general farm worker
Employer: Tate Farms, LLC.
Location: Ville Platte, LA
Workers needed: 5
Pay: $14.53/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
General worker needed for hay, pasture, rye grass, wheat, farm animals, cattle and horse farm. Help prepare, plant, fertilize and harvest. Help maintain headlands and grounds, keeping neat and clean. Equine duties include assist with breeding, semen collection, foaling, grooming, handling, stable attendant, tractor driving, water/feed, and overall care. Hauling and feeding hay, assist in calving, clean stalls, water and feed, assist with gates, count heads and brand. Field prep includes operating farm equipment, manual shovel work and hoeing of weeds, prepare winter pastures, spot spraying treatments and general farm labor. Load and unload trucks. Help repair and maintain barn, buildings, cattle, corrals, equip., farm, fences, fields, gates, levees, pastures, ponds, properties, roads, shed, shop, stalls, and water troughs. Worker must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs. M-F, some Sat/Sun, work in excess of 40 hours may vary. Employees may be compensated above the stated hourly wage, this decision to pay above the prevailing hourly wage will be made by the employer, basing this decision on factors that include the individual recipient's performance and work history. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray and related chemicals and pesticides, etc. may affect workers’ ability to perform the job. Employer may require post hire, random, upon suspicion or post accident drug testing, all at no cost to employee. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Job includes stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather. Must have 3 mo exp in similar position.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Please see attached continued for E.1.
Transport: Please see attached continued for F.2.
Experience wanted: 3 months
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