow all harvest guideline request of the type, size and quality instructed by supervisor in the field.\n\nFarm packing of Potato crop: The worker will be required to do the following tasks: Grading, Packing, box making, cleaning, sanitation, stacking, dumping, strapping, repacking, stickering, trimming and cutting with knives and scissors located at the packing house on the farm. \n\nHarvest Dumper: Harvest dumper is required to stand on top of; or on the side of, harvesting containers and receive full harvest buckets that are being tossed to the harvest dumper from the harvesting employees. Bucket produce will be dumped into various types of harvesting containers. After harvest dumper receives and empties the contents into the appropriate container; the harvest dumper will return the empty bucket to the harvesting employee. The harvest dumper will monitor the cleanliness of the containers and remove any additional vegetation from produce inside the harvest containers and toss unwanted vegetation to the ground. As containers reach full capacity, the harvest dumper will stack, if needed, an additional container (weighing approximately 60 - 80 lbs.) on top of the full container and continue the process. \n\nOperating Harvest Farm Equipment: The worker is required to operate a tractor and mule train from work site to farm loading destination during scheduled workdays. The worker is required to perform a maintained record and logs of all inspections required of equipment operating. The worker is required to maintain the equipment by checking on vehicle fluids and adding fluids when necessary and checking and maintaining air pressure and adding air if needed. Maintain vehicle clean and clean inside as needed.\n\nGeneral Labor: The worker is to help on farm daily task. Move equipment on farm, move portable bathrooms to designated location, fill water kegs with water and ice and provide it to workers using harvest vehicles. Required to remove potatoes left by harvesters and place in containers during harvest.6/10/258/15/257:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18636754289robert@eberryharvest.comH-2A4/15/25 23:19H-300-25086-808755Acceptance Issued
E-Berry Harvest Company, LLC (DH54)5280 Fleming RdHorntownVA23395Accomack 54Farmworkers and LaborersHarvesting BroccoliWorkers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will fulfill the following duties:\n\nPlant Corn & Soybean: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways.\n\nHarvesting Potato: Using hands and picking up potato of ground and placing into harvest sacks. Once sack is filled worker must caring the 30-50 lbs sack and place onto the harvest vehicle in the field and repeat the procedure. Workers must follow all harvest guideline request of the type, size and quality instructed by supervisor in the field.\n\nHarvesting Broccoli: The worker will be required to clip, cut, or pull product from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to truck or mule train or bin on filed truck to be dumped into tank or bins.\n\nHarvesting Corn: The worker will be required to clip, cut, or pull product from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to truck or mule train or bin on filed truck to be dumped into tank or bins.\nHarvesting Green beans: The worker will be required to clip, cut, or pull product from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to truck or mule train or bin on filed truck to be dumped into tank or bins.\n\nFarm packing of Potato crop: The worker will be required to do the following tasks: Grading, Packing, box making, cleaning, sanitation, stacking, dumping, strapping, repacking, stickering, trimming and cutting with knives and scissors. Operate forklift and conduct safety inspection of forklift.\n\nHarvest Dumper: Workers are required to stand on top of; or on the side of, harvesting containers and receive full harvest buckets that are being tossed to the harvest dumper from the harvesting employees. Bucket produce will be dumped into various types of harvesting containers. After harvest dumper receives and empties the contents into the appropriate container; the harvest dumper will return the empty bucket to the harvesting employee. The harvest dumper will monitor the cleanliness of the containers and remove any additional vegetation from produce inside the harvest containers and toss unwanted vegetation to the ground. As containers reach full capacity, the harvest dumper will stack, if needed, an additional container (weighing approximately 60 - 80 lbs.) on top of the full container and continue the process.\n\nOperating Harvest Farm Equipment: The worker is required to operate harvest transport equipment from work site to farm loading destination during scheduled workdays. The workers are required to perform a maintained record, and logs of all inspections required of equipment operating. The workers are required to maintained equipment clean and use materials to maintain harvest transport equipment properly clean.\n\nGeneral field Clean Up: The worker will be required to pick up harvest debris throughout the production area into containers provided. This clean-up includes digging out with shovel and picking up any remaining trash and debris in harvest fields.\n\nGeneral Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job:\nThe majority of the workday is spent on one’s feet, constantly in movement, and outdoors. Workers are rarely in one place for any period of time. It is estimated that 20% of the time will be spent field packing, 10% growing and maintaining, and 70% harvesting the products. All of the packing is done on in the field, as indicated as secondary agriculture under the FLSA definition of agriculture. Workers must be able to stand, walk, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift and carry items weighing in range from 5 to 35 pounds during the course of performing all required job specifications6/15/258/15/257:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18636754289robert@eberryharvest.comH-2A4/14/25 23:19H-300-25094-832312Acceptance Issued
Heart Seventeen Inc.Heart Seventeen Produce, Inc.915 Crittenden Rd.HardyvilleVA23070Middlesex 10FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nVegetables and cantaloupes. \nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables/fruit. Work on planter, planting roots, seeds and bulbs. May spread plastic or other groundcovering and clean by hand plastic from ground upon removal. Cultivate, weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. May stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops to harvest them. May tie vegetables/fruit in bunches or top them. Grade, size and package product. Apply pesticides, fertilizer and crop protectants. Place irrigation pipe and fittings. Considerable stooping and kneeling is required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. May assist with general maintenance of buildings and grounds. \n \nWorkers will be required to harvest crops by hand and work in the fields for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers must be able to work on their feet in bent positions, and must be able to bend and stoop for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 105 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, considering also the amount, quality and efficiency of work accomplished by their coworkers. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. To be qualified for this position, a worker must be willing to perform the considerable manual labor required on such a farm. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. \n\nPacking House: Workers may work in the packing house packing vegetables/fruit.\n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers and cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company pick-up trucks. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may transport other workers in those company pick-up trucks. \n\nThe employer requires that all newly hired employees take and pass an employer-paid background check. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Applicants found to have felony convictions (including, but not limited to assault, child molestation, sex or drug-related convictions) will be immediately terminated out of concern for general public safety, and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a foreign worker who is terminated for cause resulting from findings of the background check, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense.6/27/259/10/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18046949743heart17produce@aol.comH-2A4/18/25 23:19H-300-25105-866227Acceptance Issued
Bell Nursery USA, LLC - VA14141 Windmill Dr.MontpelierVA23192Hanover 9Nursery LaborerCrops/Commodities: \nBedding plants (annuals and perennials), shrubs. \nJobs offered are workingin a greenhouse or wholesale nursery handling manual tasks including field crop production and harvesting activities associated with production of bedding plants (annuals and perennials) and shrubs. Workers must be able to perform manual tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery plants, including perennials, bedding plants, vegetable plants and hanging baskets in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings. Attach hangers to baskets and hang throughout seasonal holding houses. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nMust understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. \n\nWork required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n \nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nWorkers required to follow common sanitary practices at all times, particularly when hand harvesting crops for human consumption. Workers required to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after using the bathroom and before entering fields for harvest activities. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.2/1/259/28/257:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.14108042853stephanie.hargraves@bellnursery.comH-2A11/27/24 23:19H-300-24324-484305Acceptance Issued
Farm Op Kuzzens H2A, LLC (VA34)3769 Grapeland CircleExmoreVA23350Northampton 290Farmworkers and LaborersLaying PlasticWorkers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all the following job specifications:\n\nEmployee Badge: At the beginning of the employment period, each worker will be assigned an employee badge for identification and payroll purposes. The worker will be required to keep the badge throughout his/her employment period and must always have the badge in possession while working. The worker will present their badge to the Supervisor at the beginning and end of each workday, and from time to time throughout the workday, for payroll purposes. The employer will provide the worker with the badge free of charge. \n\nLay Plastic: Workers are required to load 75 to 80 lb. rolls of plastic and drip tape rolls weighing approximately 50lbs on to machinery and ride on the back of machinery to ensure rolls are distributed evenly on beds of dirt. Worker is required to ride fertilizer wagon and use a shovel to make sure there is no clogging of fertilizer at distribution. Worker is required to remove casing when rolls of plastic and drip tape have emptied and repeat process. Plastic machine riders have other tasks required to lay plastic such as: bed pressing, clean out fertilizer hoppers, painting numbers and measuring row lengths. Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row. Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.\n\nPlastic Repair: Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field.\n\nIrrigation Installation, Removal & Maintenance: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed. Maintenance includes, but not limited to, replacing jets, repairing leaks, flushing lines and other tasks needed for maximum efficiency.\n\nPlanting: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and also filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.\n\nReplanting: When needed, replanting will require employee to carry trays that weigh 1 -5lbs into field to replace injured or dead plants in field rows.\n\nStaking: Using both hands gathering bundles of stakes from bed of field truck and carrying to place a stake between each plant. Each stake must remain upright. Repeat process through entire rows and field. Once the first procedure is performed by an air hammer system being pulled by a tractor, the worker places an air hammer over the stake to drive in the stake 12 - 14 into the ground. If using manual hammers, worker must place opening over stake and pound stake into the ground also 12 - 14. This task will include clean up and removal of broken stakes as needed.6/20/2510/16/257:00 A.M.1:30 P.M.12396574421h2a@lipmanfamilyfarms.comH-2A4/29/25 23:19H-300-25111-883918Acceptance Issued
Stone Tower Winery19925 Hogback Mountain RdLeesburgVA20175Loudoun 6Vineyard FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nGrapes & garden variety crops (vegetables, small fruits). \nThis job requires workers to perform agricultural field work in a vineyard handling manual tasks including pruning, thinning and harvesting activities associated with production of grapes.\n\nPlant, cultivate, and harvest grapes, vegetables, and other garden crops. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install and maintain vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general tasks relative to vineyard and winery operation when work in vineyard is not available. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. \n\nUnusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. Non-employees access to work sites or adjacent areas strictly prohibited. Non-working minors may not be present, adjacent to worksites, or left in vehicles during the day. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n\nApplicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience.. \n\nThe employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities/employment for a set period determined by the supervisor or termination of employment as described in the Work Rules.\n \nThe vehicles provided to workers (van, SUVs, pick-up truck, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the work day, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required).3/29/2510/31/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.17037772797agamez@stonetowerwinery.comH-2A1/21/25 23:19H-300-25014-617748Acceptance Issued
David MannMann Farms11005 Veterans Memorial HighwayFort BlackmoreVA24250Scott 26Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nstrawberries, bell peppers, tomatoes, melons, corn, beans, berries, hay. \nPlants, cultivates, harvests, and packs vegetables and fruits (strawberries, bell peppers, tomatoes, melons, corn, beans & berries). Workers are required to lift and load forage crops (hay and corn) on trailers or wagons for transporting to storage area for unloading and stacking. Works on planter, plants roots, seeds, and bulbs. May spread plastic or other ground covering.\n\nWeeds, thins, plants, using hoe or spoon-shaped tool. Transplants plants, riding on transplanter or by hand. May set poles and wires for vine plants. Picks, cuts, lifts, or pulls crops to harvest them. May tie vegetables in bunches or top them. May assist with irrigation; apply agricultural chemicals: herbicides and insecticides and applying fertilizer. May assist with mowing, cutting and baling hay. May operate and help maintain tractors or hand-operated equipment. May assist with general farm building maintenance. Prepare crops for shipment; load/unload trailers, wagons, trucks.\n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nPersons seeking employment as Farm Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.4/15/2511/5/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.12769951000davidmannfarms@yahoo.comH-2A2/12/25 23:19H-300-25031-657680Acceptance Issued
Rouge River Farms, Inc. - VA945 Lee HwyVeronaVA24482Augusta 69Production Line WorkerMachine Trim: Wegmans 5 ears per pack special(fully trimmed) case of Wegmans 5pack= 12 packsCrops/Commodities: \nsweet corn and green beans. \nWorkers will plant, cultivate, and harvest green beans and corn. Use hand tools including, but not limited to shovels, hoes, and knives. Plant roots, seeds, and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size, and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping, and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, forklifts, skid loaders, harvesters. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Connect irrigation drip tape using scissors, screwdriver and/or tweezers. Check daily for water leaks. Repair water leaks as needed. Disconnect irrigation hoses to avoid disrupting harvesting equipment. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity, and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Workers will operate a forklift. Workers will palletize, stack, and move product. Load product into the following: hydrocooler, cooler, bin dumper, and refrigerated trailers.\n\nWorkers will stand at an exit table and grab tray packs from the exit table and place the packs into shipping boxes/cases/containers depending on the specifications of the customers. Workers may also work on the “sorting line” grading freshly harvested product, distinguishing between good and bad depending on supervisor instructions. Excellent manual dexterity is required in both hands to grasp trays repeatedly throughout the shift. Workers may be required to lift 60 lbs. repeatedly throughout the shift. Workers will stack the finished product boxes/cases/containers onto pallets. Workers will label and/or strap or wrap palletized product. Workers may stack crates/RPC's/eco boxes/containers on pallets. Workers may occasionally empty crates of corn weighing up to 60 lbs. for packing purposes. Forklift operators may load unprocessed product into a bin dumper and remove empty bins from production room. Forklift operators may move palletized product from production room to coolers. Both unprocessed and processed product may need to be moved by forklift operators in and out of coolers, including hydrocoolers. Forklift operators will also move product from sorting line to hydrocooler. Forklift operators will also move product from coolers to loading docks and refrigerated trailers.4/10/2511/5/256:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15402480280brittany@rougeriverfarms.comH-2A2/3/25 23:19H-300-25027-645180Acceptance Issued
Banks Farms Inc.570 Windy Ridge RoadHillsvilleVA24343Carroll 7General FarmworkerCabbageTo perform various duties associated with the production of cabbage, pumpkins, and beef cattle. Duties may include cultivating, preparing rows for planting, planting, fertilizing, harvesting, spraying, irrigating, drying, weeding, loading & unloading of trucks/trailers, preparation of product for market, washing and packing of farm produce grown on farm, delivery of product to market or processing plant, & tractor driving. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 10 to in excess of 100 degrees Must have legal authority to work in the US. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks, equipment, or materials. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops and cattle maintenance such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning, repairing buildings and fencing, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, operate farm vehicles, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields with bush axe and/or sling blade to clear right of ways for machinery to enter work zones, etc. For repair of fences, workers may have to manually dig holes using post hole diggers and put in new posts for barbed wire fences. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Workers may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to crops and livestock depending on the employer’s needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\n6/23/2511/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.12767304636banksfarmsinc@gmail.comH-2A5/8/25 23:19H-300-25106-870622Acceptance Issued
Fitzgerald's Orchards728 Harpers Creek LaneTyroVA22976Nelson 7Orchard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \napples. \nHarvest: Quality is essential. Fruit is spot picked for fresh market early in the season and strip picked thereafter, with additional intermittent spot picking later in the season as needed. Ladders ranging from 10 ft. to 16 ft. in length and weighing approximately 65 lbs. each are used. Care must be taken when picking fruit not to damage or bruise fruit. Properly filled fruit buckets weigh up to 40 lbs. Pickers are required to snap fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Workers must obey all safety rules when working around, applying or handling pesticides. All tasks may be done from the ground or on a ladder. Workers must be able to keep pace with the balance of the crew.\n\nThinning: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and fruit quality of grown fruit. Employees will be given appropriate training by supervisors. Ability to pick up, use and safely handle a 10 to 16 foot orchard ladder weighing approximately 65 lbs. is necessary for performance of thinning tasks. This process requires the employee to be able to appropriately remove the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Workers will be expected to be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or have other quality problems as directed by supervisors.\n\nPruning: Pruning numerous varieties of apple trees according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. Work will be performed on trees for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws and 10 to 16 foot ladders. Pruning and thinning may be done from the ground or ladder up to 16 feet in height. Workers may be required to selectively prune only trees of a certain size as instructed by the crew boss.\n\nWorkers are expected to have requisite pruning skills to be able to identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots/suckers with hand pruning saws and clippers, mechanized clippers and pole pruners. Occasionally workers may be required to use chain saws and other mechanized equipment in pruning activities. \n\nCareful pruning requires knowledge of what to prune, how much to prune and fruit trees' growth habits. The primary reason for pruning fruit trees is to improve fruit quality and thus increase crop marketability and value.\n\nWork may also include mowing around trees using a handheld swingblade and operation and maintenance of tractors and other equipment.\n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 65 lbs.\n\nWorkers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions.3/15/2511/20/258:00 A.M.2:45 P.M.14342775798fitzgeraldapples@gmail.comH-2A1/27/25 23:19H-300-25014-617894Acceptance Issued
Dickie Bros. Orchard, LLC2685 Dickie Rd.RoselandVA22967Nelson 4Farm WorkerPruningCrops/Commodities: \napples, peaches, nectarines, plums, blackberries, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, baking potatoes, hay, pumpkins, gourds, ornamental corn. \nHarvest:\nQuality is essential. Different varieties of apples, peaches, nectarines, plums and blackberries, will be picked according to established company procedures based on the end use (spot or strip picking for fresh; small percentage of culls for processing.)\n\nLadders ranging from 8 ft. to 16 ft. in length and weighing up to 50 lbs. each are used. Care must be taken when picking fruit not to damage or bruise fruit. Properly filled fruit buckets weigh up to 40 lbs. Pickers are required to snap fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Workers must obey all safety rules when applying or handling pesticides.\n\nPruning and Thinning:\nThe primary reason for pruning and thinning is to improve fruit quality and thus increase crop marketability and value. Workers are expected to possess or acquire pruning and thinning skills. Pruning involves identifying and removing stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots/suckers with hand pruning saws and clippers, mechanized clippers and pole pruners. Thinning includes hand thinning of fruit for maximum fruit size and quality. All tasks may be done from the ground, ladder or motorized platform.\n\nWork will include hand thinning, pruning and harvesting of crops including but not limited to apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, blackberries, sweet potatoes, baking potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, pumpkins, gourds and ornamental corn; weeding of sweet potatoes, baking potatoes, pumpkins, gourds and corn; loading, unloading and stacking of hay bales; sorting, bagging, boxing and packing of apples, plums, nectarines, peaches and blackberries. \n\nWorkers will also perform general orchard work including but not limited to preparing land for planting, picking roots, rocks and other debris, planting trees, trimming suckers, mulching trees, inserting/removing tree spreaders, hoeing, cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm buildings. \n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general orchard work.\n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use.\n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced Farm Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.7/1/2511/21/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14342775516john@dickiebros.comH-2A4/23/25 23:19H-300-25107-876942Acceptance Issued
Garner's Produce, LLC 22645 Kings HwyWarsawVA22572Richmond 2Farmworker and Laborer, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseCultivate and harvest winter strawberries grown in tunnels. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables, flowers, herbs, field corn and soybeans. Duties may include cleaning, packing, loading and unloading crops and materials. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Field grade, sort, or classify fruit and vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Wash and sanitize picking containers and picking knives. Cut grass with lawnmowers and trimmers around barns, pond, grass waterways, fields, under fences and farm roadside edges. May fertilize and spray with backpack sprayers. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 50 lbs. in field. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to work for the entire contract period. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor.\n\nAll workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time.2/24/2511/24/257:00 A.M.6:00 P.M.18047612412dboyle@garnersproduce.comH-2A12/13/24 23:19H-300-24347-538383Acceptance Issued
Barajas Produce, LLC170 Macedonia LaneColonial BeachVA22443Westmoreland 5General FarmworkerAg-VegetablesTo perform various duties associated with the commercial production of all vegetable crops in the job order. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to ag-vegetables depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.4/15/2511/27/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15405506823barajasproduce@aol.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25041-679876Acceptance Issued
Kirby Farms LLC3496 River RdMechanicsvilleVA23116Hanover 22FarmworkerPull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate and harvest crops. Cultivate and hand-harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables. Duties may include cleaning, packing, loading and unloading harvested fruits and vegetables. Load and unload crops and farm materials. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Field grade, sort, or classify fruit and vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements or equipment. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. of product to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 50 lbs. of product in the field. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to work for the entire contract period. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor. \n\nAll workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time.5/1/2511/27/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18047792359tkirbyfarmsllc@gmail.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25046-697771Acceptance Issued
Open Sea Lumping Service LLC1157 S Military HwyChesapeakeVA23320Chesapeake - Independent City15LoaderThe Employer provides lumping services for client warehouse owners/operations in and-around the sea-ports of the Port of Virginia. Responsible for loading and unloading inbound and outbound freight at various client warehouse locations in and around the Port of Virginia in the Hampton Roads area, including sites in Chesapeake, Suffolk City, Norfolk City, and Portsmouth City, Virginia. Work duties include: Load and/or unload cargo, including nonperishable goods as well as perishable, temperature controlled goods, from cargo shipping containers into client warehouses and/or from client warehouses into semi-trucks and/or other freight-moving vehicles. Work will be performed by hand and with hand-tools such as hand-trucks, dollies, and pallet-jacks. Employees will not use forklifts or any other powered vehicles. Break down cargo shipments by separating and reorganizing per clients’ work-orders. Handle and prepare cargo for storage and/or transport within established timeframes, per work-order instructions, and according to the nature of cargo materials, sometimes while under the observation of warehouse personnel and/or USDA inspectors. Organize and position cargo materials based on size, weight, and nature of materials to optimize space and weight distribution to prevent damage and ensure stability for transport. Report quantities and times and dates of loading and/or unloading and attach identifying labels, stickers, or tags to assist clients with recordkeeping. Alert supervisors to apparent discrepancies and/or damage or defects observed in the materials handled. \nEmployees will not fulfill orders. Rather, employees will load and/or unload, break down, organize, and position materials according to clients’ work-order instructions. \n5/1/2511/30/256:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.17577393845manuel.quiroz1@hotmail.comH-2B5/16/25 4:02H-400-25045-692982Determination Issued - Certification
J & J Forestry Services LLC.1911 W. 3rd StreetFarmvilleVA23901Prince Edward 25Pruners & SprayersThinning and spraying trees. Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. Use backpack sprayer. Thin trees by removing diseased or undesirable trees by pruning. May operate power tools and equipment, but mostly manual hand tools. All work is to be performed outdoors in the forest in all types of weather.5/15/2511/30/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18033203520jjforestrysvcs@gmail.comH-2B5/7/25 4:02H-400-25059-734823Determination Issued - Certification
Lake Packing Co., Inc.755 Lake Landing DriveLottsburgVA22511Northumberland 30Fish Baitfish and Shellfish PackerHandle bait fish for sale; transport product to work area; load hopper/conveyor; place fish in 50 pound cartons or 65-70 pound baskets; lift/carry up to 70 pounds; transfer product to pallets; this job does not include cutting or cleaning fish; wash down work area with hose; palletize boxes and baskets of bait; make boxes; work will consist of all aspects of bait packing, mending and sorting spacers and pallets (which are used to ship bait); occasionally operate equipment (staple machine, shell stock washer and scales) under supervision; workers may process oysters when available. Piece rate or prevailing wage paid to all employees.3/1/2511/30/257:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18045296101cowartsales@gmail.comH-2B12/31/24 4:01H-400-24336-508196Determination Issued - Certification
Norma's Produce2713 Leedstown RoadColonial BeachVA22443Westmoreland 2General FarmworkerVegetables: collards, pumpkins, gourds, okra, shallots, swiss chardTo perform various duties associated with the production & harvest of various fruits, herbs, cut flowers & vegetable crops. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.\nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to fruits, herbs, cut flowers and vegetable harvest depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order. 4/29/2512/1/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18044506426pennfarm@gmail.comH-2A3/3/25 23:19H-300-25048-700213Acceptance Issued
