H-2AFarming and ranching

Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

DESOTO FRUIT & HARVESTING INC

📍 Arcadia, FL · Desoto County

Pay$14.85 per hour

DatesSep 8, 2026 – Jul 1, 2027

Openings368

Hours per week36

✔ Housing provided
✔ Daily transportation

How to apply

Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26177-054142

📞 Phone: +1 (863) 494-3066
✉️ Email: hr@agharvesting.net

Employer instructions

All referrals are to be made to Shawn Brabant, 863-494-3066. Walk-in applicants will be accepted. The office is open Monday-Friday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Employer is a participant in the DHS e-verify program. Under this program all workers' social security numbers will be verified by the social security administration. The employer is using this program for the purpose of ensuring the records of the workers are correct for the purpose of completing form W2, Wage and Tax Statement. Prior to referral each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the job offer and they shall understand all terms and conditions of employment as noted in the job order. All workers should be advised that they will be expected to work for the total period of any of the listed job activities at the discretion of the employer. Applicants should visit the nearest career center prescreening and review of the job order prior to referral.

✉️ Application email template in English

Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.

Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26177-054142

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop position (H-2A, case number JO-A-300-26177-054142) in Arcadia, FL, from September 8, 2026 to July 1, 2027.

[Write 1 or 2 lines about your experience, for example: I have 2 years of experience working in landscaping and construction.]

I am available for the full contract period and I can send my resume and references. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your country] - [Your phone / WhatsApp] - [Your email]

Job duties

Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

Picking tangerines, fresh or juice, place the ladder in the tree and cut stem with a hand pruner at the point where the stem enters the tangerine, harvest fruit by clipping off their stems with hand pruner. Do not injure the skin with tree branches or pruner during harvesting. Use picking sack to put fruit into, take picking sack to bin and gently remove the fruit from the sack and put into bins. When picking oranges, fresh or juice, place ladder in the tree and secure and pick oranges by snapping the orange off the stem. Put orange into pick sack and empty into tub or bin in the field. Pummelo fresh or juice spot pick on color and size then clip with a hand clipper, place in basket on the ground, then take basket when full to the bin at the end of the row and place in bin one fruit at the time to not damage the fruit. When picking blueberries, using both hands until each hand is full and empty in the buckets approx. weight 6 lbs. When buckets are full the worker will immediately carry the bucket to the weight wagon, workers will dump each filled bucket into a lug where the worker will sort through the harvested berries and remove any berries that do not meet the company standards. Worker will return to blueberry row where he will repeat the process.

Requirements

Education	None required
Experience	Not required
Other requirements	Lifting up to 70 lb

Benefits and conditions

Schedule	7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Paid	Weekly
Housing type	Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Arcadia, Fl)
Housing	There are 9 buildings that sleep 40 per building, 360 people. There is half a building that sleeps 20 people. There is a manager's office building that sleeps 8 people. Total: 368
Meals	Employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities to workers living in employer provided housing which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. Employer will also provide free transportation for the workers to and from the laundry facility and food stores once per week. EL EMPLEADOR PROPORCIONARA INSTALACIONES DE COCINA Y COCINA GRATUITAS Y A LOS TRABAJADORES QUE VIVEN EN UNA VIVIENDA PROPORCIONADA POR EL EMPLEADOR QUE PERMITE A LOS TRABAJADORES PREPARAR SUS PROPIOS COMIDAS. EL EMPLEADOR TAMBIEN PROPORCIONARA TRANSPORTE GRATUITO PARA LOS TRABAJADORES Y DESDE LA FACILIDAD DE LAVANDERIA Y LAS TIENDAS DE ALIMENTOS UNA VEZ POR SEMANA.
Daily transportation	The employer will provide daily transportation for workers living in the employer-provided housing facility both to and from the daily worksites. This transportation will be provided at NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE. All workers will be advised of the departure time for each morning at the end of the prior day's work day. Departure from the worksite at the end of the workday will be determined upon arrival at the worksite and depending upon the tasks to be completed for that day. Cont. on Addendum C.
Travel to the job	For workers hired from beyond normal commuting distance, after completion of 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence. Subsistence will be reimbursed at a rate of $16.78 per 24 hours of travel without documentation of actual expenditures and at actual cost of up to $68.00 per 24 hours of travel with receipts of actual expenditures as required by DOL regulations. Cont. on Addendum C
Pay deductions	There will be no deductions taken from employees' pay.

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Case number	JO-A-300-26177-054142
Official occupation	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00)
Posted	Jul 20, 2026

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