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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2188521

Dates of Need: 5/26/2024-11/1/2024. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, corn, sugar beets, and triticale. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.\ General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to pack silage/crops, till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; operate bagger to place silage/crops into large plastic storage bags; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or\ spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; mow farm areas; burn/spray weeds; cover silage/crop pits/piles with plastic and tires; cut tires; remove rocks from fields/farm areas; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm areas; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL semi/10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.\ Irrigation duties will include the following:\ Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.\ Pivots: operate, maintain, repair system; free stuck tires. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; maintain and repair irrigation systems and ensure proper working order; lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving on public roads may be required.\ \ The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in job listing. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays.

Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor.\ The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided.\ Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.\ The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.

Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program.