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association, Inc.South BostonVA24592VAGA & Grower member(s) See Addendum B265FarmworkerNursery/Greenhouse – Duties may include but are not limited to: preparing soil and growth media, planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, cutting, deadheading, culling, pinching, pollinating, harvesting, trimming to shape, mowing, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer, cleaning work area, transporting plant materials in the greenhouse or nursery area, loading and unloading plants and all other duties associated with plant production and /or otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, etc. to condition land. Spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Workers will be required to perform duties to prepare crops and ensure their development into marketable products. Workers will also pick orders, space plantings, load and unload product from carts, racks, benches, wagons and trucks for crop placement. Workers must lift full and empty metal benches of plants. Operate equipment necessary for the maintenance and operation of the grounds and facilities.\nPlanting, Cultivating & Harvesting Row Crops - Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as field corn, wheat, rye, soybeans, forage, etc. Workers may perform a variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins and/or elevators. Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate and harvest peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Flue cured, burley and dark Tobacco requires planting, cultivating, remove tops and suckers from the plants, and oiling. Flue cured requires that you pull mature leaves from tobacco stalks by hand and place leaves in trailers for transport to tobacco barns for curing, then prepared to be placed in the barns, once cured is removed and placed in bins to be baled. Bales weighing 650 to 850 pounds are mechanically loaded in trucks for transport to market. Other types of tobacco are harvested by cutting the whole plant and curing. \nPlanting, Cultivating and Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits - Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate, harvest and pack produce in boxes, buckets, and/or crates. May assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. When harvesting cabbage, asparagus, winter squash, pumpkins workers will cut selected produce with knife or shears and place in trailer drawn through field. Workers are also expected to perform task of packing, weighing, and loading trucks. Produce may include a variety of cucumbers, squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, grapes, berries, asparagus, broccoli, beans, cantaloupes, peas, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, corn, and other miscellaneous fruits or vegetables. \nGrapes will include, planting, placing bamboo stakes, installing grow tubes, hilling up vines, installing trellis, weeding, hedging, pruning, tying up vines, cutting grass, harvesting. Workers may perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available. All such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation.\nHay/Straw -Hay must be cut, raked and bailed. If square bales workers will move along rows of previously bailed haw/straw, bending, stooping and lifting bails, loading and stacking onto a truck or trailer for transport to storage area. If round bales they will be loaded with tractor on the truck or trailer for transport to storage area. \nSod – Sod requires land preparation, seeding mowing and harvesting. A machine cuts and rolls the sod. Workers stack the rolls on pallets to be transported to installation worksite where the workers lay the sod. \nLivestock will include assisting with delivery, apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides, mix feed and additives, feed, water, herd, clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock.\n6/13/2512/1/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14345726871vaga5037@gmail.comH-2A5/14/25 23:19H-300-25100-852503Acceptance Issued
Ethan Richard Winn1009 Taylor Mill RdGretnaVA24557Pittsylvania 2Agricultural Equipment OperatorThe worker understands that if he abandons his employment or is terminated for cause prior to the end of the anticipated period of employment, the worker will forfeit the guarantee and reimbursement of certain transportation costs. Excessive absences and/or tardiness cannot be tolerated and may result in termination. \nAgricultural Equipment Operator: Prepare soil for planting, plant, cultivate hay and small grains. Operate tractors with implements for fertilizing, spraying, cutting and baling hay. Load, unload and stack baled hay. Workers will move along rows of previously baled hay and straw, bending, stooping and lifting 50lb. bales. Load and stack onto a truck or trailer in field. Unload and restack for storage. Feed hay to livestock. Spread manure by hand. Check and repair fencing. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Job duties include water irrigation activities including light repairs, spraying and weed control. Operate towed machines and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Workers may cultivate by hand or with mechanical cultivator attached to farm tractor. Workers may walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Cut grass with lawnmowers and trimmers around barns, pond, grass waterways, fields, under fences and farm roadside edges. May fertilize and spray with backpack sprayers. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck with less than 13 tons GVWR to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. 7/25/2512/10/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14346562244ethwinn@gmail.comH-2A5/23/25 4:02H-300-25132-963855Acceptance Issued
Seamans' Orchard, LLC415 Dark Hollow RdRoselandVA22967Nelson 9FarmworkerPicking StrawberriesCrops/Commodities: \nApples, Hay, Strawberries, Pumpkins, blueberries, and cattle. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural work experience working in a commercial tree fruit harvest farm handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Plant, cultivate and harvest apples, blueberries, hay, strawberries and pumpkins. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Under supervision of licensed applicator, apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Will assist with maintenance and repair of equipment, machinery and vehicles in the shop. Also organizing and cleaning the shop area. Will perform duties involving irrigation placement, repair and maintenance for all crops harvested. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair/weed under fences. All tasks that pertain to maintaining the health of the fruit trees, including but not limited to painting of tree trunks, tree guards etc.\n\nAll Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Primus rules must be followed. These rules will be presented and reviewed by manager before harvest. \n\nApple Thinning: \n\nHand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. \n\nPruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.\n\nApple Harvest: \n\nSpot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Supervisors will explain and demonstrate picking requirements to all workers at the start of the season and as needed thereafter to ensure quality standards. Bruised or damaged fruit will be noted by supervisor(s) in a post-inspection quality report. Supervisors may issue written disciplinary notice to workers with a significant number of culls, bruised, or damaged fruit. Repeated failure to follow quality control instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. \n\nApple Pruning:\n\nApple pruning is done by hand saw and/or loppers. Pruning is the removal of selective apple limbs. Demonstration will be given by foreman beforehand.3/1/2512/12/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14342775554anneskidd@gmail.comH-2A12/19/24 23:19H-300-24351-545374Acceptance Issued
Southampton Farms, LLC1378 Southampton ParkwayEmporiaVA23847Greensville 2Equipment OperatorsCotton, peanuts, soybeans, corn, wheatWorkers will perform various duties associated with the operation of row crop farm including the production and preparation of land for cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans, and wheat as well as cattle and associated hay duties. This includes cultivating, preparing rows for planting, planting, fertilizing, harvesting, spraying, irrigating, loading and unloading of trucks, delivery of product to market, tractor driving, general farm work, and applying fertilizer and pesticides. Workers will cultivate fields, prepare rows for planting, plant, apply fertilizer and such chemicals as those approved by EPA, OSHA, & WPS as necessary. Workers should not have any allergies to noxious plants or approved insect control sprays. Workers may ride mechanical transplanters and/or walk behind transplanters to reset missing plants or assist in any other activity needed in the planting process. During cultivation of crop, workers will be required to clean and weed crop by hand, with hoe, and/or walk behind mechanical equipment ensuring that plants are left clear of any obstruction created by the cultivation process and keep the equipment operator informed of potential problems. Workers shall move hay bales with tractors and help operate the grain bin facility (unloading trucks of grain into bins). Workers may perform duties ancillary to the farming operation including cleaning and washing equipment, grounds maintenance, cutting grass on the farm premises, running a bush hog, moving equipment from field to field, preparing materials or solutions for animal or plant use, feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste, fueling up equipment and other preventative maintenance of equipment, and other various roles related to row crop production and land preparation. Workers must be able to lift up to 75 lbs consistently throughout the day. Workers must be in good physical condition with the ability to stand for long periods of time, with considerable kneeling & stooping required. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 30 to in excess of 100 degrees. Seven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop dependent. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. If an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.4/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.17578184191jackiebhodges@hotmail.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25041-680626Acceptance Issued
SJ Brandon, LLCOld Dominion Organic Farms, LLC140 Danieltown RoadDundasVA23938Brunswick 10General Farmworkerpull/chop weedsGeneral workers needed to perform various duties associated with the production, harvest, & packing of organic vegetable crops. Additional organic crops may include grain crops, hay, & the related job duties. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug or alcohol test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects, load and unload trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. \nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day. \nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to organic vegetables, grain crops, & hay depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task. \nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.\n\nSEE ADDENDUM C FOR ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES3/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18049990261office@odofarms.comH-2A1/29/25 23:19H-300-25010-610761Acceptance Issued
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association, Inc.South BostonVA24592VAGA & Grower Members See Addendum B38Greenhouse/FarmworkerNursery/Greenhouse Duties may include but are not limited to: preparing soil and growth media, planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, cutting, deadheading, culling, pinching, pollinating, harvesting, trimming to shape, mowing, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer, cleaning work area, operate fork lift in transporting plant materials in the greenhouse or nursery area, loading and unloading plants and all other duties associated with plant production and /or otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, etc. to condition land. Operate equipment necessary for the maintenance and operation of the grounds and facilities. Spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Workers will be required to perform duties to prepare crops and ensure their development into marketable products. Workers will also pick orders, space plantings, load and unload product from carts, racks, benches, wagons and trucks for crop placement. Workers must lift full and empty metal benches of plants. \nPlanting, Cultivating & Harvesting Row Crops - Duties may include but are not limited to: plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as field corn, wheat, rye, soybeans, forage, etc. Workers may perform a variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins and/or elevators. Duties may include but are not limited to: plant, cultivate and harvest peanuts, cotton, tobacco. Flue cured, burley and dark Tobacco requires planting, cultivating, remove tops and suckers from the plants, and oiling. Flue cured requires that you pull mature leaves from tobacco stalks by hand and place leaves in trailers for transport to tobacco barns for curing, then prepared to be placed in the barns, once cured is removed and placed in bins to be baled. Bales weighing 650 to 850 pounds are mechanically loaded in trucks for transport to market. Other types of tobacco are harvested by cutting the whole plant and curing. \n\nPlanting, Cultivating and Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits - Duties may include but are not limited to: plant, cultivate, harvest and pack produce in boxes, buckets, and/or crates. May assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. When harvesting cabbage, asparagus, winter squash, pumpkins workers will cut selected produce with knife or shears and place in trailer drawn through field. Workers are also expected to perform task of packing, weighing, and loading trucks. Produce may include a variety of cucumbers, squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, grapes, berries, asparagus, broccoli, beans, cantaloupes, peas, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, corn, and other miscellaneous fruits or vegetables. \nGrapes will include, planting, placing bamboo stakes, installing grow tubes, hilling up vines, installing trellis, weeding, hedging, pruning, tying up vines, cutting grass, harvesting. Hay/Straw: Hay must be cut, raked and bailed, If square bales workers will move along rows of previously bailed haw/straw, bending, stooping and lifting bails, loading and stacking onto a truck or trailer for transport to storage area. If round bales they will be loaded with tractor on the truck or trailer for transport to storage area. 3/9/2512/15/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14345726871vagaoffice@vaaggrowers.comH-2A2/7/25 23:19H-300-25008-604044Acceptance Issued
Saunders Bros., Inc.2717 Tye Brook HighwayPiney RiverVA22964Nelson Tye Brook: 2717 Tye Brook Highway10Horticultural WorkerDigging PlantsCrops/Commodities: \nnursery stock, pome fruits, stone fruits, vegetables, Christmas trees. \nJobs may include any combination of planting, cultivating, seeding, hoeing, transplanting, fertilizing, propagation, preparing soil, weeding, thinning, spraying and watering, mowing, digging, mulching. Covering and uncovering seasonal holding houses and other manual tasks in nursery operation and orchard. Other duties include tagging plants. Workers are supervised at all times by employer or foreman who will provide demonstrations, instructions and directions. Non-supervisory nursery workers may demonstrate tasks to others. Designated workers may be responsible for acting as a liaison between the crew and the supervisor to communicate progress of production tasks and communicate work completed for the day.\nOrchard: Quality is essential. All fruit is spot picked for fresh market. Ladders ranging from 14 ft. to 20 ft. in length and weighing from 35 to 50 lbs. each are used. Care must be taken when picking fruit not to damage or bruise fruit. Properly filled fruit buckets or crates weigh up to 40 lbs. Pickers are required to snap most fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Asian pears will be stem-clipped. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Workers must obey all safety rules when applying or handling pesticides.\n\nLoad and unload agricultural products or crops onto trucks, drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, and/or equipment/supplies to other Saunders Brothers farm locations, Saunders Brothers storage facilities, or Saunders Brothers packing house on private or public roads. Drive 6 wheel (Straight truck under 26K lb.) 8 wheel (straight truck over 26K lbs) or 18-wheel truck(s) (Over 26k lbs.) with Farm Use tags. This is a transfer/shuttle of plants or fruit from Saunders Brothers farm to Saunders Brothers farm/packing house so that the agricultural crops may be sorted and/or grouped for sale. Does not deliver to customers.\n\nWorkers will also perform general orchard work including but not limited to preparing land for planting, picking roots, rocks and other debris, planting trees, trimming suckers, building trellises, mulching trees, inserting/removing tree spreaders, hoeing, cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm buildings, operation and maintenance of tractors and other equipment under supervision. Workers may occasionally assist in packing fruit into boxes and loading boxes onto skids and trucks. \n\nChristmas Trees: \nWorkers will perform heavy manual field work including but not limited to planting, cultivating and harvesting Christmas evergreen trees on a tree farm. Removes brush, ferns and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks and brush hooks. Plants seedlings using planting bar or augers. Workers must properly prune and shape trees as instructed by a company supervisor. Scatter fertilizer pellets over planted area by hand or spreader. Spray herbicides or pesticides. Shears tops and limb tips from trees as specified by supervisor to control growth, increase limb density and improve shape Selects trees for cutting according to markings or size, species and grade and fells trees using axe or chain saw. \n\nDrive trucks or tractors to transport trees from the field to central loading area. Drags cut trees from cutting area, runs trees through tree baler and loads trees onto trucks for transport. May cut evergreens. May make wreaths from cut greenery produced on the farm. Work may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction.3/23/2512/16/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14342775455Annie.Saunders@saundersbrothers.comH-2A1/14/25 23:19H-300-25007-599391Acceptance Issued
Fitzgerald's Orchards621 Dillard Hill RoadRoselandVA22967Nelson 15Orchard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \napples. \nThis job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working in an orchard performing manual tasks associated with apple production and harvest activities. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform all assigned tasks with accuracy and efficiency. \n\nHarvest:\nQuality is essential. Fruit is spot picked for fresh market early in the season and strip picked thereafter, with additional intermittent spot picking later in the season as needed. Ladders ranging from 10 ft. to 16 ft. in length and weighing approximately 65 lbs. each are used. Care must be taken when picking fruit not to damage or bruise fruit. Properly filled fruit buckets weigh up to 40 lbs. Pickers are required to snap fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Workers must obey all safety rules when working around, applying or handling pesticides. All tasks may be done from the ground or on a ladder. \n\nThinning:\nThinning is a manual process used to control the size and fruit quality of grown fruit. Employees will be given appropriate training by supervisors. Ability to pick up, use and safely handle a 10 to 16 foot orchard ladder weighing approximately 65 lbs. is necessary for performance of thinning tasks.\n\nThis process requires the employee to be able to appropriately remove the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Workers will be expected to be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or have other quality problems as directed by supervisors.\n\nPruning:\nPruning numerous varieties of apple trees according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. Work will be performed on trees for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws and 10 to 16 foot ladders. Pruning and thinning may be done from the ground or ladder up to 16 feet in height. Workers may be required to selectively prune only trees of a certain size as instructed by the crew boss.\n\nWorkers are expected to have requisite pruning skills to be able to identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots/suckers with hand pruning saws and clippers, mechanized clippers and pole pruners. Occasionally workers may be required to use chain saws and other mechanized equipment in pruning activities.\n \nCareful pruning requires knowledge of what to prune, how much to prune and fruit trees' growth habits. The primary reason for pruning fruit trees is to improve fruit quality and thus increase crop marketability and value.\n\nWork may also include mowing around trees using a handheld swingblade. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 65 lbs.\n\nEmployer expects workers to be able to maintain a pace equaling a minimum of 4 bins per 6 hour shift during harvest.7/24/2512/17/258:00 A.M.2:45 P.M.14342775798fitzgeraldapples@gmail.comH-2A5/23/25 23:19H-300-25142-007488Acceptance Issued
Pleitez Produce Farm, LLC8324 Newland RoadWarsawVA22572Richmond 6General FarmworkerAg-HayTo perform various duties associated with the commercial production & harvest of vegetable and strawberry/fruit crops & cut flowers. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Loading & unloading of products to trucks, storage cooler, and at market. Job involves stooping, bending, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps of below 30 degrees to an excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Workers may be required to take random and/or post accident drug test, and background check post hire at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. General Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse/equipment/vehicle cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to vegetable/fruit, hay farming depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order. 3/31/2512/18/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18043667020pleitezproduce@yahoo.comH-2A2/14/25 23:19H-300-25027-644563Acceptance Issued
Eagle Tree Farm, Inc. 754 Leedstown RdColonial BeachVA22443Westmoreland 35Farmworker, VegetablesHand-harvest/field-pack broccoli, bunchesFieldworker. Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate and harvest crops. Load and unload crops and farm materials. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment, and perform irrigation duties. May repair fences, greenhouses and other farm buildings and structures. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck, van, or bus off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck with less than 13 tons GVWR to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time.6/20/2512/20/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18042241990rafe@parkerfarms.netH-2A4/8/25 23:19H-300-25097-836822Acceptance Issued
Bevans Oyster Company, Inc. 1090 Skipjack RoadKinsaleVA22488Westmoreland 110Fish, Baitfish and Shellfish PackersHandle bait fish for sale; transport product to work area; load hopper/conveyor; place fish in 50 pound cartons or 65-70 pound baskets; lift/carry up tp 70 pounds; transfer product to pallets; this job does not include cutting or cleaning fish; wash down work area with hose; palletize boxes and baskets of bait; make boxes; work will consist of all aspects of bait packing, mending and sorting spacers and pallets (which are used to ship bait); occasionally operate equipment (staple machine, shell stock washer and scales) under supervision; workers may process oysters when available. Work is supervised.3/1/2512/31/253:00 A.M.11:30 A.M.18044722331ajerskine@bevansoyster.netH-2B1/3/25 4:02H-400-24336-508198Determination Issued - Certification
Ballard Fish & Oyster Co., LLCCherrystone Aqua-Farms1588 Townfield DrCape CharlesVA23310Northampton 10Packing House AttendantCrops/Commodities: \nshellfish (oysters and clams). \nPerform manual duties related to shellfish farming. Cultivate, grow, harvest, and pack shellfish. Receive shellfish at wharf from farms owned or controlled by the employer. Grade shellfish on shaking tables or graders. Wash and pack for sale, pick up, shipment, or local delivery. Redeploy any shellfish not ready for market. Clean, repair and maintain totes, trays, and others equipment. Assist with facility maintenance. Monitor product and packaging quality. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Work is performed in a wet and refrigerated environment.\n\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Employee is responsible for assinged PPE. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Workers must understand and abide by all safety protocols.\n\nWorkers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Work is done for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 50 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking.\n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n\n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to-and-from employer provided housing directly to worksites each day and transporting workers between employer worksites during the workday and possibly carrying equipment/supplies and this may involve the worker(s) operating the vehicles across public roads in order to reach the other farm properties to perform their work. Workers are driving multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing locations or centralized pick-up points.\n\nAllergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.\n\n\nAdditional Disclosures: Employer offers overtime pay at time and a half. Both US and visa holding workers will accrue paid sick leave. Sick leave will accrue at a rate of 4 hours per bi-weekly pay period and maxing out at 5 paid sick days per calendar year. Sick leave will not roll over and a doctor's note must be provided in order to use the sick pay.\n\nAll commitments made by the employer under the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP) shall apply universally to all agricultural workers (whether hired directly, jointly, or via contractor), at each worksite within the employer's operation, for the duration of the grant performance period.5/1/2512/31/256:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.17573312622ashley@clamandoyster.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25048-699102Acceptance Issued
J & W Seafood of Virginia, Inc.16552 General Puller HwyDeltavilleVA23043Middlesex P. O. Box 110910Seafood Processor/Crab PickerSeafood Processor/Crab Picker: Steam, clean and pick whole crabs, weigh, sort, ice; clean and prepare work areas, load, unload, debone,\npack, dump, clean, lift, move, and seafood preparation labor. Workers will unload raw products (crabs) from boats or trucks and place in the\nprocessing area or onto tables to be processed. Workers will also load finished product into refrigerators or freezers for storage. Workers will\nload finished product onto trucks for shipment. Work is supervised. 21 day(s) on the job training provided.4/1/2512/31/256:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.18047766400SWADE@JANDWSEAFOOD.COMH-2B4/11/25 4:02H-400-25002-589700Determination Issued - Certification
Crown Orchard Company, LLC5861 Piedmont Apple LaneCovesvilleVA22931Albemarle 45PackerCrops/Commodities: Apples, peaches, nectarines, grapes, cherries, berries and vegetables. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize and equipment. \n\nWorkers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Workers may be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping, and mopping floors, cleaning equipment and other similar farm sanitation. \n\nThis work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standards, operating procedures, and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh fruit and produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required.\n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers are expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major violations such as Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and who can obtain an insurable driver's license may operate company vehicles. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty. Workers without a valid driver’s license or doctor’s certificate will still be fully eligible for employment and are not disqualified from any other job responsibilities outlined in this application. The employer can and will make alternative arrangements for the transportation of workers should the need arise.\n\nLicensed workers may transport coworkers between Crown Orchard-provided housing and worksites, as well as around the farm during the workday, including transporting equipment or supplies. This may involve driving on public roads to reach other farm properties. Vehicles are multi-purpose, under 13 tons, require only a standard driver’s license, and may also be used off-farm for personal errands (e.g., grocery store, bank). Workers are not required or expected to routinely pick up others from different housing sites or centralized locations.6/26/254/25/267:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.14349770619judy@crownorchard.comH-2A4/24/25 23:19H-300-25105-865346Acceptance Issued
Willow Run Greenhouse Corp. 20454 Old Orange RoadCulpeperVA22701Culpeper 4General Farmworkernursery work- tropical plantsWorkers will perform various duties related to the commercial production & maintenance of container grown plants and trees to include digging, potting, spacing, weeding (by hand),feeding, fertilizing, watering, pruning, tagging, loading and unloading of product, delivery of product to market. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting, bending, and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 30 to in excess of 100 degrees for long periods of time. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must pay attention to detail with ability to troubleshoot. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to lift & carry up to 50lbs.\nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate mechanical tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. Seven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to related to greenhouse work depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task. If an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.3/25/255/30/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15408258812lorriet@willowrun.comH-2A2/4/25 23:19H-300-25020-629411Acceptance Issued
Del Norte Harvesting, LLC3038 Stuarts Draft HighwayStuarts DraftVA24477Augusta 31Nursery WorkersNursery work and general maintenance. Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job continues in all types of weather. Must be able to lift 50lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and be able to carry 50lbs. while walking various distances. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination.\n\nTrabajos de guardería y mantenimiento general. Estar de pie, agacharse, agacharse y estirarse durante mucho tiempo. El trabajo continúa en todo tipo de clima. Debe poder levantar 50 libras. hasta la altura de los hombros repetidamente durante la jornada laboral y poder cargar 50 libras. mientras camina varias distancias. El uso de un teléfono celular personal u otro dispositivo electrónico personal durante el horario laboral está estrictamente prohibido, excepto para llamadas relacionadas con el trabajo o emergencias, y su violación puede resultar en el despido inmediato.8/1/245/31/257:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18632439136delnorteharvesting@gmail.comH-2A8/17/24 15:23H-300-24146-037620Determination Issued - Certification
