Farm Worker
Thistle Dairy LLC
📍 Van Dyne, WI · Fond Du Lac County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26278-280956
- 📞 Phone: +1 (920) 376-6047
- ✉️ Email: jamesthompson72316@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-Ins, Gate Hires, etc. may:
Call for an interview during normal business hours [between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm Mon. -
Fri.]
Contact: James Thompson
Employer Email: jamesthompson72316@gmail.com
Telephone interviews may be conducted during normal business hours as stated above.
✉️ 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 Farm Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26278-280956
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Monitor cows and heifers for signs of calving and assist with calving under the direction of the Herd Manager. Provide newborn calf care, including drying, navel care, identification, colostrum feeding, milk or milk replacer feeding, starter feed, and clean water. Monitor calves for illness, feeding difficulties, scours, respiratory problems, and poor growth. Assist with weaning and moving calves and replacement heifers between groups.
Monitor fresh cows for appetite, hydration, rumination, milk production, and signs of illness or complications. Assist with fresh cow checks and administer approved treatments as directed. Maintain clean, dry, and well-bedded maternity and calf areas. Clean and disinfect feeding equipment and work areas. Safely handle and move cows and calves. Maintain records of calvings, calf identification, health observations, treatments, and animal movements. Follow farm biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety procedures.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 100 lb |
Job requires a regular drivers license. Must be able to lift calves of 100lbs. Requires 3 months experience.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $16.73 per hour. Applicants may be offered higher than the advertised wage rate due to experience or merit. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Van Dyne, Wi) |
| Housing | Single story house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living room and laundry facility. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals. |
| Daily transportation | The Employer will provide daily transportation between housing provided or secured by the employer & the employer's place of employment at no cost to the worker. We will transport the workers from the housing to the worksite each morning of the workweek & will transport the workers from the worksite to housing at the end of each workday. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide advance subsistence at a minimum amount of $16.78 per 24-hour period of travel from the place of recruitment to the place of employment (if it is the prevailing practice). Workers who provide receipts for meals and non-alcoholic beverages in excess of $16.78 will be reimbursed during the first pay period, up to the maximum of $68.00 per 24-hour period of travel from place of recruitment to the place of employment (if it is the prevailing practice). |
| Pay deductions | All deductions required by law, including, but not limited to, FICA taxes, Federal, and State Income taxes, court & administratively ordered garnishments & other withholdings as well as for repayment of cash advances & repayment of loans, repayment of overpayment of wages to the Worker, payment for articles which the Worker has voluntarily purchased from the Employer, long-distance telephone charges, recovery of any loss to the Employer due to the Worker's damage (beyond normal wear and tear) or loss of equipment or housing items where it is shown that the Worker is responsible, & any other reasonable deductions expressly authorized by the Worker in writing |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26278-280956 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Oct 5, 2026 |