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H-2AFarming and ranching

General Farmworker

VM Legacy Farms, LLC

📍 Lecompte, LA · Rapides Parish

Pay$14.84 per hour
DatesSep 15, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
Openings2
Hours per week40

How to apply

Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26197-103364

Employer instructions

Please see attached for G.1.

✉️ 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 General Farmworker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26197-103364

Job duties

Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

General farm worker needed for corn, milo, soybean and sugarcane farming. Work includes operating of farm equipment, vehicles, operating of tractors, tractor drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery used to plow, till, harrow, apply fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides to crops; plant, cultivate, and harvest of crops by hand or machine. Cut sugarcane with machetes into segments, load wagons with sugarcane stalks. May work in groups to hand plant sugarcane in furrows while walking/following moving wagon. Workers must reach and pull to remove precut stalks from trailer, while bending and/or stooping, place, straighten and plant sugarcane pieces. Pickup dropped sugarcane in fields. Work also includes field prep, water maintenance, cleaning drains with shovel, walk fields, check for standing water, manually plant, cultivate and harvest as required. Field prep includes manual shovel work and hoeing of weeds, spot spray, transplant, and general farm labor. Help repair and maintain bins (climb 6-50 ft ladders), buildings, equip (all farm, mechanical and vehicle), farm, fences, fields, irrigation, levees, ponds, properties, roads, and shop. Use of hand tools such as machetes, hoes, knives, shovels, tampers, and trowels. Clean and load harvested crops, unload trucks, haul to bins, dryer or mill. In September once cane harvest begins work schedule may be adjusted, as assigned by the mill, beginning as early as 2 AM. 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, insects/insecticides and related chemicals, fungicides, 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 involves stooping, lifting, and working outside in inclement weather. Must have 4 months exp in similar position.

Requirements

EducationNone required
Experience3 months
Other requirementsLifting up to 50 lb
Drug test

Please see attached for B.6.

Benefits and conditions

Schedule7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
PaidWeekly
Housing typeEmployer-provided (including mobile or range) (Bunkie, La)
HousingBunkie, LA 71322, Rapides parish; In Bunkie take Hwy 71 South, take a left on Hwy 29 E, approx 5-6 miles down go past Nutrien on right, Sugar Lane is on left side, Blue wood frame home - 2 bedroom with 4 beds, 1 bath with 1200 sq feet. Employer can be reached on cell phone at 3186232954. We would like to request a housing inspection for our H2A workers housing with the Louisiana Office of Foreign Labor Certification Unit. Thank you.
MealsPlease see attached for E.1.
Daily transportationThe workers will be provided with daily transportation in a farm vehicle namely: 2005 Toyota Tundra XL - 4 door - capacity of 5 2008 GMC 1500 - crew cab - capacity of 6, between worker housing and place of employment to and from work daily. Please see attached continued for F.1.
Travel to the jobPleases see attached for F.2.
Pay deductionsPlease see attached for A.11.

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Case numberJO-A-300-26197-103364
Official occupationFarmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00)
Employer's agent or attorneyCouch Application Service Assistance, LLC., FLC
PostedAug 5, 2026

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