Seven Hills Forestry, LLC1983 Jefferson HwyFishervilleVA22939Augusta 140Forestry WorkerDuties may include: Plant seedlings/trees to reforest timberland: plant bare-root or containerized trees without J OR U root. Raise, transport, and sort seedlings to then select optimum planting location to meet shade/soil requirements. Reduce competing vegetation. Use: shovel, hoe-dad, dibblebar, hoe, or powered auger. Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly. Incidental driving & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. Standard/Expected Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM. Offering 35+ (plus) hours per week; not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours and/or overtime could vary as they may be dependent upon other factors such as project/schedule/service needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable). Overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. At Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed). Piece rate may apply: worker will never make less than Prevailing Wage or Federal/State/Local minimum wage. Optional, shared housing available at no cost to the worker.10/1/246/15/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.16788771361sevenhillsforestry@gmail.comH-2B8/22/24 4:02H-400-24185-170594Determination Issued - Certification
Bonums Oyster Co., Inc.1336 Bonums RoadKinsaleVA22488Westmoreland 130Oyster shuckersObtain and distribute product. Open oysters using hand tools to remove meat from shell. Wash, grade, can, freeze and place oysters into containers. Assist with plant clean-up. Under supervision may operate scales, shell stock washer and equipment to handle seafood. May need to lift/carry up to 75 pounds. Work is supervised. 7 day(s) on the job training provided.\n\n10/1/246/17/253:00 A.M.11:30 A.M.18044722331bevansoyster@bevansoyster.netH-2B8/17/24 15:23H-400-24185-170470Determination Issued - Certification
Bonnie Plants, LLC - 101-12259 Kings Highway King GeorgeVA22485King George 16Greenhouse LoaderSpray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools; Feel plants' leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease; Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality; Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate and/or spray; Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels;\n\nPush and pull 100 – 460 lb rolling carts; Lay down and pick up seed flats for delivery or transplant to another greenhouse; Load and unload racks; Loading plants from the greenhouse onto the racks/carts and delivering to the staging/loading area; Helping unload plants at the greenhouse, that do not meet the quality specifications; Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products; Maintain and repair nursery buildings/greenhouses; Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping; Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, and cleaning bathrooms. Additional duties may include collecting, confirming, packing, and labeling plant orders and varieties to ensure accuracy.\n\nWork in a standing, fast-paced assembly line for long periods of time during peak season;\n\nWorkers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may drive vehicles to transport workers and may be offered additional hours. No applicants or workers will be rejected for not possessing a driver’s license or who may be unwilling to drive company vehicles. Such duties are completely optional and may be declined by the worker at his or her sole discretion. The Employer can and will make alternative arrangements for the transportation of workers should the need arise. Workers who complete an employer paid safety certification may ride to deliver, load and unload products at market locations within a 180-mile radius from work location.\n\nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a workers Sabbath or federal holiday. Additional hours are voluntary. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days.3/17/256/20/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.13344739281al.cordle@bonnieplants.comH-2A1/20/25 4:02H-300-25009-608257Acceptance Issued
Waynesboro Nurseries, Inc.2597 Lyndhurst Rd.WaynesboroVA22980Waynesboro - Independent City10Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: trees, shrubs. \nManual tasks related to harvest of nursery stock will include the following: taking inventory and grading plants, preparing trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; digging; drum lacing and quarter lacing; wrapping burlap or other covering around root balls and securing with twine and/or staples; crimping wire baskets; lifting, carrying and loading nursery stock; and unloading, moving or loading supplies, including wire baskets. Plants must be handled carefully to ensure that leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during digging, handling, wrapping and/or transplanting processes. \n\nThose who are qualified may be required to drive pickup trucks and small transportation vehicles to transport product and equipment in support of nursery operations.\n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop work activities. \n\nEmployer will accept any worker or workers who are capable of performing the work. Employer is willing to train workers for a period not to exceed 3 days (24 working hours). Persons seeking employment under the provisions of this job order should be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.), with care and respect, avoiding damage or improper cleanliness or maintenance standards; (4) has timely and consistently followed instructions duly communicated by supervisors, crew leaders, and management personnel; (5) has complied with the employer's quality control standards for ensuring a marketable product; (6) is not repeatedly tardy or absent, has reported to work at the time and place instructed, and remained at work for the agreed-upon work hours, unless such absence was excused or the worker timely communicated and sought approval for any deviation from such schedule; (7) has consistently performed the duties assigned, in the manner instructed, and has not purposefully malingered or acted in a recalcitrant manner (i.e.2/23/256/27/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15409463800dave@wnurseries.comH-2A12/23/24 23:19H-300-24345-530424Acceptance Issued
Bonnie Plants, LLC -44-18115 Black Walnut Run RoadRhoadsvilleVA22542Orange 45Greenhouse LoaderSpray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools; Feel plants' leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease; Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality; Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate and/or spray; Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels;\n\nPush and pull 100 – 460 lb rolling carts; Lay down and pick up seed flats for delivery or transplant to another greenhouse; Load and unload racks; Loading plants from the greenhouse onto the racks/carts and delivering to the staging/loading area; Helping unload plants at the greenhouse, that do not meet the quality specifications; Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products; Maintain and repair nursery buildings/greenhouses; Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping; Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, and cleaning bathrooms. Additional duties may include collecting, confirming, packing, and labeling plant orders and varieties to ensure accuracy.\n\nWork in a standing, fast-paced assembly line for long periods of time during peak season; \n\nWorkers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may drive vehicles to transport workers and may be offered additional hours. No applicants or workers will be rejected for not possessing a driver’s license or who may be unwilling to drive company vehicles. Such duties are completely optional and may be declined by the worker at his or her sole discretion. The Employer can and will make alternative arrangements for the transportation of workers should the need arise. Workers who complete an employer paid safety certification may ride to deliver, load and unload products at market locations within a 180-mile radius from work location.\n\nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a workers Sabbath or federal holiday. Additional hours are voluntary. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days.\n1/28/256/27/258:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.13344880014cory.williamson@bonnieplants.comH-2A12/4/24 23:19H-300-24320-479382Acceptance Issued
Rappahannock River Oysters LLC (Atlantic)34256 Wright RdAtlanticVA23303Accomack 40Aquaculture Oyster TechnicianAquaculture OystersFarm-raised oysters are different than wild oysters in that everything that is harvested has been planted by the oyster farmer one or two years before harvest instead of hunter/gathered by wild\nfishermen from naturally occurring oyster reefs. Farming shellfish is the same as farming on lands and thus clearly spelled out in the Agriculture Marketing Act, listed as a classification under ?Farm-raised fish? as NAICS 112512 Shellfish Farming.\n\nOur farm creates oyster seed by setting oyster larvae on oyster cultch in setting tanks on land and then growing the resulting seed out in our nursery on our docks for several months. This seed production occurs each year and while the baby oysters are small, ten million baby oyster larvae can fit in the palm of your hand. At the start of it's lifecycle, the oyster begins in our nursery. The seed doubles in size weekly until it is ready to plant in the field when it's about the size of a dime. The next stage is husbandry. Husbandry is the broad term for the care, tasks, and work that it takes to care for the oysters as they grow. The deployment of the seed, the constant splitting of the growing oyster seed into more and more cages, and then redeployment. Our operation has approximately 7000 cages, some float and some sit on the bottom. As the oysters continue to grow in those cages, workers will go about half a mile offshore in our workboats to gather up our cages and floats onto the workboat and bring those cages/floats back onto shore for processing at our dock. The majority of all our workload is processing on the dock, whether for husbandry or harvest. Workers will unload floats and cages from our workboats onto our dock. They will then empty those cages/floats to size and grade the oysters in like sizes and convey those different ranges of sizes back into different cages that are then redeployed to the water or harvested. The consistent splitting, sizing and redeployment of the oysters helps to prevent overcrowding and encourages faster growth.\nWorkers will participate in the entire oyster lifecycle starting with acceptance of the nearly microscopic product from an oyster hatchery and ending with packaging of finished product. Beginning stage oysters will be grown in individual silos in our nine nursery tanks on the dock once the water temperature meets or exceeds 50degrees F. As the oysters grow, nursery duties include using a bubble tank and vibratory shaker to separate and group oysters by size. Different strains of oysters received from the nursery will also have to be kept separated from each other. During this phase, daily cleaning of the nursery tanks, silos, water supply/discharge are all crucial tasks. Once large enough, oysters are moved out of the nursery tanks and placed by workers into tight mesh bags and cages. They are then placed into either bottom or floating wire cages. Duties during this phase include: working from a boat, ragging oyster bags to and from boat. Cleaning boat. Perform supervised boat maintenance duties. Use tumbler to mechanically sort oysters by size. Sort out dead oysters. Stand on bottom and work in water approximately 4 feet deep. Clean bags and cages. Install buoys and marking poles. Once oysters have been deemed ?market? size, workers duties will include: removing oysters from cages and returning them to the dock. Manually count oysters for packaging. Pack boxes of oysters of varying count size. Make boxes. Load pallets use pallet jack. Lift/carry up to 80lbs; bags of oysters weigh as much as 80lbs. Some oysters will be shucked rather than packaged in the shell. Workers will shuck oysters, clean and package as well as clean the shucking facility. Other task include: Use tools such as pneumatic wire cutter to build and maintain gear for the entire operation.\n9/1/246/30/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18042041709travis@rroysters.comH-2A8/17/24 15:23H-300-24176-142214Determination Issued - Certification
Rappahannock River Oysters LLC784 Locklies Creek RoadToppingVA23169Middlesex 40Aquaculture Oyster TechnicianAquaculture OystersParticipate in the entire oyster lifecycle starting with acceptance of the nearly microscopic product from\nan oyster hatchery and ending with packaging of finished product. Beginning stage oysters will be grown\nin individual silos in our multiple nursery tanks on the dock once the water temperature meets or\nexceeds 50degrees F. As the oysters grow, nursery duties include using a bubble tank and vibratory\nshaker to separate and group oysters by size. Different strains of oysters received from the nursery will\nalso have to be kept separated from each other. During this phase, daily cleaning of the nursery tanks,\nsilos, water supply/discharge are all crucial tasks. The nursery phase of the lifecycle typically lasts from\nearly April to October. Once large enough, oysters are moved out of the nursery tanks and placed by\nworkers into tight mesh bags and pvc-coated wire cages. They are then placed into either bottom or\nfloating wire cages. Duties during this phase include: work from the boat approximately 1.5 miles from\nshore. Drag oyster bags to and from boat. Clean boat. Perform supervised boat maintenance duties. Use\ntumbler to mechanically sort oysters by size. Sort out dead oysters. Stand on bottom and work in water\napproximately 4 feet deep. Clean bags and cages. Install buoys and marking poles. Once oysters have\nbeen deemed ?market? size, workers duties will include: removing oysters from cages and returning\nthem to the dock. Manually count oysters for packaging. Pack boxes of oysters of varying count size.\nMake boxes. Load pallets using pallet jack. Lift/carry up to 80lbs; bags of oysters weigh as much as 80lbs.\nSome oysters will be shucked rather than packaged in the shell. Workers will shuck oysters, clean and\npackage as well as clean the shucking facility. Other task include: Use tools such as pneumatic wire\ncutter to build and maintain gear for the entire operation and daily cleaning of facilities.9/1/246/30/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18042041709travis@rroysters.comH-2A8/17/24 15:23H-300-24176-142215Determination Issued - Certification
W. Ellery Kellum, Inc.96 Shipyard LaneWeemsVA22576Lancaster 15Oyster ShuckersObtain & distribute product; use knife to cut oyster from shell; discard shell; inspect meat for blemishes & remove/discard; separate processed meat by size or quality & place oysters in containers; assist with handling shell oysters; assist with cleaning work station at end of shift. Work is supervised. Employer provides 7 days on the job training.10/1/246/30/256:00 A.M.1:00 P.M.18044385476hannah@kellumseafood.comH-2B8/17/24 15:23H-400-24185-170437Determination Issued - Certification
Purcell's Seafood, Inc.88 Shipping Point DriveBurgessVA22432Northumberland 20Oyster Shuckers / ProcessorsObtain & distribute product; use knife to cut oyster from shell; discard shell; inspect oyster meat for blemishes; remove/discard; wash oysters using shell stock washer; separate processed meat by size or quality & place oysters in containers; assist with cleaning work area at end of shift; place product in trucks as needed. Work is supervised. 14 day(s) on the job training provided.10/1/247/31/256:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18044533300purcellsseafood_rich@va.metrocast.netH-2B8/21/24 4:02H-400-24185-170514Determination Issued - Certification
Sea Farms, Inc.9809 Ditch Bank RoadHayesVA23072Gloucester 40Oyster processorsObtain and distribute product. Open oysters using hand tools to remove meat from shell. Wash, grade, can, freeze and place oyster in containers. Assist with plant clean-up. Under supervision may operate scales, shell stock washer and equipment to handle seafood. Workers will occasionally cut a minimal amount of edible fish for wholesale customers (5% or less). Pack edible fish in 50-pound cartons and stack on pallets for shipment. \nWork is supervised. 14 day(s) on the job training provided.10/1/247/31/256:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18046845327chrissopko@seafarmsinc.netH-2B8/17/24 15:23H-400-24185-170507Determination Issued - Certification
Manzana LLC23190 Clarks Mountain RdRapidanVA22733Culpeper 55Nursery WorkerWORKERS MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM ALL WORK ACTIVITIES WITH ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY. PRIMARY TASKS WILL INCLUDE NURSERY WORK. WORKERS WILL\nPERFORM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: PULLING WEEDS, PICKING UP STONES AND\nROOTS, REMOVAL OF REFLECTIVE TARPS THAT ARE IN THE ROWS, CLEANING EQUIPMENT, REMOVAL OF STRINGS AND WIRE FROM TRELLISES, AND OTHER HAND\nTASKS. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN TASKS INVOLVED IN THE CARE FOR\nYOUNG TREES, SUCH AS WEEDING, TREE TRUNK PAINTING, AND HAND CLIPPING. INSTRUCTIONS AND OVERALL SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF THE WORKERS WILL\nBE PROVIDED BY A COMPANY SUPERVISOR. ALL WORKERS HIRED PURSUANT TO THIS\nLABOR CERTIFICATION MUST BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF A COMPANY SUPERVISOR AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO\nSUPERVISORS. UNUSUAL, COMPLEX, OR NON-ROUTINE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPERVISED. EMPLOYER\nRETAINS FULL DISCRETION TO MAKE WORK ASSIGNMENTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WEATHER OR OTHER\nUNSCHEDULED/UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTIONS IN REGULAR WORK. ALL WORKERS MUST PERFORM THE\nWORK ASSIGNED BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS. WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS, WORKERS MAY NOT PERFORM DUTIES\nWHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS APPLICATION, OR WORK IN AREAS NOT ASSIGNED.\nWORKERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM ANY OF THE LISTED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY HIS/HER SUPERVISOR. WORKERS MAY NOT LEAVE THEIR JOB ASSIGNMENT\nAREA UNLESS AUTHORIZED. LEAVING JOB AREA OR FARM WITHOUT PERMISSION MAY BE\nCONSIDERED VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION. PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF NEED, WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN ORIENTATION\nON WORKPLACE RULES, POLICIES\nAND SAFETY INFORMATION. WORKERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS, ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE WALKING, AND WORK ON FEET WHILE IN\nBENT POSITIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.\nALLERGIES TO ITEMS SUCH AS RAGWEED, GOLDENROD, INSPECT SPRAY, AND RELATED CHEMICALS, MAY AFFECT WORKERS ABILITY TO PERFORM THIS JOB.\nWORKERS SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO DO THE WORK\nREQUIRED WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. WORK IS TO BE DONE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TEMPERATURES MAY RANGE FROM BELOW\nFREEZING TO 105 F. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN IN WET CONDITIONS AND\nSHOULD HAVE SUITABLE CLOTHING FOR VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WORKERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS NOT SEVERE\nENOUGH TO STOP FIELD OPERATIONS. SATURDAY WORK IS REQUIRED OF ALL WORKERS.\nALL WORKERS MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT/CARRY 60 LBS. EMPLOYER MAY REQUIRE POST-HIRE DRUG TESTING UPON REASONABLE SUSPICION OF USE AND AFTER A\nWORKER HAS AN ACCIDENT AT WORK. EMPLOYER WILL PAY FOR SUCH DRUG TESTING. ALL\nWORKERS MUST OBEY ALL SAFETY RULES AND BASIC INSTRUCTIONS AND BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH SAFETY, PESTICIDE\nWARNING/RE-ENTRY AND OTHER ESSENTIAL POSTINGS. THE JOB REQUIRES EXTENSIVE STANDING\nAND WALKING. WORKERS ARE FREQUENTLY REQUIRED TO USE THEIR HANDS AND ARMS\nTO HANDLE, FEEL, REACH, CLIMB, OR BALANCE. WORKERS ARE OCCASIONALLY REQUIRED TO STOOP, KNEEL, CROUCH, OR CRAWL UNDER LINES. WORKERS MUST BE\nABLE TO LIFT/CARRY UP TO 60 LBS. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY. WORKERS\nMUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM ALL DUTIES WITHIN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SAFE MANNER\nADHERING TO ALL ESTABLISHED SAFETY GUIDELINES, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES. SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER TASKS, WORKERS MAY PERFORM VARIOUS DUTIES\nASSOCIATED WITH INSTRUCTING OTHER WORKERS ON HOW TO COMPLETE JOB DUTIES\nAS NEEDED AND TIME KEEPING. SOME WORKERS WHO HAVE LEGAL DRIVERS LICENSES MAY BE NEEDED TO DRIVE A TRUCK TO HAUL SUPPLIES.2/3/258/16/258:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.16167739778ManzanaPetitions@Manzanallc.comH-2A12/18/24 23:19H-300-24338-514165Acceptance Issued
The Cabbage Farm1020 Regional Airport RoadBrodnaxVA23920Brunswick 1General FarmworkerStrawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, HayTo perform various duties associated with the production of all fruit/vegetable crops in the job order. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. General Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to hay, wheat, soybeans & similar small grains depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.\n \nSEE ADDENDUM C FOR ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES\n3/1/258/31/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14347292111H-2A1/10/25 23:19H-300-24362-572825Acceptance Issued
Blue Ridge Mountain Dairy LLC6797 Leesville Rd.Lynch StationVA24571Campbell 2Agricultural Equipment OperatorCrops/Commodities: \nhay/ straw. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience, preferably on a hay and cattle farm, handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production and oparating agricultural equipment. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Work in fields. There are no dairy duties in this job order. Perform manual and machine tasks associated with hay crop production, including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing; weed spraying with spray rig; mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking hay; and operating wagons, trailers. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders, ATVs/ UTVs. Workers may hitch soil conditioning implements, such as plow or harrow to tractor, and operate tractor and towed implement to furrow and grade soil. Workers will drive tractors and operate designated towed machines, such as, seeders, mowers, rakes, balers, trailers, to plant, cultivate, harvest crops. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm, farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Livestock activities include repairing pasture fencing, feeding, watering, and assisting with calving. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. \n\nWorkers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nUse, possession, transfer, offer, sale or manufacture of marijuana and/or controlled substances strictly prohibited. All work sites are alcohol and drug free work places. Employees must not report for work, enter the employers' property or perform work while under the influence of or having used alcohol, marijuana, illegal controlled substances, or any other substance that may in any way adversely affect alertness, coordination, reaction time or safety.11/15/249/15/258:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.14343690100wsantos@snet.netH-2A9/30/24 23:19H-300-24260-341193Acceptance Issued
Walters Grain and Supply CoCommonwealth Gin25165 Buckhorn DriveWindsorVA23487Isle Of Wight 6General FarmworkerCotton ginning maintenanceThe Gin Maintenance position includes duties associated with the repair & general maintenance of all gin machinery and equipment for upcoming year. This position requires competence with using a desktop computer, scanner, scale, logging data with pen and paper, and how to operate a PLC based cotton bale press in operation of 45+ bales per hour. Must know how to maintain & operate/troubleshoot/repair a PLC/touchscreen based gin plant including but not limited to: bale press, trash press, plastic press, gin stands, overhead, module feeder, cotton seed lines, cotton conveying lines, fans, augers, belt conveyors, loading & unloading a cotton seed house, know how to use/interpret Intilligin, basic electrical skills (how to use breakers/lock out tag out/etc), how to zero and operate bale and seed scales, how to operate skid steer/tractor. Will understand operation of the following tasks including but not limited to: operating and repairing/maintaining equipment, cleaning blockages, cleaning lint filters, refilling supplies, sweeping floors, removing trash buildup, un-tarp modules, roll up and store module tarps operate mote press, secure wires to mote bale, operate cotton trash bale press, handle, and store cotton trash bales. Understand duties on general housekeeping and cleaning of gin, repairing & general maintenance of module truck including chains or bearings, loading module tarps for delivery. Instruct on how to unchoke equipment, use air to blow down and keep key pieces of equipment clean, operate skid steer, and tractor, rake cotton off storage yard, roll tarps, fold and bale plastic, load and unload cotton seed, operate simple machinery with minimal controls, take and process cotton samples. Must understand proper methods of how to: Pick up cotton on module yard, load cotton module to feeder, how to effectively and efficiently pick up/put down modules and be able to load them onto the module feeder in the plant without problem and in a timely manner, and how to be sure the cotton storage yard that is clean and swept of any left over cotton. Understands how to handle cotton samples at press, ensure a smooth operation of the bale press, communicate on bale cuts, re-strap broken straps, ensure bag is properly on the bale, sealed, proper id tag applied, bale sample is properly taken and packaged, all necessary supplies kept above a minimum threshold, bale tags gathered/prepared/used in sequence, and all relevant data for that bale properly logged. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.\nJob involves stooping, lifting and working in inclement weather as well as indoor & outdoor extreme temps. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Must be able to lift & carry up to 50lbs. to shoulder height repetitively through the workday. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have three months positive verifiable prior experience in job offered. No smoking or tobacco use of any kind will be permitted in the gin or warehouse. Employer reserves the right to discharge any employee found smoking or in possession of smoking materials including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes or any other smoking paraphernalia. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A & US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather & crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.4/15/259/25/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.17572423566bruce.alphin@commonwealthgin.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25041-679904Acceptance Issued
Blenheim Vineyards, LLC31 Blenheim FarmCharlottesvilleVA22902Charlottesville - Independent City5Vineyard FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ngrapes. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install and maintain vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). \n \nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Employer may provide one or more vehicles to workers (van, bus, or pickup truck) for multi-purpose use on an as needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the work day, and possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them) and this may involve the worker(s) operating the vehicles across public roads in order to reach the other farm properties to perform their work. These multi-purpose vehicles have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion), and workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing locations or centralized pick-up points.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION.3/3/259/26/257:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.14342937966kirsty@blenheimvineyards.comH-2A12/24/24 23:19H-300-24353-553619Acceptance Issued
Bell Nursery USA, LLC - VA21409 Germanna Hwy.StevensburgVA22741Culpeper 30Nursery LaborerCrops/Commodities: \nBedding plants (annuals and perennials), shrubs. \nJobs offered are working in a greenhouse or wholesale nursery handling manual tasks including field crop production and harvesting activities associated with production of bedding plants (annuals and perennials) and shrubs. Workers must be able to perform manual tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery plants, including perennials, bedding plants, vegetable plants and hanging baskets in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings. Attach hangers to baskets and hang throughout seasonal holding houses. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nMust understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n \nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nWorkers required to follow common sanitary practices at all times, particularly when hand harvesting crops for human consumption. Workers required to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after using the bathroom and before entering fields for harvest activities. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.2/3/259/27/258:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.15404236902stephanie.hargraves@bellnursery.comH-2A12/2/24 23:19H-300-24325-487445Acceptance Issued
Barboursville Winery, Inc.Barboursville Vineyards17655 Winery Rd.BarboursvilleVA22923Greene 17Vineyard farmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ngrapes. \nPerforms a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and agricultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Assists in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). \n\nWorkers must be prepared to work outdoors in cold weather. Work will take place when the temperatures exceed 10 degrees F. unless the wind chill factor is +10 degrees F. or colder. Workers will be expected to work in light snow. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may transport other workers.\n\nThe vehicles provided to workers (van, small bus, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the work day, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required). These multi-purpose vehicles have a capacity or less than 5 tons, may be used on or off-farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of other workers or groups of workers on a regular schedule or planned basis (e.g., at housing locations or centralized pick-up points).\n\nPersons seeking employment as a vineyard farmworker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.2/25/259/30/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.15408323824fernandouvas@yahoo.comH-2A12/16/24 23:19H-300-24347-537234Acceptance Issued
Ramiiisol Vineyards, LLC2260 Buck Mountain RdFree UnionVA22940Albemarle 5FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nGrapes. \nPlant, cultivate, and/or harvest grapes. Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves, and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. \n\nApply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products, and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping, and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences or trellises.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity, and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.\nAllergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.3/15/259/30/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14055359456drew.buckley@ramiiisolvineyards.comH-2A1/17/25 23:19H-300-25008-603265Acceptance Issued
Grace Estate Winery, LLC5273 Mount Juliet Farm Rd.CrozetVA22932Albemarle 4Vineyard FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: grapes. \nWorkers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Performs a number of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation such as; planting, cultivating, weed control, spraying vines and fruit, tying vines to trellises, harvesting fruit, loading and unloading. Primary tasks are grape production and agricultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers, handrakes and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Assists in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation).\n\nWorkers must be prepared to work outdoors in cold weather. Work will take place when the temperatures exceed 10 degrees F. unless the wind chill factor is +10 degrees F. or colder. Workers will be expected to work in light snow. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general vineyard maintenance. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.)\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced vineyard farmworker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION.3/1/2510/1/258:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15166862223lindaclark@graceestate.comH-2A1/2/25 23:19H-300-24355-561365Acceptance Issued
