Farmworker, Beef Cattle
Gulf South Growers Association, Inc.
📍 Lucedale, MS · George County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26259-239413
- 📞 Phone: +1 (601) 508-4740
- ✉️ Email: gulfsouthgrowers@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals and applicants from all sources. Interview required. Employer conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT If unavailable, contact employer 's agent during the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT.
Employer Agent:
MAS Labor H2A, LLC (434) 260-8833 referrals@maslabor.com
Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) responsible for informing applicants of terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating referral with local order holding office, referring SWA should contact employer or employers agent to provide notice of the referral. When possible, SWA should furnish translator services as needed. Employer requests advance notice by the SWA if holding office intends to refer multiple applicants concurrently.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1. Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period;
2. Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3. Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4. Be legally authorized to work in the United States; AND 5. Satisfy all minimum job requirements.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworker, Beef Cattle (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26259-239413
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops/Commodities: Cattle.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Perform general care and management of beef cattle throughout the cooler months, including cows, fall-born calves, and weaned cattle. Duties include feeding and watering cattle; distributing hay, forage, minerals, and supplemental feed; monitoring animals for illness, injury, nutritional condition, and calving difficulties; assisting with calving and care of newborn calves; and assisting with weaning, feeding, and management of calves to promote healthy growth and desired weight and condition before spring marketing.
Safely gather, sort, herd, move, weigh, load, and unload cattle between pastures, feeding areas, pens, corrals, scales, and trailers. Assist with routine livestock-management procedures, including tagging, branding, castration, dehorning, vaccinations, deworming, medication, and other animal-health treatments as directed by the employer or veterinarian. Maintain records of animal identification, health, treatments, and weights as required.
Maintain livestock facilities and equipment, including barns, shelters, corrals, pens, feed bunks, water troughs, fences, and gates. Remove manure and debris; maintain adequate access to feed and water; break or remove ice from water sources when necessary; and make minor repairs to fences, gates, and livestock facilities. Operate tractors, loaders, feed wagons, trucks, and other farm equipment used for feeding, handling, transporting, and caring for cattle.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
The Employer may, at its discretion, increase an employee's pay based on performance or other merit-related factors.
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test |
One month of experience working with cattle is required. Work is performed primarily outdoors in adverse weather conditions. Perform prolonged walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, carrying and loading up to 50 lbs. and pushing and pulling up to 75 lbs. Work may require climbing ladders 6 ft. tall. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Lucedale, Ms) |
| Meals | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Daily transportation | Housing located within walking distance (i.e., less than one mile); workers will walk to work each work day. For any work locations outside of walking distance, and any incidental transportation between worksites, employer provides daily transportation from the employer-provided housing to the place of work at no cost to workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation at least once per week to closest town/city for personal errands (e.g. |
| Travel to the job | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. Workers responsible for securing inbound transportation arrangements. For non-local workers, employer reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable), at least-cost economy-class rates, from the place worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. |
| Pay deductions | DEDUCTIONS. Employer makes all deductions required by law (e.g., FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, etc.). Workers must pre-authorize voluntary deductions, which may include repayment of wage advances and/or loans, health insurance premiums, retirement plan contributions, and/or third-party payments or wage assignments for products or services furnished for the worker’s benefit or convenience. All deductions comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Employer may deduct reasonable repair costs if the worker is found to be responsible for damage to housing beyond normal wear and tear. Employer may charge worker for reasonable cost of damages to property and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such damage is found to have been the result of worker's willful misconduct or gross negligence. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26259-239413 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | MAS Labor H2A, LLC |
| Posted | Sep 22, 2026 |