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Crops/Commodities: Nursery stock, including bedding plants, trees, and

shrubs. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): 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

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. 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. Clear debris from field and

clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.

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. 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. 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.

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. Persons seekin

employment in this position must be available for the entire period

requested by the employer. 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. All 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.

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