Puckett Greenhouses LLC1461 Green Spring RoadAraratVA24053Patrick 5Greenhouse/FarmworkerSeasonal BonusNursery/Greenhouse – Duties may include but are not limited to: preparing soil and growth media, planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, cutting, deadheading, culling, pinching, pollinating, harvesting, trimming to shape, mowing, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer, cleaning work area, transporting plant materials in the greenhouse or nursery area, loading and unloading plants and all other duties associated with plant production and /or otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, etc. to condition land. Spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Workers will be required to perform duties to prepare crops and ensure their development into marketable products. Workers will also pick orders, space plantings, load and unload product from carts, racks, benches, wagons and trucks for crop placement. Workers must lift full and empty metal benches of plants. Operate equipment necessary for the maintenance and operation of the grounds and facilities. Haul/delivery of products.\nPlanting, Cultivating and Harvesting Cabbage, Pumpkins and Peppers - Duties may include but are not limited to: plant, cultivate, pick/harvest according to quality standards and pack in boxes, buckets, and/or crates. When harvesting cabbage and pumpkins workers will cut selected produce with knife or shears and place in trailer drawn through field. Load/transport harvested product. May assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. \nRoutine maintenance on greenhouses such as replacing plastic, side curtains, groundcover, maintaining functioning endwalls, adding gravel in low places that may need to be filled in. Cleaning polycarbonate, cleaning the concrete floors in houses with concrete. Irrigation maintenance. Just generic stuff like that that is performed in the off season. \nIn addition to the duties listed above in connection with the crops, the worker may or may not be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: Irrigation, ditching, hoeing, shoveling, placement and removal of plastic, spraying pesticides or herbicides, etc. \nOther work -General farm work will include maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment connected with the duties listed above, make minor mechanical adjustments, repairs and service machinery, paint/repair farm structures, replace/repair fencing, perform general cleanup of farm areas, load and unload trucks, removal of rocks and clearing of land which is related to land preparation. \n1/13/2510/10/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.12762515286amy@puckettgreenhouses.comH-2A12/2/24 23:19H-300-24318-473148Acceptance Issued
Bellair Produce, LLCBellair Farm5290 Bellair FarmCharlottesvilleVA22902Charlottesville - Independent City5FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nvegetables. \nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Wash and pack produce in pack station, record and store appropriately. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Install and remove electric fencing. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.4/1/2510/10/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14342440325bellairfarm@gmail.comH-2A1/29/25 23:19H-300-25016-623042Acceptance Issued
Longview Orchard, LLC9472 Maidstone RoadDelaplaneVA20144Fauquier 1FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nApples, berries, bees. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest tree fruit. Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Hand prune based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.\n\nWorkers injured on the job and unable to perform the full range of duties may be offered light duty, if available. Light duty tasks may vary depending on availability of task, nature of worker's injury, and instructions from worker's physician. Light duty tasks may include blight checking, fruit checking/quality control, light picking/pruning/thinning/sorting, or tree counting. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nWorkers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive as they may be ask to move or maintain bee hives.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire random drug testing required. Employer requires all newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid background check. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire.3/10/2510/10/258:30 A.M.5:00 P.M.12032197313twhel@longvieworchard.comH-2A1/13/25 23:19H-300-25002-587745Acceptance Issued
Stinson Vineyards LLC4744 Sugar Hollow RdCrozetVA22932Albemarle 4Vineyard WorkerGeneral Farm WorkSee Addendum C for detailed Job Description\n\nRequired to put 35 hours per week to submit form 790A. This is a joint application and the number of workers specified in this application (4) will be shared between the three employers. No single joint employer may employ an H-2A worker, or any combination of H-2A workers, for more than a total of 34 hours in any workweek per new H2A regulations\n\n Anticipated hours of work per week per joint employer is 30 hours.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, fork lifts, skid loaders.\n\nSee Addendum C3/2/2510/15/257:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.14348232880H-2A1/21/25 23:19H-300-25001-580041Acceptance Issued
Slater Run Vineyards, LLC7570 Plum Run LnUppervilleVA20184Fauquier 2Vineyard WorkersCrops/Commodities: \nwine grapes. \nJobs offered are working in a vineyard handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, weadeater, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.. \n\nPlant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install and maintain vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n\nEmployer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. \n\nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this job order. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.3/1/2510/15/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15408781476kiernan@slaterrun.comH-2A12/23/24 23:19H-300-24351-546882Acceptance Issued
Trump Vineyard Estates, LLC100 Grand Cru DriveCharlottesvilleVA22902Charlottesville - Independent City31Vineyard FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nwine grapes. \nThis job requires workers to perform agricultural field work in a vineyard handling manual tasks including pruning, thinning and harvesting activities associated with production of grapes. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Performs a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and agricultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines, adding grow tubes, and pruning grape vines. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. Installs and maintains bird netting. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation).\n\nThe primary reason for pruning is to improve fruit quality and thus increase crop marketability and value. Dormant pruning is critical to grape production. Workers are expected to possess the requisite skills necessary to know what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Pruning involves identifying and removing the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Workers must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. \n\nWorkers must be prepared to work outdoors in cold weather. Work will take place when the temperatures exceed 10 degrees F. unless the wind chill factor is +10 degrees F. or colder. Workers will be expected to work in light snow. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product or rocks weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Work will also include the use of handtools, including but not limited to loppers, limb/ tree saws, and pruning shears. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nEmployer requires all newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid background check. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Applicants found to have felony convictions (including, but not limited to assault, child molestation, sex or drug-related convictions) may be terminated out of concern for general public safety, and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a foreign worker who is terminated for cause resulting from findings of the background check, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).2/17/2510/18/257:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.14344433070kerry.woolard@trumpwinery.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24339-517434Acceptance Issued
Cromwell's Produce, LLC3116 New Bridge RoadVirginia BeachVA23456Virginia Beach - Independent City2General FarmworkerCut FlowersTo perform various duties associated with the commercial production & harvest of vegetable and strawberry/fruit crops & cut flowers. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, bending, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps of below 30 degrees to an excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random and/or post accident drug test, and background check post hire at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse/equipment/vehicle cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to vegetable/fruit, flowers, depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.5/5/2510/20/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.17576208947jwcjr1@cox.netH-2A3/18/25 23:19H-300-25058-729247Acceptance Issued
Riverbend Nursery, LLC1295 Mt. Elbert Road NWRinerVA24149Montgomery 26Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \ncrops grown: annuals and perennials. \nPerform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes).. Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. \nPerform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Transport plants between various locations. Clean/maintain work area.Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Cover/Un-Cover greenhouses as appropriate to the season.Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Notify leaders of any pest and/or disease problems. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Workers must participate in regularly scheduled safety training programs.\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences, greenhouses, etc. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.3/3/2510/31/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15407633362Rylee@riverbendnursery.comH-2A12/27/24 23:19H-300-24354-557214Acceptance Issued
Crimson Lane Vineyards, LLC13334 Crimson LaneLindenVA22643Fauquier 6Vineyard LaborerCrops/Commodities: \nWine grapes. \nThis job requires work in a commercial vineyard or orchard, handling both manual and mechanized tasks including pruning, thinning and harvesting activities associated with production of grapes. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Under supervision of licensed applicator, apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nPlant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install and maintain vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting. . Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general tasks relative to vineyard and winery operation when work in vineyard is not available.\n \nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. \n\nWorkers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n \nWorkers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. Employer will instruct workers in the safety and operation of equipment before use. Workers must operate equipment in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n3/25/2510/31/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.17038644272therrity@crimsonlanefarm.comH-2A2/14/25 23:19H-300-25023-636871Acceptance Issued
Ridgely Farm Vineyards, LLC140 Ridgely FarmGreenwoodVA22943Albemarle Notes: Lat: 38.131588/Long: -78.465873. 5Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nPerform manual labor to prepare fields, plant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves and vines. Perform vineyard maintenance activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Perform manual labor to prepare fields, plant seedlings, cultivate, harvest, dry, grade and pack hemp. Clean fields and lay plastic or other ground covering in preparation for planting. Germinate, propagate and apply fertilizer. Place seedlings into pre-dug hole. Stake, tie and trellis plants. Trim plants and weed fields. Pull buds and place into open cart that is being pulled through the row alongside worker during harvest. Place buds on a drying rack. Package buds and label product. Harvest biomass, place into bin, hang to dry, bale and load onto truck bed or trailer. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Install, operate, clean and maintain irrigation equipment, systems, and water lines including drip system. Mow fields and around buildings. Clean and maintain fields and farm buildings. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Using the employer's vehicles, licensed drivers may transport workers on and off the farm and may be offered additional hours. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.4/1/2510/31/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14349898228jp37farms@gmail.comH-2A2/5/25 23:19H-300-25017-627701Acceptance Issued
Moerings USA, LLC17416 Germanna HwyCulpeperVA22701Culpeper 8Nursery and Field Crop Workergreen roof and green wall cropsWorkers will perform various duties related to the commercial production, harvest, packaging, and maintenance of green roof and green wall crops including: vegetated sedummix blankets, sedum plugs/liners, sedum modules, and green wall planters to include digging, potting, spacing, weeding (by hand),feeding, fertilizing, watering, pruning, tagging, loading and unloading of product, and delivery of product to market. Workers will perform work according to foremen and/or supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting, bending, and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 30 to in excess of 100 degrees for long periods of time. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must pay attention to detail with ability to troubleshoot. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to lift & carry up to 55lbs.\n\nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work at the worksite that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining and cleaning grounds, equipment and tool maintenance, operate mechanical equipment such as RTVs, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. Seven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to related to production, harvest, packaging, and maintenance work depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task. If an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.4/16/2510/31/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.12147975300richard@moeringsusa.comH-2A2/25/25 23:19H-300-25044-692579Acceptance Issued
Newstead Holdings LLC33525 Newstead LaneUppervilleVA20184Fauquier 5Farm WorkerAttend to live horses: feeding, watering, loading, maintain records on horses, assist in birthing, administer meds, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate, clean and maintain housing areas, clean stalls, pens, and equipment. Workers must also halter, break, and care for young horses. Responsible for managing and harvesting grass and hay fields.1/1/2510/31/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.15405390862clp@newsteadfarm.comH-2A10/25/24 4:02H-300-24292-416671Acceptance Issued
Madison County Wines LLCEarly Mountain Vineyard6109 Wolftown Hood Rd.MadisonVA22727Madison Notes: . Early Mountain8Vineyard farmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ngrapes. \nPerforms a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and agricultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. Installs bird netting. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Assists in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation).\n\nWorkers must be prepared to work outdoors in cold weather. Work will take place when the temperatures exceed 10 degrees F. unless the wind chill factor is +10 degrees F. or colder. Workers will be expected to work in light snow. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nThe employer requires that all newly hired employees take and pass an employer-paid background check. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Applicants found to have felony convictions (including, but not limited to assault, child molestation, sex or drug-related convictions) will be immediately terminated out of concern for general public safety, and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a foreign worker who is terminated for cause resulting from findings of the background check, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. \n\nPersons seeking employment as vineyard farmworker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.2/6/2510/31/257:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.15409489005dustinwade@earlymountain.comH-2A12/14/24 4:01H-300-24330-496739Acceptance Issued
CE Rental, Inc. - ChesapeakeDBA Curated Events1111 International PlazaChesapeakeVA23323Chesapeake - INDEPENDENT CITY6Field and Warehouse TechAssist with the delivery, set-up, removal, and storage of event rental equipment for special events; loading & unloading trucks; assisting with warehouse tasks such as cleaning rental equipment, organization, and inventory. Entry level; requires supervision.4/1/2511/1/258:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.19197469219brafalko@curatedevents.comH-2B1/23/25 4:01H-400-25001-581480Notice of Acceptance Issued - Pending Recruitment Report
Ashton Creek Vineyard LLC14501 Jefferson Davis HighwayChesterVA23831Chesterfield 3FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nGrapes. \nPlant, cultivate, and/or harvest grapes. Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health.\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \nApply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n As minor duties feed and water livestock which includes sheep, pigs, cattle and geese. May need to assist in lambing, calving and hatching as needed. Maintaining shelters and fencing.\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Maintain and Repair fences.\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.\n\nThe vehicles provided to workers (van, SUVs, pick-up truck, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the work day, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required). These multi-purpose vehicles have a capacity or less than 13 tons, may be used on or off-farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of other workers or groups of workers on a regular schedule or planned basis (e.g., at housing locations or centralized pick-up points). \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors.3/1/2511/1/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18046915530alankt@ashtoncreekvineyard.comH-2A12/26/24 23:19H-300-24351-546036Acceptance Issued
W2 Wines, LLCWalsh Family Wine16031 Hillsboro RdPurcellvilleVA20132Loudoun 9Vineyard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nCrops: Grapes. \nCrops: Grapes\nPlant, cultivate, and/or harvest grapes. Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health.\nMaintain and properly place irrigation systems and water lines as directed. Move associated irrigation equipment when needed.\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences and other wildlife deterrents.\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements.\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers.\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.\nAllergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.2/17/2511/1/258:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.18043505956nate@walshfamilywine.comH-2A12/11/24 23:19H-300-24339-516317Acceptance Issued
Riverside Turf LLC18161 Sandy Point Rd.Charles CityVA23030Charles City 6Farmworker/LaborerWorkers will perform the following duties: \nAssist with day-to-day operations associated with growing, maintaining and harvesting turf.\nMowing sod fields.\nAssisting in sod harvesting by moving pallets, fixing mechanical jams, loading customers, preparing sod for delivery and general hand labor.\nField preparation and maintenance of equipment including but not limited to: greasing, cleaning and tire checks.\nUpkeep of grounds including mowing of offices, shops, roadsides and common areas.\nAssists in general labor needs such as moving equipment, attaching implements to tractors and organizing working areas3/1/2511/1/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18043703965kristal@riversideturf.comH-2A12/30/24 23:19H-300-24358-568764Acceptance Issued
Starks Organic Farms23143 Palace Green RdRuther GlenVA22546Caroline 3Farm WorkersCrops/Commodities: Farm work: Asian pears, Fuyu persimmons, jujubes, bitter melons, Chinese eggplants, Chinese broccoli, hard neck garlic, Asian string beans, napa cabbage, Bok choy, daikon radishes, Thai basil, Korean sweet potatoes, cantaloupes, strawberries, red okra, green okra, butternut squash, and honeybees. \nDrive tractors and planters, and operate other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops/commodities at a diversified farming operation. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle crops. Load/unload harvested crops/commodities or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables by hand or machine. Use hand tools including, but not limited to shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Prepare fields. Prune, trim, and maintain crops. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Load/transport harvested crops. Grade, sort, wash, and pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants.\n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize workstations and equipment. Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nPerform manual and mechanical duties related to all aspects of beekeeping and honey production. Assemble and service hives using hand tools. Feed and medicate bees for diseases, parasites, and pests. Harvest/extract honey. Haul bees to and from different hive locations. Must have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Clean in and around work areas, housing areas and maintain buildings and grounds. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects the operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.3/1/2511/1/258:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.17033040388StarksOrganicFarms@gmail.comH-2A1/27/25 23:19H-300-25016-621787Acceptance Issued
AVM ExperienceAfton Mountain Vineyards234 Vineyard LaneAftonVA22920Nelson 1Vineyard LaborerGrapesUnder the supervision of the Winemaker, the worker is responsible for all day to day operations in the vineyard. Crops/Commodities: Grape (winter pruning). Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves and vines. Grape vines can only be pruned when they are barren of foliage. Perform vineyard maintenance: activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move previously harvested fruit from field to processing area. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products, and property. Bending, stooping, and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, trowels, pick irons, hammers, wire tighteners, pruning shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Vineyard work includes assisting in daily field operations in the different stages of the growing season, drive tractor on vineyard property with different equipment: mower, mechanical edger, under row cultivation equipment, sprayer. Ability to diagnose problems and perform tasks to resolve problems. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Harvest, following fermentation, performing filtration, set-up barrel preparations, and maintaining a clean environment with good sanitation protocol. 1/4/2511/4/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15404568667damien@aftonmountainvineyards.comH-2A10/30/24 4:01H-300-24295-419856Acceptance Issued
Whitacre Family Farms, LLC1639 New Hope Rd.Cross JunctionVA22625Frederick 4Orchard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nApples, Peaches, and Garden Vegetables. \nThis job requires 3 months of verifiable prior experience working on a fruit farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. The Orchard Worker position includes duties associated with the planting, transplanting, cultivation, harvesting, grading, loading and unloading of fresh produce including but not limited to apples, peaches, and garden vegetables. Pruning, thinning, fertilizing, and upkeep of trees and vines. \n\nThis work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown on the farm. \n\nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy obects in loading and unloading trucks, etc… All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgement of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be\ntolerated.\n\nApple & Peach Tree Thinning:\nWhile thinning trees, workers will be instructed as to how close together fruit should be spaced and which fruit are most desirable to leave or take. The supervisor will set a standard or pattern for each orchard and will demonstrate and communicate this to workers. In some instances, fruit thinning will be done from a six- to twenty-foot ladder weighing up to 50 lbs. All workers must be able to lift and carry ladder, as well as work from the top of the ladder. Rows will be assigned to each worker and it is the responsibility of the worker to complete the trees on the row according to the supervisor's instructions. Limbs must not be torn from the tree, nor should limbs be completely stripped of leaves or fruit. Proper spacing and selection of fruit are critical to maximizing the trees potential yield. Workers will thin fruit using hands to remove excess fruit taking care to walk around entire tree before moving to the next.\n\nApple & Peach Tree Summer Prunning:\nWhile pruning trees, worker will receive proper tools for the particular job, i.e. saw, pruners, and hand snips. These tools will be returned to the employer at the end of the task. The supervisor will set a standard or pattern for each orchard and will demonstrate and communicate this to workers. Workers will be assigned rows of trees and must prune each tree according to the predetermined standard. In some instances, fruit pruning will be done from a six- to twenty-foot ladder weighing up to 50 lbs. All workers must be able to lift and carry ladder, as well as work from the top of the ladder. Workers must remove all resulting material from the fruit trees rendered from performing pruning tasks. When pruning is complete on each tree, each worker is required to rake and scatter the resulting brush in the center of the tractor/equipment middles.4/21/2511/10/259:00 A.M.5:30 P.M.15408883429scott@shawneesprings.comH-2A2/14/25 23:19H-300-25036-667108Acceptance Issued
Snake Creek Farms, LLC702 Windgate Rd.Fancy GapVA24328Carroll 16Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: \ncabbage, pumpkins, winter squash, onions, sweet corn, kale and collards. \nJobs offered are working on a diversified crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Work on planter, plant roots, seeds and bulbs. May spread plastic or other groundcovering. Weed, thin plants. Transplant plants, riding on transplanter or by hand. May set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crop to harvest them. May tie vegetables in bunches or top them. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. May assist with irrigation. May assist with fertilizer application. May operate and help maintain tractors or hand-operated equipment. May assist with general farm building maintenance. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.\n\nWorkers will pick produce as it ripens. Considerable stooping and kneeling is required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. Workers will transplant plants, lay plastic and drip tape, remove plastic from fields, cultivate and weed as needed. \n\nCabbage: Workers will help to pull cabbage plants from cabbage bed, set plants by placing plants by hand into rotating wheel while riding transplanter towed by tractor through field. Care must be taken to position plants properly into transplanter and not bruise or break plants. Workers will help replant and cultivate and set plants where needed in replanting. Workers will cut selected heads of cabbage and place in trailer drawn through field. With knife in hand, worker slightly bends cabbage head with free hand in direction of cut, and cuts cabbage head away from stalk, leaving 3 or 4 outer leaves around cabbage head for protection.\n\nCorn: Workers must be able to know by feeling an ear of sweet corn whether it meets the farm's quality standards as to maturity. Workers must pick the top-most ear and determine by feel and observation corn smut, poor pollination, bird/raccoon damage and other quality issues.\nWorkers may be required to perform packing duties. Grade and pack produce by hand or with mechanized packing equipment, including but not limited to bagging machines, bin feeding machines, box machines, labeling machines, regular and high stacking forklifts. Sort graded produce in appropriate containers according to packing instructions. Deliver pallets of finished product to cold storage. Load/unload product. Prepare orders for shipping. Keep material and product records accurately.\n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment.4/15/2511/10/257:00 A.M.7:30 P.M.12763983863cabbagejcb@gmail.comH-2A2/7/25 23:19H-300-25030-655220Acceptance Issued
Sion House Farm LLC932 Mothershead Neck RdFarnhamVA22460Richmond 4Vegetable and Greenhouse WorkerVegetable and Greenhouse Worker. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest seasonal vegetables. These crops may include but are not limited to the following: cantaloupes, sweet corn, green beans, butter beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, other eligible beans, onions, garlic and other mixed vegetables, and hydroponic crops including but not limited to lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and basil. Workers may be required to do any other manual task involved in the production of mixed vegetable crops. All work must be performed carefully according to instruction to avoid damage to product. Duties may include cleaning, packing, loading and unloading harvested product and farm supplies. Duties include work in greenhouse. Prepare propagation trays and plant seeds in starter greenhouse or high tunnel. Will water starter plants as directed. Plant started plants or seed by hand or while riding a tractor-drawn planter. Lay plastic mulch and irrigation lines. Remove mulch at end of season. May construct trellises, stake plants, repair fences, farm buildings and other structures, or participate in irrigation activities including digging ditches for drainage or to run water lines. Field grade, sort, or classify harvested vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Wash and sanitize picking containers and picking knives. Cut grass with lawnmowers and trimmers around barns, pond, grass waterways, fields, under fences and farm roadside edges. May fertilize and spray with backpack sprayers. May assist in delivery of harvested product to customers. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. of product. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to work for the entire contract period. Workers are expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor.3/1/2511/10/257:30 A.M.5:00 P.M.17033144775jack@sionhousefarm.comH-2A12/19/24 23:19H-300-24351-546058Acceptance Issued
Woodbine Farms, Inc.452 Barley LaneWinchesterVA22602Frederick 10Orchard WorkerApple Harvest - ProcessingCrops/Commodities: \napples, peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, and vegetables. \nThis job requires a minimum of one month of prior agricultural field work employment experience performing manual and mechanical tasks associated with production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy and efficiency. \n\nGeneral\n\nInstructions and overall supervision and direction of workers will be provided by a company supervisor. Workers hired pursuant to this labor certification must be able to comprehend and follow instructions of a company supervisor and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers will be expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nWork assignments will be made at the sole discretion of the employer. Conditional or unforeseen circumstances such as weather or other unscheduled/unexpected interruptions in regular work schedule may occur. Workers must perform the assigned work and may not perform duties not provided in this application, or work in areas not assigned without the specific authorization of the foreman or crew boss. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.\n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers will work outdoors which involves exposure to sun (heat and humidity), wind, rain, snow, soil, mud, dust, cold, insects and other natural elements. Temperatures may range from 30 to 100 F. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers may be required to work during occasional rain showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers may be exposed to wet weather in the morning and hot or cold temperatures during the day. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs. \n\nVegetables\n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. \n\nHarvest Tree Fruit\n\nQuality is essential. Primary duties of the worker will be to harvest fresh market fruit without bruise or defect from picking. Worker will pick fruit from fruit trees and when necessary, use a provided ladder. The average length of the ladder is 16 feet to 24 feet, and the average weight is 50 pounds. When using the ladder, the worker will place the ladder firmly against or within the tree in a secure position so as not to break limbs or knock off fruit, but to prevent the risk of slipping and falling. Worker must be able to lift, carry and work from the top of the ladder. Picked fruit must be gently placed in picking bags/buckets, which attach to the body with a shoulder harness and which weigh between 30 – 50 pounds when full. Care must be taken when picking so as not to damage or bruise fruit. The full bags/buckets are gently emptied into field bins, and/or harvest containers, by an opening at the bottom of the bag or bucket. Workers may be required to pick an entire tree or spot pick the fruit.2/17/2511/11/257:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.15406674531woodbinefarms@gmail.comH-2A12/11/24 23:19H-300-24339-517885Acceptance Issued
Horton Vineyards, Inc.12556 Berry Hill Ln.OrangeVA22960Orange Berry Hill: 12556 Berry Hill Ln.9Vineyard farmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ngrapes. \nWorkers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Performs a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and cultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers, hand rakes and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Assists in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 70 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 70 lbs.\n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.)\n\nThe employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities (“time out”) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the Work Rules. \n\nWorkers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Except for moderate alcohol consumption in company housing during non-working hours, the possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on Company property is prohibited and will be cause for termination.\n\nWhile the employer does not require prospective applicants to take and pass a drug test prior to a hiring decision, the employer has a no-exceptions drug policy requiring newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test. Every new hire must undergo testing before starting work with the company. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. If an employee tests positive, he/she is immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense.1/24/2511/14/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15406720524seehorton@gmail.comH-2A11/20/24 4:01H-300-24316-467520Acceptance Issued
George FergusonAmy's Garden13630 Sandy Point RoadCharles CityVA23030Charles City 4General FarmworkerCut FlowersTo perform various duties associated with the production & harvest of organic fruit and vegetable crops & cut flowers. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. General Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. employers needs.\n1) Bonus Payment\nGeorge Ferguson will offer a bonus payment to workers based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Bonuses will be distributed to full time workers twice a season: 1)half way through completion of the contract work period and 2)at the completion of the work contract period/end of growing season. Bonus will be a minimum of 2% and maximum of 4% of paid wages for designated work contract period and will be determined by performance, skill and tenure. Any bonus will be recorded on employee's weekly pay stub. Bonus will be in addition to all required wages and will not be used to meet the required wage rate. Full details will be provided during orientation.\n2) Paid Sick Leave\nGeorge Ferguson will provide full time workers will accrue 4 hours of paid sick leave bimonthly during work contract period. A minimum of 5 paid sick leave days per contract period and a maximum of 7 paid sick leave days per contract period for full time workers will be made available for use at workers’ discretion. Transportation to medical services when necessary will be provided by employer. The complete sick leave policy will be provided during orientation.4/1/2511/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18048966446amysorganicgarden@yahoo.comH-2A2/12/25 23:19H-300-25028-647408Acceptance Issued
Cross Keys Vineyards LLC6011 E. Timber Ridge Rd.Mt. CrawfordVA22841Rockingham 5Vineyard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nwine grapes. \nThis job requires working in a vineyard handling both manual and mechanized tasks including commodity production, pruning, thinning and harvesting activities associated with production of grapes. Plant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install and maintain vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation).\n \nTransplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n \nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised.2/15/2511/15/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15402340505bookkeeper@crosskeysvineyards.comH-2A12/10/24 23:19H-300-24337-510131Acceptance Issued
Hillcrest Vineyard & Winery LLC8736 Dick Woods RoadAftonVA22920Nelson 10Vineyard WorkersThe farm work position includes duties associated farm labor tasks for production of grapes and barley. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 75 pounds, along with time outdoors in all weather conditions. Removing plastic dropping in walkways, planting, weeding, shoveling, staking and hammering, along with other task described below. It also includes adherence to instruction given in regard to proper procedures & techniques based on operation of the machinery to be used to complete each task. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm. Employees will be required to follow all food safety guidelines regarding personal hygiene.\n\nGrapes: Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will perform a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and cultivation activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Worker will perform vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Workers may apply herbicide sprays following established safety procedures and instruction to canopy. Workers will perform vineyard maintenance activities such as weed control, mowing, hand rakes and chemicals. Workers will spray the vines with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Workers will install and maintain vine trellises and tie vines to trellises. Workers will perform various routine maintenance tasks such as trellis repair, hoeing, drainage repair, erosion control, site preparation, etc. Workers may load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Workers will assist in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. Workers may perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (packing or moving products to storage at winery facility). Workers may also work with mechanized field work using power equipment (tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, etc). Specialized vineyard tasks to include: pruning, tying, suckering/shoot thinning, weeding, trellis maintenance, leaf & fruit thinning, and vineyard layout, installing protective cartons and bamboo/wood/other material training stakes. Cleaning of work areas, equipment, tools, harvesting bins and picking lugs. Collecting, loading and unloading of harvested fruit. Installation of and take down of bird protection netting. Transporting work tools and materials. Transporting picking materials, harvest bins and picking lugs. Adding to site maintenance: obstacle removal ie picking up and removing rocks, stumps and debris. Repair trellis wire, new posts, replacing posts. Planting new vines and replacement vines, preparing site for new and replacement planting. Removing dead vines in place. Vine watering and fertilizing. In the event of bad weather or flooding, clearing roadway. Planting of new landscaping. Additional tasks as required by site management.3/5/2511/18/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15409411988jason.hayman@hazy-mountain.comH-2A12/30/24 23:19H-300-24355-561318Acceptance Issued
Horton Vineyards, Inc.12556 Berry Ln.OrangeVA22960Orange 4Vineyard farmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ngrapes. \nPerforms a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Primary tasks are grape production and cultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers, hand rakes and chemicals. Sprays vines and fruit with herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment and clean equipment. Assists in moving harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities (e.g., packing or moving products to storage at winery facility) when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 70 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.) The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities (“time out”) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the “Work Rules.\n\nWorkers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Except for moderate alcohol consumption in company housing during non-working hours, the possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on Company property is prohibited and will be cause for termination.\n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to-and-from Horton Vineyards, Inc. provided housing directly to worksites each day and transporting workers around Horton Vineyards, Inc. during the workday and possibly carrying equipment/supplies and this may involve the worker(s) operating the vehicles across public roads in order to reach the other farm properties to perform their work. Workers are driving multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion).4/25/2511/19/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15406720524seehorton@gmail.comH-2A2/18/25 23:19H-300-25041-681077Acceptance Issued
Bryant Orchards, Inc.2333 Blacksburg RdFincastleVA24090Botetourt 2Orchard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nApples & Peaches. \nThis job requires 3 months of verifiable prior experience working on a vegetable and/or fruit farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will perform general tasks associated with orchard production to include but not limited to: plant, cultivate and harvest fruits, cleaning and maintenance of fields, prune trees, box fruit, and irrigation maintenance. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: pruners, shovels, hoes and knives. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and trees. Use/handle ladders up to 20 ft. in length and weighing up to 60 lbs. Must be able to maneuver ladders on steep and uneven terrain.\n\nTree Training: hoeing, tree painting, weed mat application. Tie/position trees and limbs, together and to trellises, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports. \n\nThinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. \n\nPruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.\n\nHarvest: Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Supervisors will explain and demonstrate picking requirements to all workers at the start of the season and as needed thereafter to ensure quality standards. Bruised or damaged fruit will be noted by supervisor(s) in a post-inspection quality report. Supervisors may issue written disciplinary notice to workers with a significant number of culls, bruised, or damaged fruit. Repeated failure to follow quality control instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.2/1/2511/20/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15405292923boiinc@juno.comH-2A12/6/24 23:19H-300-24338-511840Acceptance Issued
Meadowspring Turf Farm, LLC17820 The Glebe LaneCharles CityVA23030Charles City 4Sod Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nsod production. \nJobs are offered handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Performs any combination of the following tasks: prepares soil and growth medium, hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, lime and other soil conditions on sod grass and turf areas. Digs, rakes, screens soil. Fills tanks with water, handles irrigation equipment. Sows grass seed and plants plugs of sod; unrolls and places sod; weeds. Operates mowers, chain saws, forklifts and sod cutters. Cuts, rolls and stacks sod weighing up to 75 lbs. Loads, unloads trucks. When work in sod is not available workers may be offered other general agricultural duties associated with sod farming, including building and equipment maintenance, repairing fence and similar tasks.\n\nWork is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in loading of trucks and lifting to a height of 5 plus feet. Rolls of sod may weigh up 75 pounds plus or minus depending on moisture content. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop work operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks relating to sod production such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nThe vehicles provided to workers (van, SUVs, pick-up truck, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the workday, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required). These multi-purpose vehicles have a capacity or less than 13 tons, may be used on or off-farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of other workers or groups of workers on a regular schedule or planned basis (e.g., at housing locations or centralized pick-up points).\n\nThe employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities (“time out”) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the “Work Rules.”\n\nWorkers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Except for moderate alcohol consumption in company housing during non-working hours, the possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on Company property is prohibited and will be cause for termination.\n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required after a worker has an accident at work.\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced Sod Farm Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.3/1/2511/23/257:30 A.M.3:00 P.M.18048292696homefield@verizon.netH-2A12/26/24 23:19H-300-24352-548654Acceptance Issued
PRODUCE OF CARROLL COUNTY1096 Buffalo View RoadHillsvilleVA24343Carroll 5General FarmworkerAg-VegetablesTo perform various duties associated with the production & harvest of vegetable & hay crops. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting, bending, on feet for long periods of time, & working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 30 to an excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.\nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to vegetable & hay crops depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order. 4/7/2511/25/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.12767286633dgoad@hrblock.comH-2A2/21/25 23:19H-300-25030-654638Acceptance Issued
Bernies's 8 Trees LLC5870 Leedstown RdOak GroveVA22443Westmoreland 5Tree Nursery WorkerCommercial tree nursery worker: Workers will perform heavy manual labor including but not limited to planting, cultivating, harvesting, pruning, applying herbicides and insecticides, and fertilizing all types of trees growing in fields. Workers will perform pinching, pruning, fertilizing, watering, rooting, weeding, loading, transporting, discarding, rotating, grading, storing, and loading and shipping field grown trees according to supervisor’s instructions. Harvesting includes digging up products, balling and securing delicate dirt and root systems in burlap secured with rope, pins or wire, to be stored until ready for shipment in farm staging area. Grading is done by size, shape, and quality. Products are measured and tied for storage and shipment. May deliver or assist with delivery of our plant material to customers using a single-axle delivery truck with GVWR less than 13 tons. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles, implements or equipment. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Duties performed in the field will be sporadic throughout the contract. Employer will issue appropriate Personal Protective Equipment as appropriate.\n\nProlonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. This work is physically challenging and will be performed in varying weather conditions including, but not limited to, hot, humid, cold, rain, sleet and snow. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to work the entire contract period.\n\nWorkers should be able to hand dig small, medium and large sized trees with dirt covered root ball and then securely wrap the root ball with burlap and secure it with large, job specific, employer-provided pinning nails so that the tree can be moved and transplanted successfully by the purchasing customer, providing the tree the very best chance of survival from harvest shock. Worker should be able to successfully tie tops of trees using string and be able to utilize metal wire baskets on larger tree sizes. Grading and pruning trees are critical work. Pruning, if done incorrectly, can take years for the trees to grow out of the damage, causing the grower significant economic damage. 2/15/2511/25/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14349275290bernies8trees@gmail.comH-2A12/18/24 23:19H-300-24339-517945Acceptance Issued
Sunnyside CidersRinker Apple Cider1156 Marlboro Rd.Stephens CityVA22655Frederick 6FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \napples, vegetables, berries,plums, peaches and apple cider production.. \nWill perform work in orchards, vegetable fields, and other outdoor settings on the farm. Will prepare fields for planting vegetable crops, small fruit (berries), peach, plum, and apple trees. Will also prune, train, trellis, thin, and harvest plants and fruit. \nInstructions and overall supervision and direction of workers will be provided by a company supervisor. Workers hired pursuant to this labor certification must be able to comprehend and follow instructions of a company supervisor and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers will be expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nWork assignments will be made at the sole discretion of the employer conditional on unforeseen circumstances such as weather or other unscheduled/unexpected interruptions in regular work. Workers must perform the assigned work and may not perform duties not provided in this application, or work in areas not assigned without the specific authorization of the foreman or crew boss. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.\n \nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers will work outdoors which involves exposure to sun (heat and humidity), wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, cold, insects and other natural elements. Temperatures may range from 30 to 100 F. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs. \n\nVegetables \nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. \n\nBerries \nPlant, cultivate and hand-harvest berries. Prune, trim, and maintain crop. Spread and remove ground covers. Place and monitor bug traps. Trellis berry plants. Train berry canes. Monitor growth for tipping/pruning. Pick/harvest berries according to quality standards. Load/transport harvested berries. \n\nApple Cider Production: \n\nWill assist with the production of apple cider. Will assist with bottling and filling jugs with cider. Will assist with palletizing the boxes of filled jugs. Operate equipment to wash, sort, crush, and press apples to produce fresh cider. Clean and sanitize alll equipment and building daily to\nmeet USDA guidelines.\n\nHarvest Apples, Peaches, and Plums: \nQuality is essential. Primary duties of the worker will be to harvest fresh market fruit without bruise or defect from picking. Worker will pick fruit from fruit trees and when necessary, use a provided ladder. The average length of the ladder is 16 feet to 24 feet, and the average weight is 50 pounds.4/15/2511/26/257:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.15403357656adammarston@sunnysideciders.comH-2A2/21/25 23:19H-300-25045-695126Acceptance Issued
Marco's Produce101 West Potomac DrColonial BeachVA22443Westmoreland 3General FarmworkerAg-VegetablesTo perform various duties associated with the commercial production of all vegetable crops in the job order. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to ag-vegetables depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.\n3/11/2511/29/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18044456957mochoaalvarez877@gmail.comH-2A1/30/25 23:19H-300-25006-597669Acceptance Issued
Manzana LLC22495 Thornhill Rd.OrangeVA22960Orange 60Nursery WorkerWORKERS MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM ALL WORK ACTIVITIES WITH ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY. PRIMARY TASKS WILL INCLUDE NURSERY WORK. WORKERS WILL\nPERFORM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: PULLING WEEDS, PICKING UP STONES AND\nROOTS, REMOVAL OF REFLECTIVE TARPS THAT ARE IN THE ROWS, CLEANING EQUIPMENT, REMOVAL OF STRINGS AND WIRE FROM TRELLISES, AND OTHER HAND\nTASKS. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN TASKS INVOLVED IN THE CARE FOR\nYOUNG TREES, SUCH AS WEEDING, TREE TRUNK PAINTING, AND HAND CLIPPING. INSTRUCTIONS AND OVERALL SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF THE WORKERS WILL\nBE PROVIDED BY A COMPANY SUPERVISOR. ALL WORKERS HIRED PURSUANT TO THIS\nLABOR CERTIFICATION MUST BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF A COMPANY SUPERVISOR AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO\nSUPERVISORS. UNUSUAL, COMPLEX, OR NON-ROUTINE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPERVISED. EMPLOYER\nRETAINS FULL DISCRETION TO MAKE WORK ASSIGNMENTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WEATHER OR OTHER\nUNSCHEDULED/UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTIONS IN REGULAR WORK. ALL WORKERS MUST PERFORM THE\nWORK ASSIGNED BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS. WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION BY THE FOREMAN OR CREW BOSS, WORKERS MAY NOT PERFORM DUTIES\nWHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS APPLICATION, OR WORK IN AREAS NOT ASSIGNED.\nWORKERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM ANY OF THE LISTED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY HIS/HER SUPERVISOR. WORKERS MAY NOT LEAVE THEIR JOB ASSIGNMENT\nAREA UNLESS AUTHORIZED. LEAVING JOB AREA OR FARM WITHOUT PERMISSION MAY BE\nCONSIDERED VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION. PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF NEED, WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN ORIENTATION\nON WORKPLACE RULES, POLICIES\nAND SAFETY INFORMATION. WORKERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS, ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE WALKING, AND WORK ON FEET WHILE IN\nBENT POSITIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.\nALLERGIES TO ITEMS SUCH AS RAGWEED, GOLDENROD, INSPECT SPRAY, AND RELATED CHEMICALS, MAY AFFECT WORKERS ABILITY TO PERFORM THIS JOB.\nWORKERS SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO DO THE WORK\nREQUIRED WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. WORK IS TO BE DONE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TEMPERATURES MAY RANGE FROM BELOW\nFREEZING TO 105 F. WORKER MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN IN WET CONDITIONS AND\nSHOULD HAVE SUITABLE CLOTHING FOR VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WORKERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS NOT SEVERE\nENOUGH TO STOP FIELD OPERATIONS. SATURDAY WORK IS REQUIRED OF ALL WORKERS.\nALL WORKERS MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT/CARRY 60 LBS. EMPLOYER MAY REQUIRE POST-HIRE DRUG TESTING UPON REASONABLE SUSPICION OF USE AND AFTER A\nWORKER HAS AN ACCIDENT AT WORK. EMPLOYER WILL PAY FOR SUCH DRUG TESTING. ALL\nWORKERS MUST OBEY ALL SAFETY RULES AND BASIC INSTRUCTIONS AND BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH SAFETY, PESTICIDE\nWARNING/RE-ENTRY AND OTHER ESSENTIAL POSTINGS. THE JOB REQUIRES EXTENSIVE STANDING\nAND WALKING. WORKERS ARE FREQUENTLY REQUIRED TO USE THEIR HANDS AND ARMS\nTO HANDLE, FEEL, REACH, CLIMB, OR BALANCE. WORKERS ARE OCCASIONALLY REQUIRED TO STOOP, KNEEL, CROUCH, OR CRAWL UNDER LINES. WORKERS MUST BE\nABLE TO LIFT/CARRY UP TO 60 LBS. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY. WORKERS\nMUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM ALL DUTIES WITHIN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SAFE MANNER\nADHERING TO ALL ESTABLISHED SAFETY GUIDELINES, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES. SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER TASKS, WORKERS MAY PERFORM VARIOUS DUTIES\nASSOCIATED WITH INSTRUCTING OTHER WORKERS ON HOW TO COMPLETE JOB DUTIES\nAS NEEDED AND TIME KEEPING. SOME WORKERS WHO HAVE LEGAL DRIVERS LICENSES MAY BE NEEDED TO DRIVE A TRUCK TO HAUL SUPPLIES.2/10/2511/29/258:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.16167739778ManzanaPetitions@Manzanallc.comH-2A1/2/25 23:19H-300-24339-515703Acceptance Issued
Seabreeze Landscaping, LLCdba Seabreeze Lawn Care2724 Sonic Dr.Virginia BeachVA23451Virginia Beach - Independent City4Grounds LaborerLandscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Entry level; requires supervision.4/1/2511/29/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.17572155598seabreezelandscapingva@gmail.comH-2B1/30/25 4:02H-400-25001-582958Determination Issued - Certification
Catherine W. DavenportDymer Creek Seafood LLC1005 Poplar Neck RoadWhite StoneVA22578Lancaster 3Seafood ProcessorUnload fish from boats/trucks, discard unwanted fish/debris, rinse fish in bins of water; transfer to tables; separate, weigh and layer fish and ice alternatively in 50 pound cartons in commercial refrigerators for storage; place onto trucks for shipment. This job does not include cutting or cleaning fish. Put peelers in tanks; fish up tanks at regular intervals; remove soft crabs from tanks; separate by size, box and place in coolers. Assemble 50lb boxes, 100lb boxes and soft crab boxes. Wash and scrub fish house and crab room. \n\nWork is supervised. No experience/education. Lift/carry up to 75 pounds.\n\nSee attached addendum for expanded job details.\n3/1/2511/30/254:00 A.M.12:00 P.M.18043667092dymercreekseafood@gmail.comH-2B12/31/24 4:01H-400-24336-507945Determination Issued - Certification
RivahView Farms, LLC1068 Morattico RoadLancasterVA22503Lancaster 8Farmworkers and Laborers, crop, nursery and greenhouseWorker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2091 Ag Equipment Operators such as: Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops; Clean, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; Inform farm managers of crop progress; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and primarily John Deere self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with GPS) such as sprayer, planter, combine, grain cart, tillage tool to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as wheat, canola, barley, cotton, rice, soybeans, corn; Load agricultural products into trucks without over or underfilling bed or trailer, and drive to market or storage facilities; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Regulate conditions; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; Attach implements using hand tools; All duties must be performed in a safe and secure manner per management directions to include speed, boom height, and rates per acre; Work will be performed in extreme temperatures; Must be able to speak and understand English.2/15/2511/30/258:00 A.M.5:30 P.M.18047243516shenitaf@hayniefarms.comH-2A12/16/24 23:19H-300-24338-512582Acceptance Issued
Juan and Maria PinedaHappy Family Ranch, Inc.12507 Elk Run Church RdMidlandVA22728Fauquier 8FarmworkerDriver tractors; fertilize soil; clear and prepare land for corn and hay. Cultivate, plant, spray, and harvest crops; using tractor drawn equipment. Feed cows, pigs, goats, horses, chickens, fish, and peacocks. Observe health conditions and examine animals for lumps; deworm animals and give medications as needed under farmer's direction. Check water and food supply. May haul hay to animals, move cows and herd animals to holding areas at night. Clean barn, remove waste. Assist with calving. Help pigs with birthing as needed. Tag cows and pigs. Maintain fences, farm machinery, shelters, and barns.3/1/2511/30/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.17033923995newera98@msn.comH-2A1/16/25 4:01H-300-24351-545241Acceptance Issued
R. Randolph & Sons LLC131015 Old Church RdNew KentVA23124New Kent 3Agricultural Equipment OperatorAgricultural Equipment Operator: Operate equipment to prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate, machine harvest and plow crops. Operate or tend equipment or machinery such as tractors, sprayers and self-propelled combines. Operate towed machines such as transplanters and sprayers to plant, fertilize, dust and spray crops. May operate forklift to load and unload crops and farm materials. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Workers will cultivate by hand or with mechanical cultivator attached to farm tractor. May repair fences, greenhouses and other farm buildings and structures. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck with less than 13 tons GVWR to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.4/14/2511/30/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18043879168rrsonsllc@gmail.comH-2A2/6/25 23:19H-300-25029-650631Acceptance Issued
Virginia Lawns LLC160 S First ColonialVirginia BeachVA23454Virginia Beach - INDEPENDENT CITY16Crew MembersLandscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, assists with sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Entry level; requires supervision.3/3/2511/30/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.17576508609virginialawnsllc@gmail.comH-2B12/12/24 4:01H-400-24339-515664Notice of Acceptance Issued - Pending Recruitment Report
Henley's Orchard2190 Holly Hill FarmCrozetVA22932Albemarle 2FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nPeaches, Apples, Cider, Hay/Straw, Cattle. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest tree fruit. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle harvested crops. Load/unload harvested fruits or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks. Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Hand prune based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers. \n\nIn addition to the work outlined above, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as perform a variety of tasks associated with the breeding, handling, feeding, and preparation for sale of cattle. These include the following: minimal herding cattle in fields (use of side-by-side, if necessary), herding of cattle on foot in feed lots, and leading cattle into shoots securely for tagging/feeding. Competence in basic handling practices for tagging and separating cattle, and opening or closing headlocks in a timely fashion. Basic practices involved with feeding cattle, including tractor driving (with spears for bales), and opening/closing gates in a timely fashion. Cleaning of paddocks and feed lots using tractor/loader to move/remove manure for composting. Maintaining/cleaning and filling water troughs and buckets. Handling basic feeding activities including apportioning grain, hay, and feed supplements according to instructions. Assisting in handling cattle in preparation for sales. \n\nWorkers may assist with the pressing of apples on the farm.\n\nWorkers injured on the job and unable to perform the full range of duties may be offered light duty, if available. Light duty tasks may vary depending on availability of task, nature of worker's injury, and instructions from worker's physician. Light duty tasks may include blight checking, fruit checking/quality control, light picking/pruning/thinning/sorting, or tree counting. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nDrive tractors and operate other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest grain, hay, and/or oilseed crops. Perform manual and mechanized tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing, weed spraying, mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking. Operate grain carts. \n\nManipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools.3/22/2511/30/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14349537879henleysorchard@gmail.comH-2A1/17/25 23:19H-300-25006-598083Acceptance Issued
Ticonderoga Farms LLCAmazing Farm Fun26175 Ticonderoga Rd.ChantillyVA20152Loudoun 8Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nChristmas Trees, Botanical and Xeric Plants, Bamboo, Figs. \nWorkers must be able to perform manual tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Plant, cultivate and harvest fruits. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nPrepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack, label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. \n\nWork required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n \nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n\nApplicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. \n 3/10/2511/30/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.17033274424donna@amazingfarmfun.comH-2A12/30/24 23:19H-300-24361-572359Acceptance Issued
C. W. OBier & Sons, Inc.Pride of Virginia Seafood2980 Mundy Point RoadCallaoVA22435Northumberland 15Fish Bait PackersHandle bait fish for sale; transport product to work area; load hopper/conveyor; place fish in 50 pound cartons or 65-70 pound baskets; lift/carry up to 70 pounds; transfer product to pallets; this job does not include cutting or cleaning fish; wash down work area with hose; palletize boxes and baskets of bait; make boxes; work will consist of all aspects of bait packing, mending and sorting spacers and pallets (which are used to ship bait); occasionally operate equipment (staple machine, shell stock washer and scales) under supervision; workers may process oysters when available. Work is supervised. 7 day(s) on the job training provided.4/1/2511/30/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18047243669cwobier@yahoo.comH-2B3/27/25 4:02H-400-25001-584702Determination Issued - Certification
Pride of Virginia Bait & Oyster, Inc.3121 Little Bay RoadWhite StoneVA22578Lancaster 15Baitfish PackersHandle bait fish for sale; transport product to work area; load hopper/conveyor; place fish in 50 pound cartons or 65-70 pound baskets; lift/carry up to 70 pounds; transfer product to pallets; this job does not include cutting or cleaning fish; wash down work area with hose; palletize boxes and baskets of bait; make boxes; work will consist of all aspects of bait packing, mending and sorting spacers and pallets (which are used to ship bait); occasionally operate equipment (staple machine, shell stock washer and scales) under supervision; workers may process oysters when available. \nWork is supervised. \n\nSee attached addendum for expanded job details.4/1/2511/30/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18044356740povcrystal@yahoo.comH-2B3/6/25 4:01H-400-25001-584599Notice of Acceptance Issued - Pending Recruitment Report
3 Hands Oyster Company, LLC407 Risby Town RoadGwynnVA23066Mathews 9Aquaculture Oyster TechnicianOystersParticipate in the entire oyster lifecycle starting with acceptance of the nearly microscopic product from an oyster hatchery and ending with packaging of finished product. Beginning stage oysters will be grown in individual silos in our nine nursery tanks on the dock once the water temperature meets or exceeds 50degrees F. As the oysters grow, nursery duties include using a bubble tank and vibratory shaker to separate and group oysters by size. Different strains of oysters received from the nursery will also have to be kept separated from each other. During this phase, daily cleaning of the nursery tanks, silos, water supply/discharge are all crucial tasks. The nursery phase of the lifecycle typically lasts from early April to October. \n\nOnce large enough, oysters are moved out of the nursery tanks and placed by workers into tight mesh bags. They are then placed into either bottom or floating wire cages. Duties during this phase include: work from the boat approximately 1.5 miles from shore. Drag oyster bags to and from boat. Clean boat. Perform supervised boat maintenance duties. Use tumbler to mechanically sort oysters by size. Sort out dead oysters. Stand on bottom and work in water approximately 4 feet deep. Clean bags and cages. Install buoys and marking poles.\n\nOnce oysters have been deemed market size, workers duties will include: removing oysters from cages and returning them to the dock. Manually count oysters for packaging. Pack boxes of oysters of varying count size. Make boxes. Load pallets use pallet jack. Lift/carry up to 80lbs; bags of oysters weigh as much as 80lbs. Some oysters will be shucked rather than packaged in the shell. Workers will shuck oysters, clean and package as well as clean the shucking facility. \n\nOther task include: Use tools such as pneumatic wire cutter to build and maintain gear for the entire operation.4/20/2511/30/255:00 A.M.2:00 P.M.18043376989ben@3HandsOysterCompany.comH-2A3/4/25 23:19H-300-25051-709248Acceptance Issued
Stephen W. GallmeyerGallmeyer Farms4506 Millers LaneRichmondVA23231Henrico 2General FarmworkerVegetablesTo perform various duties associated with the production & harvest of commercial vegetable/strawberry/pumpkin crops. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, bending, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps of below 30 degrees to an excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75 lbs Must have legal authority to work in the US. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. General Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to vegetable/strawberry/pumpkin crops depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.4/25/2511/30/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18048400562steve@gallmeyerfarms.comH-2A3/5/25 23:19H-300-25048-700202Acceptance Issued
Jerry Epps Landscape Company, Inc.5240 Halifax RoadHalifaxVA24558Halifax 4Retail Greenhouse LaborerWater plants, load bulk products with bucket loader, load plants into customers' vehicles. Keep lot clean including mowing, weeding, edging, mulching, and pruning. Unload shipments of product for store. Put product in proper places. Tag Items with descriptions and prices.4/1/2511/30/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14344767770jerry@jerryepps.comH-2B4/5/25 4:02H-400-25001-582413Determination Issued - Certification
Blue Valley Vineyard & Winery, LLCBlue Valley Vineyard & Winery, LLC5535 Blue Valley WayDelaplaneVA20144Fauquier 3FarmworkerManually plant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.3/1/2511/30/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.15403642347bluevalleyvirginia@gmail.comH-2A1/13/25 23:19H-300-24351-545378Acceptance Issued
Lancaster Farms, Inc.5800 Knotts Neck RoadSuffolkVA23435Suffolk - Independent City72Nursery WorkerCuttings (piece rate pay ranges from $0.005 to $0.01 per cutting)Crops/Commodities: nursery stock, trees, shrubs, perennials\n\nActivities include working in a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest of nursery stock, trees, shrubs and perennials. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, digging, mulching, transplanting, mowing, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Load plants onto wagons, trailers and trucks. Transport and unload plants. Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover seasonal holding houses with plastic in fall. Assist with building seasonal holding houses. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 70 pounds. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during transplanting process.\n\nWorkers must have an understanding of nursery quality control standards and a working knowledge of nursery production procedures. Workers must be able to harvest crops according to predetermined, customer specific standards. Must select and harvest crops which are suitable for various clients.\n\nWork will also include mechanized field work using agricultural equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment will include small tractors, planters. sprayers, blowers, weed eaters, mowers and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers with a clean MVR and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be requested to operate employer-owned box trucks to transport products to market. No applicants or workers will be rejected for not possessing a driver’s license or who may be unwilling to drive company vehicles.\n\nThe employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities {''time out) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the -work Rules.\n\nWhile the employer does not require prospective applicants to take and pass a drug test prior to a hiring decision, the employer has a no-exceptions drug policy requiring newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test. Every new hire must undergo testing before starting work with the company. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire2/1/2511/30/257:30 A.M.3:00 P.M.17574844421courtney@lancasterfarms.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24327-493457Acceptance Issued
Dixon Land Management LLC586 Roy Crockett RdRose HillVA24281Lee 9Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, GreenhouseHarvest and tend to crops: pumpkin, straw and hay. Inspect and maintain farm equipment, fences, and the water sources. Performing manual labor as needed to keep the farms in healthy and running condition. Maintain, harvest, and store hay and other food sources.2/15/2511/30/258:00 A.M.7:00 P.M.18655851311dixonfarms1@yahoo.comH-2A12/30/24 4:02H-300-24346-535668Acceptance Issued
Bremo Trees, LC616 Lower Bremo LaneBremo BluffVA23022Fluvanna 4Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nnursery stock - trees. \nWorkers will perform work including but not limited to planting, digging, transplanting, mowing, watering in nurseries. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Load finished plants onto wagons and trucks. Plant and dig field grown plants, burlap roots, perform general maintenance of field grown plants. Plants must be handled carefully to ensure that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are broken during transplanting process. \n\nBalled and burlap (B & B) tree production: Workers will be required to work as operators of skid steers with tree spade attachments or haul out trees. Workers may be required to work on the ground packaging the finished root ball on a tree by stapling burlap with hog ring pliers, tying basket loops with twine, crimping baskets with pig tail crimpers or tying branches with twine.\n \nBare root production: Workers will be required to work as operators of skid steers with bare root blade attachments. Workers will be required to work on the ground tying branches with twine or hauling trees through the field and loading them onto trucks by hand or machine.\n \nLoading and Unloading: Workers will be required to work on flat bed trailers, tying B & B trees to the trailer with twine. Workers will be required to work loading or unloading bare root trees by hand or machine into trailers.\n\nWork is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including packaging, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding, mowing, weedeating, and other tasks related to a nusery operation. \n\nWork will also include mechanized field work using power equipment, including 50+ HP nursery equipment. By way of example and not limitation, power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, skid loaders, tree spades, ball handlers, weed eaters, chainsaws, and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWorkers will drive/operate tractors, mowers, as well as 50+HP nursery equipment. Workers will be instructed in safety and operation of the tractor and other equipment before driving tractor or using other field nursery equipment. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.\n\nPersons seeking employment as a Nursery Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION.2/17/2511/30/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14348428733email@bremotrees.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24339-516497Acceptance Issued
Old Tavern Farm, LLC8400 S Quaker RdQuintonVA23141New Kent 4Vegetable WorkerVegetable Worker. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest seasonal fruits and mixed vegetables. Workers may be required to do any other manual task involved in the production of seasonal fruits and mixed vegetable crops. All work must be performed carefully according to instruction to avoid damage to product. Duties may include cleaning, packing, loading and unloading harvested product and farm supplies. Duties may include work in greenhouse. Prepare propagation trays and plant seeds in starter greenhouse or high tunnel. Will water starter plants as directed. Plant started plants or seed by hand or while riding a tractor-drawn planter. Lay plastic mulch and irrigation lines. Remove mulch at end of season. May feed, water and tend to livestock. May construct trellises, stake plants, repair fences, farm buildings and other structures, or participate in irrigation activities including digging ditches for drainage or to run water lines. Field grade, sort, or classify harvested fruit and vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Wash and sanitize picking containers and picking knives. Cut grass with lawnmowers and trimmers around barns, pond, grass waterways, fields, under fences and farm roadside edges. May fertilize and spray with backpack sprayers. May assist in delivery of harvested product to customers. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.4/12/2511/30/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18043823522oldtavernfarmva@gmail.comH-2A2/4/25 23:19H-300-25027-644093Acceptance Issued
Yaros Farms Inc28011 Arlington RdCape CharlesVA23310Northampton 1Ag Equipment OperatorLoad and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil, plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. 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. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.Crops: Corn, Potatoes, Soybeans2/17/2512/1/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.17573311851yarosfarmsinc@gmail.comH-2A12/30/24 23:19H-300-24354-556723Acceptance Issued
Shepherd Grain Farms LLC3122 Robertsons RoadBlackstoneVA23824Nottoway 2Agricultural Equipment OperatorWorker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operator: Hand weed fields; Direct and monitor work during planting and harvesting of crops; Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; Inform farm managers of crop progress; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with GPS) such as combine, grain cart, planter, bushhog, Case IH sprayer, tillage tool such as turbo till, perfecter to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat; Load inputs and drive trucks to transport to employer’s fields, load employer’s crops and drive trucks to transport to fields and storage facilities such as elevators, bins, silos, piles/bags in close proximity to the farm; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping including organizing and maintaining shop and tools; Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; Attach implements using hand tools; speak and understand English.”3/15/2512/1/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14347747986shepherdgrainfarmsllc@gmail.comH-2A1/29/25 23:19H-300-25014-617189Acceptance Issued
Heath Landscaping, Inc.3580 Banister RoadChathamVA24531Pittsylvania 5Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nhay, diversified vegetables, fruit trees. \nPlant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants.\n\nPerform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the production of horticultural products, including tilling, planting, cultivating, and harvesting hay. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, hanging baskets, greenhouse-grown specialty plants, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Plant/propagate plants. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter, fill and label trays, and move product to/from greenhouses and loading/unloading areas.. Prepare trees for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig trees and other plants with shovel or tree spade. Crimp wire baskets. Attach hangers to baskets and hang throughout holding houses. Move containerized plants using rolling/electric carts. Load/unload trucks and product from conveyor belt. Install/remove plastic coverings. Perform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Maintain irrigation systems. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear trees with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position trees and plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade trees. Select trees for cutting according to grade. Cut trees using axe or chainsaw. Drag cut trees from cutting area. Bale trees using tree baler. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twice and/or stapes. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Crimp wire baskets.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary.4/5/2512/1/257:00 A.M.5:30 P.M.14344320523heathlandscapingva@gmail.comH-2A1/29/25 23:19H-300-25020-629899Acceptance Issued
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association, Inc.South BostonVA24592VAGA & Grower member(s) See Addendum B486FarmworkerJoseph Snapp - Apples onlyNursery/Greenhouse – Duties may include but are not limited to: preparing soil and growth media, planting, transplanting, cultivating, pruning, cutting, deadheading, culling, pinching, pollinating, harvesting, trimming to shape, mowing, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer, cleaning work area, transporting plant materials in the greenhouse or nursery area, loading and unloading plants and all other duties associated with plant production and /or otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, etc. to condition land. Spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Workers will be required to perform duties to prepare crops and ensure their development into marketable products. Workers will also pick orders, space plantings, load and unload product from carts, racks, benches, wagons and trucks for crop placement. Workers must lift full and empty metal benches of plants. Operate equipment necessary for the maintenance and operation of the grounds and facilities.\nPlanting, Cultivating & Harvesting Row Crops - Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as field corn, wheat, rye, soybeans, forage, etc. Workers may perform a variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins and/or elevators. Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate and harvest peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Flue cured, burley and dark Tobacco requires planting, cultivating, remove tops and suckers from the plants, and oiling. Flue cured requires that you pull mature leaves from tobacco stalks by hand and place leaves in trailers for transport to tobacco barns for curing, then prepared to be placed in the barns, once cured is removed and placed in bins to be baled. Bales weighing 650 to 850 pounds are mechanically loaded in trucks for transport to market. Other types of tobacco are harvested by cutting the whole plant and curing. \nPlanting, Cultivating and Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits - Duties may include but are not limited to plant, cultivate, harvest and pack produce in boxes, buckets, and/or crates. May assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. When harvesting cabbage, asparagus, winter squash, pumpkins workers will cut selected produce with knife or shears and place in trailer drawn through field. Workers are also expected to perform task of packing, weighing, and loading trucks. Produce may include a variety of cucumbers, squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, grapes, berries, asparagus, broccoli, beans, cantaloupes, peas, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, corn, and other miscellaneous fruits or vegetables. \nGrapes will include, planting, placing bamboo stakes, installing grow tubes, hilling up vines, installing trellis, weeding, hedging, pruning, tying up vines, cutting grass, harvesting. Workers may perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available. All such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation.\nHay/Straw -Hay must be cut, raked and bailed. If square bales workers will move along rows of previously bailed haw/straw, bending, stooping and lifting bails, loading and stacking onto a truck or trailer for transport to storage area. If round bales they will be loaded with tractor on the truck or trailer for transport to storage area. \nSod – Sod requires land preparation, seeding mowing and harvesting. A machine cuts and rolls the sod. Workers stack the rolls on pallets to be transported to installation worksite where the workers lay the sod. \nLivestock will include assisting with delivery, apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides, mix feed and additives, feed, water, herd, clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock.\n4/12/2512/1/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14345726871vaga5037@gmail.comH-2A3/10/25 23:19H-300-25041-681573Acceptance Issued
Crown Orchard Company, LLC2658 Crown Orchard Rd.BatesvilleVA22924Albemarle 60FarmworkerHand Thinning Apples, Peaches, & Nectarines (all tree sizes with medium to heavy crop load)Crops/Commodities: \napples, peaches, nectarines, grapes, cherries, berries and vegetables. \nPlant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables. By hand, or using farm equipment, cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle harvested crops. Must be able to separate harvested crop according to quality, variety, and other factors in accordance with supervisor instructions. In field, load/unload harvested product into bins or other containers for transport to packing house. Transport products to packing house or storage using mechanized equipment. Load/unload harvested fruits/vegetables or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds, trees, vines, plugs and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Prune, thin, pick, fertilize and maintain trees, vine and plants. \n\nDirect and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting, including recording information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. Inform farm managers of crop progress. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Inspect, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect any equipment malfunctions. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, wagons, sprayers, or harvestors to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Put wildlife netting around orchard, vineyard, berry and/or vegetable areas to deter wildlife from foraging and defecating in the production areas.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, mechanical equipment, and fences.\n\nWorkers will assist driver with loading, delivery, and unloading of produce. Will also assist with market setup and loading/unloading of produce at stand. Will assist with replenishing of produce inventory as needed.2/10/2512/4/257:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.14349770619judy@crownorchard.comH-2A12/4/24 23:19H-300-24332-505619Acceptance Issued
Lavery's Sod Farm, Inc.620 Alleghany Spring RdShawsvilleVA24162Montgomery 4Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nsod. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior verifiable outdoor agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks including agricultural field work preferably associated with production of sod. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Performs any combination of the following tasks: prepares soil and growth medium, hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, lime and other soil conditions on sod grass and turf areas. Harvests and propagates sod. Digs, rakes, screens soil. Fills tanks with water, handles irrigation equipment. Sows grass seed and plants plugs of sod; unrolls and places sod; Pulls weeds and removes other undesirables from turf. Operates mowers, chain saws, forklifts, sod cutters and other farm machinery related to the care and production of turf. Moves irrigation pipe and equipment. Cuts, rolls and stacks sod weighing up to 75 lbs. Loads, unloads trucks and installs sod. When work in sod is not available workers may be offered other general agricultural duties associated with sod farming, including building and equipment maintenance, repairing fence and similar tasks.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in loading of trucks and lifting to a height of 5 plus feet. Rolls of sod may weigh up 75 pounds plus or minus depending on moisture content. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. \n\nWork required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. \n\nAllergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. \n\nWorkers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing are only permitted if indicated by employer. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. Workers must operate equipment, with or without direction, in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. \n\nEmployer requires all newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. The employer will also test at random, upon reasonable suspicion of use, and after a worker has an accident at work. Employer requires all newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid background check. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire.3/10/2512/5/257:00 A.M.1:30 P.M.15402681220lsfsodprincess@aol.comH-2A1/6/25 23:19H-300-24365-576834Acceptance Issued
Whitesides Sweet Corn30099 Rivermont Dr.MeadowviewVA24361Washington 2Produce ManagerWorkers will plant, cultivate, and harvest a variety of vegetables (Strawberries, sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, pumpkins, etc).\nWorkers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape, and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full containers weighing approximately 40 to 75 pounds (ca. 34 kg) and empty in field bins. Workers must be able to work in hot, humid weather for extended periods of time. Bending, stooping and reaching to plant, cultivate and harvest ground level crops. Workers may also be asked to help repair fence, stack square bales, and other normal farm related tasks at times as necessary. Workers should be physically able to perform the work with or without accommodations. Persons seeking employment in these crops should be available for the entire period requested. Persons should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. This is a hard labor job. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the U.S. Drug, alcohol, smoke-free work zone. Work schedule is 6:30-4:00 Monday through Friday and 5 hours Saturdays. Employer will make all deductions required by law.\n3/15/2512/6/256:30 A.M.4:00 P.M.12763569061jonathantwhitesides@gmail.comH-2A2/14/25 23:19H-300-25014-618368Acceptance Issued
Renwood Farms, Inc.17303 Sandy Point RdCharles CityVA23030Charles City 4FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nCrops: Corn, Soybeans and Wheat. \nCultivate, plant, and harvest corn, soybeans, and wheat. Load seed into hoppers and assist with mechanical planting. Perform manual and mechanized tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing; weed spraying; mowing; tedding; raking; baling; roguing and stacking. Operate grain carts. Clean grain bins and equipment at elevator.\nAssist in maintenance of irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Assist in the seed cleaning facility, stack pallets, help fill bulk seed bags, stack paper sacks of grain, open seed bags, dump seed bags and refill seed bags. Load and unload trucks. Repair and maintain farm vehicles and equipment.\n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\nManipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers between worksite, town, and housing locations in an employer owned and insured pick-up truck. \nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.3/10/2512/10/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18048292450sandy@renwoodfarms.comH-2A1/6/25 23:19H-300-24355-564522Acceptance Issued
Glenmary Farm, LLC22194 Mitchell Ford RdCulpeperVA22701Culpeper Notes: . Western View Plantation9Agricultural Equipment OperatorsCrops/Commodities: \nhay, corn, soybeans, sorghum, small grain, cattle, switchgrass, vetch. \nPerform manual and machine tasks associated with the production of hay, corn, soybeans, sorghum and small grain, and specialy crops, including switchgrass and vetch, including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing; weed spraying with spray rig; mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking hay; and operating grain carts. Plant, cultivate and harvest crops. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Till ground with tractor. Drive nurse truck with tank on flat bed to field to mix pesticides for sprayer. Assist spray operator with sprayer. Deliver seed and liquid nitrogen to corn planter. Plant corn and soybeans. Load trailers with dry fertilizer and take to the field. Assist the fertilizer spreader operator with loading of the spreader. Drive tractor with grain cart. Drive combine to harvest corn and soybeans. Haul corn and soybeans to grain storage facility. Unload and load corn and soybeans at grain storage facility. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nEmployees will assist with seed cleaning and seed treatment operations. Day-to-day tasks may include, but are not limited to: clean up of seed spills, forklift operation, equipment setup, and packaging of seed.\n\nOperate self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a variety of grain, grass and oilseed crops. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers and conveyors and height of cutting head, using hand tools. Change cutting head as appropriate for crop. Service machinery, trucks and trailers. Make in-field repairs. Service/repairs includes but is not limited to: lubricating grease points; inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, tire air pressures, belt and conveyer chain tensions, radiator and filter function, and brake performance; removing and replacing tires, wheels, bearings, belts, wear parts, filters, brake shoes, wheel seals, suspension parts, lights and lenses and chain or chain links. Transport crop to elevator, storage, or other location. Transfer grain to/between grain store(s). Transfer bulk agricultural products between facilities. Under supervision, assist with servicing, cleaning and maintenance of farm equipment, trucks, trailers and machinery. \n\nExamines animals for diseases, injuries and health issues, such as respiratory, feet injuries. Assist with livestock vaccination. Apply routine medications. Supply mineral and salt blocks. Check water troughs and streams for adequate water supply. Clean water trough. Clean barns of manure and old bedding. Haul manure to fields and spread it. Tend to cuts and bruises. Spray livestock with insecticide. Assist with livestock castration. Clips, brand, or tag animals. Perform general herd care. Repair fences. Drive pickup truck pulling stock trailer to haul cattle. Sort cattle into different groups. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time.2/26/2512/10/257:00 A.M.6:00 P.M.15407180378glenmaryfarmllc@gmail.comH-2A1/3/25 23:19H-300-24351-545502Acceptance Issued
Mountain View Farms of VA, L.C.2625 Oxford RdChathamVA24531Pittsylvania 10Agricultural Equipment OperatorAgricultural Equipment Operator: Prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate and harvest crops. Load and unload crops and farm materials. Operate tractors to cultivate, machine harvest and haul silage, manure and gravel for farm driveways. Job duties include water and manure irrigation activities, fencing, light plumbing, spraying and weed control. Operate towed machines and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Drive farm trucks and tow farm trailers to haul farm related materials, supplies, and harvested crops to designated locations as directed by employer or supervisor. Workers may cultivate by hand or with mechanical cultivator attached to farm tractor. Workers may walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Basic literacy and mathematical ability required. Requires minimum 3 months verifiable work experience operating 150+ h.p. tractors with farm implements, including self-propelled forage equipment. Applicants must possess proper and current driver’s license (minimum Class D or foreign equivalent) to legally operate farm vehicles on public highways in Virginia. Must commit to entire anticipated period of employment. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor.2/11/2512/10/256:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14349275290bennett.cobblestone@gmail.comH-2A12/9/24 23:19H-300-24334-507392Acceptance Issued
Vanderhyde Dairy Inc.269 Vanderhyde Dairy RdChathamVA24531Pittsylvania 4Agricultural Equipment OperatorAgricultural Equipment Operator: Prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate and harvest crops. Load and unload crops and farm materials. Operate tractors to cultivate, machine harvest and haul silage, manure and gravel for farm driveways. Job duties include water and manure irrigation activities, repair fences and other structures, light plumbing, spraying and weed control. Operate towed machines and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Drive farm trucks and tow farm trailers to haul farm related materials, supplies, and harvested crops to designated locations as directed by employer or supervisor. Workers may cultivate by hand or with mechanical cultivator attached to farm tractor. Workers may walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer?s fields) during the workday. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Basic literacy and mathematical ability required. Requires minimum 3 months verifiable work experience operating 150+ h.p. tractors with farm implements, including self-propelled forage equipment. Applicants must possess proper and current driver?s license (minimum Class D or foreign equivalent) to legally operate farm vehicles on public highways in Virginia. Must commit to entire anticipated period of employment. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker?s supervisor.2/11/2512/10/256:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14344320484royvdh123@gmail.comH-2A12/7/24 4:01H-300-24334-507393Acceptance Issued
Engel Family Farms7423 Cabin Hill Farm LnHanoverVA23069Hanover 13FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \ncrops including but not limited to grain (corn, wheat, barley, soybeans) and hay. \nPerforms a variety of manual tasks associated with grain and hay crop production. Help with irrigation, clean and maintain equipment, help load grain and seed, assist with mowing, cutting and baling hay, work in fields, clean around barns. \n\nWorkers will work loading trucks with bales of hay and sacks of grain weighing from 50 to 60 pounds. Workers may drive trucks to transport crops. Workers must be able to lift such weights to a height of 5 feet over the course of the work day. Workers should be able to work on their feet for long periods of time and be able to work in barns at heights of 20 to 30 feet. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nClean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days following hire. \n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced Farm Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.),3/10/2512/10/257:00 A.M.2:30 P.M.18045375821vicky.engelfarms@gmail.comH-2A12/30/24 23:19H-300-24361-571494Acceptance Issued
Silver Creek Orchards, Inc3679 Pharsalia RdTyroVA22976Nelson 14Farmworker FruitHarvest grapesCrops/Commodities: Apples, grapes, peaches, vegetables, cattle.\n\nThese tasks will be presented and reviewed by the manager before harvest begins. \n\nGeneral: Workers will use/handle ladders up to 18 ft. in length and weighing up to 50 lbs., and tripods (10, 12 and 14 feet in height). All tasks may be done from the ground or on a ladder. Workers must obey all safety rules when working around, applying or handling pesticides. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs to include carpentry work and painting as needed. All Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Primus Rules must be followed. Instructions and overall supervision and direction of workers will be provided by a company supervisor. Workers hired pursuant to this labor certification must be able to comprehend and follow instructions of a company supervisor and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers will be expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nHand-Thinning Apples: Proficient ladder use is needed when hand-thinning apples. Cull small developing apples selectively from the tree on a crop load basis. \n\nSuckering Apple Trees: Cutting upright apple shoots inside the tree with loppers to open up the canopy to light interception. \n\nApple Harvest: Quality is essential. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking and field packing requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Fruit is spot-picked for fresh market early in the season and strip-picked thereafter, with additional intermittent spot-picking later in the season as needed. Care must be taken when picking to not damage or bruise fruit. To avoid bruising, pickers are required to snap fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand and place each piece of fruit carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Properly filled fruit buckets weigh up to 40 lbs. May participate in the inspection, grading, or sorting of harvested fruit while still in field. \n\nGrape Harvest: Performs harvesting of grapes with clippers or shears under supervision in vineyard. Do not cut vines when harvesting grapes, only cut fruit. Do not overfill harvest lugs. Must be level/full and no more to prevent dropping fruit and damaging lugs. \n\nVegetable Harvest: Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. \n\nPeach Harvest: Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. \n\nApple and Peach Pruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood, and shoots/suckers.\n\nLivestock Care: Examines animals for diseases and injuries. Assist with livestock vaccination. Apply routine medications. Tend to cuts and bruises. Spray livestock with insecticide. Assist with livestock castration. Clips, brand, or tag animals. Perform general herd care. Will maintain and repair fences as needed. \n5/5/2512/12/257:30 A.M.2:30 P.M.14345461265ruth@silvercreekorchards.comH-2A3/6/25 23:19H-300-25057-725812Acceptance Issued
Bennett's Creek Wholesale Nursery, Inc.Bennett's Creek Nursery17497 Benns Church BlvdSmithfieldVA23430Isle Of Wight 26FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nNursery Plants. \n\nPerform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, brooms, blowers). Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Prepare trees for harvest by tying or wrapping as necessary. Lift trees and other plants by hand. \n\nPerform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear trees with proper shape and bud cut angle for quality. Stake and position trees and plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade plants.Count, inventory, and grade plants. Sort, pull, label, and pack plants by variety. Clean/maintain work area. Clean/maintain work area.\n\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. \n\nApply herbicides to weeds only. No certifications required for the type of spraying the farmworkers will perform. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. \n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. May use/operate equipment to include tractors, mowers, sprayers, power shears, front-end loaders, forklifts, and trucks or other vehicles on the farm. Perform raking, sweeping, shoveling, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/greenhouse maintenance and repairs on farm doors and farm structures. Lay weed fabric and stake to the ground. Cover greenhouses with plastic and nail pinch boards in place.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nEmployer requires all newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision.2/15/2512/14/258:00 A.M.5:15 P.M.17574831425Matthew.Sawyer@bcnursery.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24337-510599Acceptance Issued
Watkins Nurseries, Inc.11601 Grub Hill Church RoadAmeliaVA23002Amelia 8Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nnursery stock, field grown trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. \nManual tasks related to the growing of nursery stock will include some combination of the following: preparing fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush and debris; planting seedlings or ‘liners' by hand (including riding and inserting liners in a mechanical planter); hand digging, loading, unloading or transplanting bare-root nursery stock; straightening, tying, propagating, pruning and shearing trees and shrubs; cutting, pulling or removing and mowing weeds or grass; moving irrigation equipment; spraying herbicides and insecticides and applying fertilizer. While fertilizing workers will be expected to pick up and carry 35 pounds of fertilizer and distribute it with a 4-ounce cup. Accurate visual calibration and proper placement of fertilizer is required.\n\nMost field work is performed in crews of from 3 to 6 workers who will be required to maintain the pace of the average crew member. Crew work may consist of hand hoeing around nursery stock. Weeds are to be removed by the root and not at ground level. \n\nTasks related to harvest of nursery stock will include the following: taking inventory and grading plants, preparing trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; digging; wrapping burlap or other covering around root balls and securing with twine and/or staples; crimping wire baskets; lifting, carrying and loading nursery stock; and unloading, moving or loading supplies, including wire baskets. \n\nPlants must be handled carefully to ensure that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during digging, handling, wrapping and/or transplanting processes. \n\nMechanized tree spade helpers will work as part of a crew comprised of one operator and 2 or more helpers. The helper will remove the tree from the tree spade, tighten the burlap in an acceptable manner, crimp wire basket around the root ball, lace top of ball with sisal twine and crimp basket to tighten twine. The employer expects tree spade crews to harvest between 18 and 40 trees per hour depending on size and variety.\n\nWork will also include heavy mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include power shears, chain saws, high lift and fork lift, and tractors. \n\nWorkers with appropriate licenses may operate general purpose vehicles to transport workers, equipment and product from one field location or facility to another. Workers may be required to do any other manual tasks involved in the production and maintenance of tree nurseries, fields and other production areas.\n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. \n\nPersons seeking employment as a Nursery Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.2/15/2512/15/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18043798733robertwatkins@watkinsnurseries.comH-2A12/11/24 23:19H-300-24338-514645Acceptance Issued
James River Nurseries, Inc.13244 Ashland RoadAshlandVA23005Hanover 12Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nnursery stock (trees & shrubs). \nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Work on production line. Grade, size, sort, and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nPrepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack, label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted.2/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.18047982020jmoreira@jamesrivernurseries.comH-2A12/23/24 23:19H-300-24348-542296Acceptance Issued
Tidewater Mulch & Material, Inc.225 Sign Pine RoadChesapeakeVA23322Chesapeake - Independent City40Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nNursery stock - annuals, perennials, container and tree material, christmas trees, hemp.. \nJob requires working in a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest of nursery stock, trees, shrubs, perennials, and hemp. Workers will be expected to perform manual jobs as well as equipment operation with accuracy and efficiency beginning with planting through harvest. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, cultivating, hoeing, digging, mulching, transplanting, mowing, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Load finished plants onto wagons and trucks, and unload trucks. Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover seasonal holding houses with plastic in fall. Assist with building seasonal holding houses. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 70 pounds. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during transplanting process.\n\nWorkers must have an understanding of nursery quality control standards and a working knowledge of nursery production procedures. Workers must be able to harvest crops according to predetermined, customer specific standards. Must select and harvest crops which are suitable for various clients.\n\nWorkers will perform heavy manual field work including but not limited to planting, cultivating, harvesting/cutting and baling evergreen Christmas trees. Remove brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks and brush hooks and axes. Plant seedlings using mattock or dibble. Shear tops and limb tips from evergreen Christmas trees, as specified by supervisor, to control growth, increase limb density and improve shape. Remove any brush or greenery left in fields. In general, prepare areas for planting seedlings in the spring.\n\nPerform tasks involved with industrial hemp planting, row harvesting, drying and handling.\n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 70 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.\n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, blowers, weedeaters, mowers and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.)\n\nPersons seeking employment as nursery worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. 2/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.17574369617drewm@basnightlandandlawn.comH-2A12/9/24 4:02H-300-24337-509309Acceptance Issued
Fleetwood Farm Winery, LLC23075 Evergreen Mills RoadLeesburgVA20175Loudoun 6FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: grapes, sod, nursery stock\nJobs offered are working in a commercial diversified crop farm, nursery and/or vineyard handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. \n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Use/handle ladders up to 8 ft. in length and weighing up to 50 lbs. \n\nPrepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack, label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. \n\nPlanting: Propagate plants by placing buds/scions. Plant seedlings or 'liners' by hand or with mechanical planter. Clear cull stock, brush and debris. Dig holes and shovel dirt. \n\nTree Training: hoeing, tree painting, weed mat application. Tie/position trees and limbs, together and to trellises, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports. \n\nThinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. \n\nPruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.\n\nGrapes: Plant, cultivate, and harvest grapes. Performs tasks under supervision in vineyard/winery operation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves, and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including mowing and weeding. Install, and ,maintain, and repair vine trellises. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Manage vineyard canopy management to permit light and air circulation. Install and maintain bird netting.3/3/2512/15/256:30 A.M.4:00 P.M.17037222124skip@gwli.orgH-2A1/13/25 23:19H-300-24365-576088Acceptance Issued
Rok Mt Farm, LLC251 Angel Hollow LnAmherstVA24521Amherst 8Orchard WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nApples. \nPrepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery to plow and till land for agricultural use. Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Prepare trees for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig trees and other plants with shovel or tree spade. Perform general plant maintenance.\n\nPlant, cultivate, and harvest tree fruit. Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Hand prune based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.\n\nWorkers injured on the job and unable to perform the full range of duties may be offered light duty, if available. Light duty tasks may vary depending on availability of task, nature of worker's injury, and instructions from worker's physician. Light duty tasks may include blight checking, fruit checking/quality control, light picking/pruning/thinning/sorting, or tree counting. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements.4/1/2512/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.14344202680kurc60@verizon.netH-2A1/29/25 23:19H-300-25017-625738Acceptance Issued
Tropical Treehouse Corp.Cross Creek Nursery2681 Green Hill RoadNottowayVA23824Nottoway 8FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nshrub and tree containers. \nPerform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Prepare trees for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig trees and other plants with shovel or tree spade. \n\nPerform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear trees with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position trees and plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade trees. Select trees for cutting according to grade. Cut trees using axe or chainsaw. Drag cut trees from cutting area. Bale trees using tree baler. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twice and/or stapes. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Clean/maintain work area.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n \nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nThe vehicles provided to workers (van, SUVs, pick-up truck, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the workday, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required).2/17/2512/15/257:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18043780700jason.mcauliffe@crosscreeknursery.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24340-519133Acceptance Issued
Beechland Farms II Partners399 Alliance RdSurryVA23883Surry 3Agricultural Equipment Operatorcorn, soybean, peanutsWe raise about 2000 acres of corn, 2600 acres of soybeans, and 600 acres of peanuts. We need seasonal employees to assist with all aspects of raising these crops. Employers will need to operate farm equipment to plant, spray, harvest and haul these crops. Employees will need to operate late model large equipment including tractors sprayers and combines and operate farm tractor trailers for hauling corn and soybeans from the field to storage bins. Manual labor including pulling weeds out of soybean and peanut fields. Complete general farm duties as assigned. Employees will need to complete routine repairs and maintenance on equipment. Per state regulations, employer is exempt from a commercial CDL requirement for farm trucking. No commercial trucking is required. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.3/3/2512/15/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.17578705647H-2A1/10/25 23:19H-300-25002-587420Acceptance Issued
Tidewater tree Transplanters Inc.5700 Fitztown Rd.Virginia BeachVA23457Virginia Beach - Independent City5Nursery WorkerCrops/Commodities: \nNursery stock. \nJob requires working in a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest of nursery stock, trees, shrubs, and perennials. Workers will be expected to perform manual jobs as well as equipment operation of a skid steer with accuracy and efficiency beginning with planting through harvest. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, cultivating, hoeing, digging, mulching, transplanting, mowing, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Load finished plants onto wagons and trucks, and unload trucks. Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover seasonal holding houses with plastic in fall. General cleaning, repairing, and maintaining of farm operations buildings, including sheds and pole barns. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 70 pounds. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are not broken during transplanting process.\n\nPrepare fields/soil for planting. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack, label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. One time install of nursery stock for customers (not including Sod). Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. \n\nWorkers must have an understanding of nursery quality control standards and a working knowledge of nursery production procedures. Workers must be able to harvest crops according to predetermined, customer specific standards. Must select and harvest crops which are suitable for various clients.\n\nWorkers will perform heavy manual field work including but not limited to planting, cultivating, harvesting/cutting and baling trees. Remove brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks and brush hooks and axes. Plant seedlings using mattock or dibble. Shear tops and limb tips from trees, as specified by supervisor, to control growth, increase limb density and improve shape. Remove any brush or greenery left in fields. In general, prepare areas for planting seedlings in the spring.\n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of products. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 70 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodation. Saturday work required. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.\n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment.3/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.5:30 P.M.17574772564tidewatertreetransplanter@gmail.comH-2A1/12/25 4:02H-300-24365-577674Acceptance Issued
Mobjack Bay Lease Holding Inc6578 Jarvis RdGloucesterVA23061Gloucester 11Shellfish Farm LaborerCrops/Commodities: \nShellfish (oysters and clams). \nShellfish Farm Laborers are responsible for performing manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Shellfish Farm Laborers assist with the following tasks related to aquaculture/farming operation: cultivating, growing and harvesting oysters and clams (“shellfish”), through a four-part cultivation process; wash seed shellfish by hand with hose, assist with grading on shaking tables or graders, place juvenile shellfish in floats or cages for deployment in the water; when oysters mature and are ready for harvest, remove shellfish, wash and prepare for sale for pick up or local delivery and redeploy any shellfish not ready for market back in water; assist with cleaning, repairing and maintaining equipment (floats, trays and others). Shellfish Farm Laborers will be expected to perform all of the duties with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will assist with facility/equipment maintenance. \n\nMust exercise independent judgment; may be asked to demonstrate tasks to other workers, but position does not include supervisory responsibilities.\n\nEmployer has a strict prohibition on tobacco usage. No smoking or tobacco use of any kind will be permitted in any of the company buildings or near the doors or entrances to any of the company buildings, in worker housing, near combustible engines, such as outboards, pressure washers, pay loaders or by any fuel storage areas, on the barge or in any of the outside work areas. This is necessary to protect against disease, which is transmitted by hands and tools contaminated with tobacco by-products. Smoking is only allowed at lunch break in the designated smoking area outside the eating area. Employer reserves the right to discharge any employee found smoking in non-designated areas. \n\nWorkers must be able to work on their feet in bent positions, stoop, reach and kneel for long periods of time. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop operations. Must be able to work in excessive humidity and temperatures ranging from 30 degrees to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Workers should be in good physical health and physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.\n\nWorkers must be able to lift 65 pounds to a height of 5 feet over the course of the work day. Must be able to count to 500. \nWork may also include mechanized work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include pressure washers, hydraulic lifts, pallet jacks, clam/oyster graders, and skid loaders. Workers will be expected to be able to operate equipment with or without direction. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug and alcohol testing required upon reasonable suspicion of use.\n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.\n\nEmployer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to produce a premium quality product. \n \nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.\n\nOne week paid sick leave/vacation time awarded after 10 years of consecutive seasonal employment.\n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, Both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order. \n 2/15/2512/15/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18046937597Chris.smith@atlanticaquafarms.comH-2A12/6/24 23:19H-300-24338-511806Acceptance Issued
Mary's Alpaca LLC8080 Enon Church Rd.The PlainsVA20198Fauquier 3Alpaca Farm WorkerCrops/Commodities: alpacas. \nWorkers will perform complete alpaca herd care (up to 170 animals of all ages), with specific attention to maintenance; assist in handling alpaca in preparation for show/sales; nutrition, shearing, periodic routine herd health, emergency medical care, paddock maintenance, clean and maintain facilities, birthing females and special needs of offspring (cria), breeding and quarantine procedures. \n \nWorkers will load trucks with bales of hay and sacks of grain and feed weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers are expected to begin work early in the morning when fields may be wet with dew. Temperatures may range from 10 to 110 F. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, animal dandruff, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Prefer working English language skills. Saturday work required. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).\n\nThe employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities (“time out”) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the “Work Rules.\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced Alpaca Farm Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n\nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.),3/15/2512/15/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15402229693pjayfetner@aol.comH-2A1/10/25 23:19H-300-24366-579439Acceptance Issued
G. Kyle Leonard, Jr.Colebelle Farms818 Old Providence RoadSpottswoodVA24476Augusta 2Livestock Worker/Agricultural Equipment OperatorThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience, preferably on a diversified crop and livestock farm, handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production and operating agricultural equipment including 150+ horsepower tractors with farm implements. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift 60 lbs. Basic literacy and mathematical ability required. Applicants must possess proper and current driver’s license (minimum Class D or foreign equivalent) or be able to obtain license within 30 days of hire to legally operate farm vehicles on public highways in Virginia. \nCrops/commodities: corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, poultry. \nAll job duties are directly related to the production of crops and livestock with the larger percentage attending to livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks associated with the care of livestock (cattle) and poultry: Feed and water livestock, herd livestock to pasture for grazing, into lots, or catch pens. Perform routine wellness/facility checks, keep pens clean and sanitized using disinfectants, shovels, or water hoses; remove manure. Move/walk turkeys twice daily, assist with preparations for new flocks. Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries. Speak and understand English for receiving technical and detailed instructions related to the care and survival of livestock. There are no dairy duties in this job order. \nOperate agricultural equipment to plant and machine-harvest crops and haul silage. Workers will drive tractors and operate designated towed machines, such as seeders, mowers, rakes, balers, and trailers, to plant, cultivate, harvest crops. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Load and unload crops and farm materials. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Drive farm trucks to haul farm related materials, supplies, and harvested crops to designated locations around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. \nWorkers will also work in fields, performing manual and machine tasks associated with corn, soybean, and hay crop production, including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking hay; and operating wagons, trailers. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Repetitive bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, skid loaders, ATVs/ UTVs. \nDig and maintain ditches. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm, farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. \nWorkers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. 3/18/2512/15/256:30 A.M.4:30 P.M.15402941653colebelle@msn.comH-2A2/5/25 23:19H-300-25017-627576Acceptance Issued
Oak Grove AG LLC 1647 Kings HwyOak GroveVA22443Westmoreland 20Vegetable Warehouse WorkerVegetable Warehouse Worker: Field-packed broccoli, sweet corn, cucumbers, peppers, squash and other vegetables are transported from the field to the warehouse on trucks. Produce is unloaded, stacked, properly counted, tagged and put in a cooler or chlorine bath as soon as received. Workers may regrade or re-package field-packed produce. Workers may load trucks by hand or forklift. Workers perform sanitation duties such as cleaning restrooms, sweeping, hosing down loading dock. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Work is performed inside cold room at constant 45 degrees F. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result required before beginning work. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. of product. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to work for the entire contract period. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when handling produce for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before work and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time. All workers must report to work clean and in clean clothes.2/18/2512/16/258:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18042241990joemparker@gmail.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24340-521012Acceptance Issued
Shreckhise Brothers, Inc.Shreckhise Nurseries1903 Forest Ave.GrottoesVA24441Rockingham 7Farmworker/Agricultural Equipment OperatorCrops/Commodities: \nNursery Stock. \nPerform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, liners, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Prepare trees for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig trees and other plants with shovel or tree spade. \n\nLoad and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers. Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Drive farm trucks and front end loaders to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. \n\nPerform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear trees with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position trees and plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade trees. Select trees for cutting according to grade. Cut trees using axe or chainsaw. Drag cut trees from cutting area. Bale trees using tree baler. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twice and/or stapes. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Clean/maintain work area.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences.2/17/2512/16/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.18006285871tara@shreckhise.comH-2A12/13/24 23:19H-300-24339-518449Acceptance Issued
Eastern Virginia Nursery, LLC2178 Crookhorn RoadMontrossVA22520Westmoreland 6General FarmworkerCornWorkers will perform various duties related to the commercial production & maintenance of container grown plants and trees to include digging, potting, spacing, weeding (by hand),feeding, fertilizing, watering, pruning, tagging, loading and unloading of product, delivery of product to market. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, lifting, bending, and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps below 30 to in excess of 100 degrees for long periods of time. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Workers may assist in crops of soybeans, wheat, or corn as deemed necessary, performing the duties listed in this section. Must pay attention to detail with ability to troubleshoot. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to lift & carry up to 100lbs. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, etc. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Saturday and Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to related to container plants, soybeans, wheat, corn depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task. If an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.\n(See Addendum C Job Duties Continued)2/20/2512/16/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18044938236chandlerlf@hotmail.comH-2A1/14/25 23:19H-300-24351-546185Acceptance Issued - Cert Action In Review
Saunders Bros., Inc.2717 Tye Brook HighwayPiney RiverVA22964Nelson Tye Brook: 2717 Tye Brook Highway96Horticultural WorkerTree Clonal Rootstock ManagementCrops/Commodities: \nnursery stock, pome fruits, stone fruits, vegetables, Christmas trees. \nJobs may include any combination of planting, cultivating, seeding, hoeing, transplanting, fertilizing, propagation, preparing soil, weeding, thinning, spraying and watering, mowing, digging, mulching. Covering and uncovering seasonal holding houses and other manual tasks in nursery operation and orchard. Other duties include tagging plants. Workers are supervised at all times by employer or foreman who will provide demonstrations, instructions and directions. Non-supervisory nursery workers may demonstrate tasks to others. Designated workers may be responsible for acting as a liaison between the crew and the supervisor to communicate progress of production tasks and communicate work completed for the day.\nOrchard: Quality is essential. All fruit is spot picked for fresh market. Ladders ranging from 14 ft. to 20 ft. in length and weighing from 35 to 50 lbs. each are used. Care must be taken when picking fruit not to damage or bruise fruit. Properly filled fruit buckets or crates weigh up to 40 lbs. Pickers are required to snap most fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Asian pears will be stem-clipped. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in bucket to avoid bruising. Foreman or owner will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season's start. Workers must obey all safety rules when applying or handling pesticides.\n\nLoad and unload agricultural products or crops onto trucks, drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, and/or equipment/supplies to other Saunders Brothers farm locations, Saunders Brothers storage facilities, or Saunders Brothers packing house on private or public roads. Drive 6 wheel (Straight truck under 26K lb.) 8 wheel (straight truck over 26K lbs) or 18-wheel truck(s) (Over 26k lbs.) with Farm Use tags. This is a transfer/shuttle of plants or fruit from Saunders Brothers farm to Saunders Brothers farm/packing house so that the agricultural crops may be sorted and/or grouped for sale. Does not deliver to customers.\n\nWorkers will also perform general orchard work including but not limited to preparing land for planting, picking roots, rocks and other debris, planting trees, trimming suckers, building trellises, mulching trees, inserting/removing tree spreaders, hoeing, cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm buildings, operation and maintenance of tractors and other equipment under supervision. Workers may occasionally assist in packing fruit into boxes and loading boxes onto skids and trucks. \nChristmas Trees: \nWorkers will perform heavy manual field work including but not limited to planting, cultivating and harvesting Christmas evergreen trees on a tree farm. Removes brush, ferns and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks and brush hooks. Plants seedlings using planting bar or augers. Workers must properly prune and shape trees as instructed by a company supervisor. Scatter fertilizer pellets over planted area by hand or spreader. Spray herbicides or pesticides. Shears tops and limb tips from trees as specified by supervisor to control growth, increase limb density and improve shape Selects trees for cutting according to markings or size, species and grade and fells trees using axe or chain saw. \nDrive trucks or tractors to transport trees from the field to central loading area. Drags cut trees from cutting area, runs trees through tree baler and loads trees onto trucks for transport. May cut evergreens. May make wreaths from cut greenery produced on the farm. Work may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction.2/16/2512/16/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.14342775455Annie.Saunders@saunderbrothers.comH-2A12/12/24 23:19H-300-24338-512992Acceptance Issued
Red Sun Farms LLC5400 International BoulevardDublinVA24084Pulaski 52High- Tech Greenhouse WorkerTEMPORARY HIGH-TECH GREENHOUSE WORKERS. Applicants must be able, willing & qualified to perform work described in this JO/Ad & must be available for the entire period specified. Both inbound and outbound Transport provided. Dublin, Pulaski County, VA. Possible daily/weekly hours: 7A-3:30P; 35-50/hours. $16.16/hr. 1st week wage guarantee: $664.40. Employer will comply w/applicable Federal, State, local laws pertaining to OT. \nDuties: Perform plant care, cultivation & harvesting in high-tech hydroponic greenhouse. To perform duties, must have\nknowledge of dripped irrigation systems, fertilizer mixing systems & high-wire plant support sys. Must perform hands-on plant care, cultivation & harvesting techniques; must recognize & control pests/diseases; must use generally-accepted practices related to quality assurance & customer specifications unique to greenhouse tomato growing. Ensure maximum efficiency in methods, production & procedures, & maintain a safe, clean work environment. Work may include grading, packing, quality checking, and weighing of produce grown in the greenhouse & load/unload up to approx. 50-60 lbs. Involves extensive, repetitious walking, standing, stooping, bending & manual/motorized tool usage all day. Possible exposure to weather, temps above 90F w. direct sunlight for extended periods; hours may fluctuate (+/-); possible downtimes and/or extended hours. Quality Control applies & other related activities per SOC/OES 45-2092 as per onetonline.org. Dependable: Fulfill obligations. Attn. to Detail: Complete work tasks. Self-Control: Display a good natured, cooperative attitude; maintain composure; keep emotions in check, control anger, avoid aggressive behavior. Employer guarantees 3/4 workdays of contract. Tools provided at no cost to worker. If applicable, transport, subsistence expenses provided upon 50% of worked contract. Employer-provided housing available to any worker who cannot reasonably return to residence daily. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the U.S. Drug testing post-hire, especially if supervisor observes cause; failed test equals dismissal. Any drug testing will be at employers expense. Drug, alcohol, smoke-free work zone. 2/17/2512/16/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15408359677agomez@redsunfarms.comH-2A1/6/25 23:19H-300-24344-528508Acceptance Issued
Nelson PleitezFajardos Produce Farm12284 Kings HwyKing GeorgeVA22485King George 3General FarmworkerAg-HayTo perform various duties associated with the commercial production & harvest of vegetable and strawberry/fruit crops & cut flowers. Workers will perform work according to supervisors instructions. Job involves stooping, bending, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps of below 30 degrees to an excess of 100 degrees. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random and/or post accident drug test, and background check post hire at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the crops such as performing hand weeding or hoeing, greenhouse/equipment/vehicle cleaning and repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, and movement of irrigation systems and equipment, gardening, cleaning around ponds & fields. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.\nSeven to eight hours per day is normal. Workers may be offered more than the specified work in a single day. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12-14 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The employer will designate time for lunch and breaks. Worker may be requested to work Sunday during peak times and special needs but not required. These requirements pertain to both H-2A and US workers. Extreme heat, cold or drought may affect working hours. Employer will offer 40 hours/week, weather and crop conditions permitting. Worker will report to work at designated time and place as directed by employer each day.\nWorkers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop, or other conditions beyond the control of the employer. This can occur anytime throughout the season. As a general matter, working hours will be divided between duties related to vegetable/fruit, hay farming depending on the employers needs. Given that the demands of agricultural production are unpredictable and determined by factors to include weather, crop conditions, market demands and seasonal task needs and numerous other factors, it is impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy the percentage of time that will be dedicated to any specific task.\nIf an updated AEWR for the occupational classification and geographic area is published in the Federal Register during the work contract, and the updated AEWR is lower than the rate guaranteed on the job order, the employer must continue to pay at least the rate guaranteed on the job order.4/10/2512/18/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.18043135120pleitez.nelson@yahoo.comH-2A2/20/25 23:19H-300-25034-661306Acceptance Issued
Sunny Point Farms, LLC1270 W. Bear Wallow RoadCastlewoodVA24224Russell 7Farm LaborerWorkers will tend to the corn and hay, including but not limited to, planting, harvesting, and grading. Workers will also build and maintain fencing on the farm to secure cattle. Workers will be responsible for land clearing on the farm, and maintaining the land for the cattle to be able to move around and graze.\n3/24/2512/18/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18049381912jimsluss@yahoo.comH-2A2/6/25 23:19H-300-25013-613762Acceptance Issued
Cappahosic Oyster Company5238 Weaver LaneGloucesterVA23061Gloucester 2Aquaculture Oyster TechnicianGeneral Farm WorkThis job requires planting, and harvesting oysters through the aquaculture/farming operation. The farming operation season run March through December. farming operations includes nursery production, husbandry activities, and sorting and bagging. These activities are described in more detail below. In addition, routine maintenance and repair of farm equipment will also be required periodically.\n\nNursery Operations: This farm raises 1mm seed purchased from local hatcheries and grows them in upland based upweller tanks that uses a continuous circulation pumping system to bring river water into the tanks. Each tank can contain between 4 to 8 silos. Laborers will be required to assist in the set-up of the tanks, silos and pumping system. Oysters remain in the tanks for approximately 2-3 weeks. During that time farm workers will rinse, hand sieve for size grading, and separate oysters as they grow to reduce the volume of oysters in each silo and to keep the silos clean and free flowing. When the oysters reach a size greater than ¼ inch in size, the oysters are transferred by hand to ¼ inch mesh bags which are placed in bottom grow-out cages. Cages are deployed on the river bottom via boat and crane. Company owner or existing US Citizen farm manager operates boats and cranes. Farm laborers will assist with filling bags, packing cages and guiding cages during deployment. The nursery operation continues until all oysters in the silos have been removed, bagged, and deployed in cages in the river.\n\nHusbandry Operations:\nHusbandry is the process of tending/caring for oysters throughout their lifecycle until they are market size. This is largely a sorting process known as grading where oysters are run through mechanical sorting machines that can separate oysters based on size. At the same time, the oysters are cleaned with river water running through the machine, and chipped to yield a better shape. Husbandry practices also thin the population of oysters in their grow-out container to improve shape, quality, and circulation. Grow-out containers are defouled of natural growth using power washers and wash out hoses before repacked with oysters and redeployed for grow-out. Farm laborers will be responsible for operating power washers to clean cages, emptying cages and bags in the grading machine, refilling cages and reloading the vessel will cages for deployment. Assistance on the boat may be required. \n\nSee addendum C3/1/2512/19/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18048323581capoysters@gmail.comH-2A2/6/25 23:19H-300-25035-663278Acceptance Issued
Glover Farms Partnership6332 Trumpet DrSuffolkVA23437Suffolk - Independent City10Agricultural Equipment OperatorAgricultural Equipment Operator: prepare soil for planting, plant, cultivate and mechanically harvest cotton, peanuts, soybeans, wheat and corn. Operate or tend equipment or machinery used in agricultural production, such as tractors, sprayers and self-propelled combines. Operate towed machines such as grain carts, cotton module builder and cotton boll buggy. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Load and unload crops and farm materials. May repair fences, greenhouses, farm buildings and other structures, or perform irrigation activities. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck with less than 13 tons GVWR to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market.3/1/2512/23/257:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.17576576312carchrx1@aol.comH-2A12/26/24 23:19H-300-24351-547638Acceptance Issued
Graham & Rollins, Inc.19 Rudd LaneHamptonVA23669Hampton - Independent City40Crab Picker/ProcessorSteam, clean and pick whole crabs, weigh, sort, ice; clean and prepare work areas, load, unload, debone, pack, dump, clean, lift, move, and seafood preparation labor. Workers will unload raw products (crabs) from boats or trucks and place in the processing area or onto tables to be processed. Workers will also load finished product into refrigerators or freezers for storage. Workers will load finished product onto trucks for shipment. Work is supervised. 14 day(s) on the job training provided.\n\nTwo plant locations - 19 Rudd Lane and 509 Bassette Street; both plants are located in the City of Hampton. \n\nSee attached addendum for expanded job details.\n\n\n\n3/3/2512/25/256:00 A.M.1:00 P.M.17577233831terri@grahamandrollins.comH-2B1/5/25 4:02H-400-24338-512629Determination Issued - Certification
Rosa's Garden Family Farm LLCMechanicsvilleVA23111Notes: . Fox Hunter Lane #1 Childress4FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nWinter and summer squash, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes, turnips, and greens. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest fruits and vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.Put wildlife netting around vegetable areas to deter wildlife from foraging and defecating in the production areas. Repair fences. May use/handle ladders up to 10 feet in length and weighing up to 40 lbs. or work on a motorized platform in order to perform farm building maintenance or field repairs.\n\nIn addition, workers will plant seeds in greenhouses, transplant plants, lay plastic and drip tape, remove plastic from fields, cultivate and weed as needed. Workers must also stake/tie plants. Workers will pick vegetables and melons as they ripen. Workers will water the plants as needed. Assist with general greenhouse maintenance and repairs.\n\nGrade and pack fruit by hand or with mechanized packing equipment, including but not limited to bagging machines, bin feeding machines, box machines, labeling machines, regular and high stacking forklifts. Sort graded fruit in appropriate containers according to packing instructions. Deliver pallets of finished product to cold storage. Load/unload product. Prepare orders for shipping. Keep material and product records accurately. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.4/25/2512/28/258:00 A.M.5:00 P.M.18045173948rosasgardenva@gmail.comH-2A3/10/25 23:19H-300-25055-719988Acceptance Issued
Kellum Brothers LLC25 Shipyard LaneWeemsVA22576Lancaster 9Shellfish WorkersWash and grade live shellfish, place in package. Inspect and grade shellfish for quality, discard weak or dead shellfish. Assist with cleaning of work areas. May operate shell washing equipment, hand truck, and/or pallet jack under supervision. May shuck shellfish when available. Work is supervised. 10 days on the job training provided.3/1/2512/31/257:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18044385561kellumbrothers@gmail.comH-2B12/20/24 4:01H-400-24336-508204Determination Issued - Certification
Land of Promise Farms Partnership3169 Land of Promise RoadVirginia BeachVA23457Virginia Beach - Independent City3Agricultural Equipment OperatorCrops/Commodities: \ncorn, soybeans, wheat. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of verifiable agricultural experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks including operating agricultural equipment. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Work in fields. Perform manual and machine tasks associated with crop production, including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing; weed spraying with spray rig; mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking hay; and operating grain carts. Work in fields. Perform manual and machine tasks associated with the grain and oilseed production. Plant, cultivate and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. \n\nOperate self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a variety of grain, grass and oilseed crops. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers and conveyors and height of cutting head, using hand tools. Change cutting head as appropriate for crop. Service machinery, light trucks and trailers. Make in-field repairs. Service/repairs includes but is not limited to: lubricating grease points; inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, tire air pressures, belt and conveyer chain tensions, radiator and filter function, and brake performance; removing and replacing tires, wheels, bearings, belts, wear parts, filters, brake shoes, wheel seals, suspension parts, lights and lenses and chain or chain links. Must be able to operate, maintain and repair agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.3/1/2512/31/257:00 A.M.6:00 P.M.17574390291ryan.horsley80@gmail.comH-2A1/6/25 23:19H-300-24352-548650Acceptance Issued
Little River Seafood, Inc.440 Rock Town RoadReedvilleVA22539Northumberland 8Seafood Processor/Crab PickerSeafood Processor/Crab Picker: Steam, clean and pick whole crabs, weigh, sort, ice; clean and prepare work areas, load, unload, debone, pack, dump, clean, lift, move, and seafood preparation labor. Workers will unload raw products (crabs) from boats or trucks and place in the processing area or onto tables to be processed. Workers will also load finished product into refrigerators or freezers for storage. Workers will load finished product onto trucks for shipment. Work is supervised. 15 day(s) on the job training provided. \n\nTwo plant locations - 440 Rock Town Road, Reedville, VA and 14515 Northumberland Hwy., Heathsville, VA 22473; both facilities are located in Northumberland County. \n\nSee attached addendum for expanded job details.\n4/1/2512/31/257:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.18044533670Kelly@littleriverseafood.comH-2B3/4/25 4:02H-400-25001-584710Determination Issued - Certification
BD&R Timber Inc.604 West Main StIndependenceVA24348Grayson 3Equipment OperatorEquipment Operation in North CarolinaCrops/Commodities: \nTimber. \nOperate tractors, agricultural equipment, forestry equipment, and farm vehicles. Cut trees or logs. Evaluate log quality. Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards. Operate and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths. Operate tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, hoisting racks, and crane booms to fell tree, skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush. Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees. Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading. Inspect loads to ensure that timber is secure. Secure timber for transport using ropes, blocks, chains, binders, or covers. Operate stand-alone logging machines such as log chippers. Operate equipment to build or repair logging and skid roads. Operate tractors and equipment to move wagons and trailer. Duties may include limbing, bucking, debarking, loading, unloading, and storing timber as part of logging activities. Perform manual and mechanized tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging; disking; aerating; fertilizing, weed spraying and mowing. Use mowers and weed eaters on employer's premises and around buildings and equipment. Clean and maintain work areas, grounds, and facilities. Repair fences and farm buildings. Perform farm, field, and shed sanitation duties. Repair and maintain vehicles, implements, ATVs, agricultural equipment, and forestry equipment. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on equipment. Inspect equipment for safety prior to use and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks. Clean and perform routine service on equipment. Handle equipment carefully to prevent damage. Transport workers during the workday (including on public roads to reach worksites); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank or laundry facilities on an as-needed basis. Observe safe operating rules and follow employer's directions. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.4/20/2512/31/257:00 A.M.4:30 P.M.12767337677tinagoad01@gmail.comH-2A3/3/25 23:19H-300-25050-707589Acceptance Issued
R & S Seafood, Inc.88 Shipping Point DrBurgressVA22432Northumberland 10Shellfish Farm LaborerOyster Shellfish AquacultureThis job requires planting and harvesting oysters through the aquaculture/farming operation. Oysters grow during late spring, summer and early fall months, when water temperatures are above about 50 degrees F. Larvae are purchased from a hatcher and set or struck onto sand-sized particles of ground oyster shell (cultch). Spat on shell is the process of setting larvae on shells in large setting tanks. loading. Silos are loaded in the tanks with shell, setting larvae in the tanks with no river water only air for two days, then turn on the river water so they can get food to grow. After 7-14 days drain the tanks and plant the tanks on our grounds. The process take places in a downweller, or a tank of circulated and aerated water containing a sieve with a mesh size of about 100 microns, or small enough to retain both the larvae and the cultch. Water is circulated into the top of the sieve so that it flows down through the mesh, and back into the tank. After few days small amounts of local water containing phytoplankton are added to provide food. After about a week the cultch and attached oysters are transferred to upweller silos, or buckets with plastic mesh on the bottom. Water is forced up through the mesh and the bed of oysters and out the top of the bucket to provide food. All oysters are grown and harvested by the farmer, and on the farm of R&S Seafood. \n\n Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will perform the following tasks related to aquaculture/farming operation: cultivate, grow and harvest oysters, through a four part cultivation process; wash seed oysters by hand with hose, grade oysters on shucking tables or graders, place juvenile oysters in floats or cages for deployment in the water; when oysters mature and are ready for harvest remove/harvest oysters; wash, visually inspect, shuck, count, pack refrigerate and prepare oysters for sale, for pick up or local delivery; redeploy any oysters not ready for market back in water; clean, repair and maintain equipment (cages, floats, upweller, silos, trays and other equipment). Cleaning all cage floats and upweller silos of fouling by pressure-washing and hand scrubbing. Workers will be expected to perform all the duties required with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will assist with facility/equipment maintenance and sanitation.\n4/5/2512/31/256:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.18048155848purcellsseafood_rich@va.metrocast.netH-2A2/28/25 23:19H-300-25035-665767Acceptance Issued
Shells Unlimited Crab Division LLC9827 Ditch Bank RdHayesVA23072Gloucester 30Crab Picker/ProcessorSteam, clean and pick whole crabs, weigh, sort, ice; clean and prepare work areas, load, unload, debone, pack, dump, clean, lift, move, and seafood preparation labor. Workers will unload raw products (crabs) from boats or trucks and place in the processing area or onto tables to be processed. Workers will also load finished product into refrigerators or freezers for storage. Workers will load finished product onto trucks for shipment. Work is supervised. 14 days on the job training provided. \n\nProcessing plants are located at 463 Mill Point Road, Hudgins, VA 23076 (Mathews Co), 536 Mill Point Road, Hudgins, VA 23076 (Mathews Co), 3917 Browns Bay Road, Hayes, VA (Gloucester Co), 9827 Ditch Bank Road, Hayes, VA 23072 (Gloucester Co) and 9809 Ditch Bank Road, Hayes, VA 23072 (Gloucester Co). \n\nSee attached addendum for expanded job details.\n3/1/2512/31/256:30 A.M.2:00 P.M.18046423320tom@shellsunlimitedva.comH-2B1/3/25 4:02H-400-24336-508209Determination Issued - Certification
JP FARM LLC1083 Joe Carrol RoadSalemVA24153Salem - Independent City1FarmworkerCrops/Commodities: \nPeppers, Tomatoes, pumpkins, cantaloupe, watermelons, grasses and beans. \nPlant, Cultivate and Harvest peppers, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, cantaloupe, watermelons, grasses, and beans. Perform manual or mechanized duties to plant or harvest crop. Weed, thin and prune crop. Pull weeds or hoe weeds in the field. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property.\n\nAs a minor activity Perform manual and/or mechanized duties associated with the breeding, care, and raising of livestock, on a ranch. Feed and water livestock. Herd livestock to pasture for grazing. Herd animals into corral and/or stall. Manually restrain animal. Maintain/repair fences used to contain herd animals. \nAs a minor activity Perform manual tasks associated with production of poultry. Tend to poultry flocks. Prepare and sanitize pens, barns and houses for upcoming flocks. Monitor flock behavior to detect any signs of illness. Distribute feed. Examine birds for injury or disease. Remove and/or dispose of injured, sick, or dead birds.\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping, and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair and maintain fences.\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity, and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Must be able to lift 50-60lbs.\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.4/5/251/4/267:00 A.M.3:30 P.M.15403148463longbeard1@msn.comH-2A2/19/25 23:19H-300-25035-665637Acceptance Issued
Nokomis Farm11103 Liberty Mills Rd.OrangeVA22960Orange 3Farm workerCrops/Commodities: horses, hay. \nInstructions and general supervision will be provided by a designated lead worker or company supervisor. Exceptionally complex or non-routine activities will be closely supervised. Workers will be expected to perform basic horse management and handling duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nPerforms a variety of manual tasks associated with hay crop production. Help with irrigation, clean and maintain equipment, assist with mowing, cutting and baling hay, work in fields, clean around barns. Upon occasion workers may be required to dig ditches and install water lines to sheds, barns, stock tanks and other structures on the farm.\n\nWorkers perform a variety of skilled tasks associated with horse breeding/sales farm activities. Tasks include but are not limited to the following activities required in the breeding, handling and preparation for sale of equine stock: identify and catch horses in fields, affix halters and lead ropes, lead into barn and tie securely. Competence in basic grooming practices including bathing, brushing, hoof care, clipping. Clean stalls by removing soiled bedding and manure, replace with fresh bedding. Strip stalls and disinfect floors, walls and surrounding areas for broodmares. Sweep barn aisles, stall areas, ceilings to remove dirt, hay, cobwebs and other detritus. Maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets. Handle basic feeding activities including apportioning grain, hay and feed supplements according to instruction. Help maintain equipment, assist with mowing and weeding, work in fields, clean around barns. Hold horses for farriers and vets and administer routine intra-muscular injections. Assist in handling and preperation of horses for sale/show. Workers must demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e., no running in barns, shouting, abusing horses, leaving gates/stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking on the farm.\n\nWorkers will load trucks with bales of hay and sacks of grain and feed weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers are expected to begin work early in the morning when fields may be wet with dew. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, animal dandruff, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. \n\nIn addition to the work outlined above, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: help with equipment maintenance, work in fields, clean around barns, paint and repair farm buildings and repair fences; perform similar tasks of a general nature common to a horse breeding/hay operation. \n\nWork may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include mowers, rakes, other haying equipment, tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nWorkers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Except for moderate alcohol consumption in company housing during non-working hours, the possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on Company property is prohibited and will be cause for termination. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. \n\nEmployer has a strict prohibition on tobacco usage. No smoking will be permitted in the fields, in worker housing, or anywhere on company premises.5/3/253/1/267:00 A.M.4:00 P.M.15406722493nokomisfarm@gmail.comH-2A3/6/25 23:19H-300-25059-732197Acceptance Issued

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