Farm Laborer
Dalton Brady Feckers
📍 Parkersburg, IA · Butler County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26284-293264
- 📞 Phone: +1 (319) 404-4373
- ✉️ Email: dalton.feckers@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Referrals will be accepted from local state employment agency offices. All applicants shall be thoroughly familiarized with the terms and conditions of employment on the job order. Workers meeting all qualifications of the job order should be referred to the employer. Employer will recruit through word-of-mouth efforts and will accept walk-in applicants. Employer will receive referrals of qualified applicants, interview workers, and make hiring commitments. Documentation of legal right to work in the US must be in possession of the worker at the time the worker reports for work, and will be examined by the employer as a condition for completing the hiring process. The employer will compete the USCIS employment eligibility verification for the worker.
This ETA 790 is the worker's contract for employment, and the worker will be given a copy of this document no later than the first day of work.
The employer will follow all of the assurances and obligations of 20 CFR 655.135. Applicants can contact the employer at 319-404-4373 weekdays 8:30AM-5:30PM or email to dalton.feckers@gmail.com.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26284-293264
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
During winter months, workers will remove snow from farm driveways, grain storage areas, farm shops, equipment access roads, and around agricultural buildings to maintain access for farm operations. General farm work includes cleaning shops, grain storage bin sites, and other agricultural buildings. Workers will haul corn and soybeans grown on the farm between fields, grain bins, and farm storage locations. Duties include loading, unloading, moving, and handling grain and other farm materials.
During winter months, workers will also prepare agricultural equipment for the upcoming spring planting season. Duties include cleaning, inspecting, servicing, performing oil changes, basic maintenance and minor repairs, and power-washing tractors, planters, combines, and other farm equipment. Workers will clean and organize the two farm shops, prepare tools and equipment, and assist with routine maintenance to ensure machinery is ready for fieldwork.
Beginning in March and April, depending on weather and soil conditions, workers will prepare fields for planting corn and soybeans. Duties include picking up rocks and debris, soil preparation, tillage, operating tractors and planting equipment, transporting seed and farm supplies, and assisting with planting activities.
During summer months, workers will assist with general crop maintenance, checking fields, removing rocks and debris as needed, maintaining agricultural equipment, and performing other duties related to corn and soybean production.
August through October, workers will prepare agricultural equipment for the fall harvest season, primarily working at the farm shops. Duties include oil changes, basic maintenance, cleaning, inspecting, and power-washing tractors, combines, grain carts, and other harvesting equipment. Workers will assist with harvesting corn and soybeans, operating farm machinery, and hauling harvested grain from fields to farm storage locations.
Workers will perform agricultural duties at multiple farm locations covering approximately 2,000 acres of corn and soybean farmland. Workers may be assigned to different fields and the employer's two farm shops depending on seasonal agricultural needs.
Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds for 50 yards. Work involves prolonged sitting while operating tractors and farm machinery, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and working outdoors in varying weather conditions. Workers must be available to work Monday through Sunday. Starting and ending times may vary depending on weather, field conditions, and seasonal agricultural needs.
Workers will receive instructions and supervision regarding assigned duties, equipment operation, and safety procedures. Drug/alcohol-free work zone. Workers may be required to undergo random drug testing after hire at no cost to the worker. Workers are required to have a valid Class C driver's license to drive employer-provided transportation between off-site housing and farm work locations at no cost to workers.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test |
Drug/alcohol-free work zone. Workers after hire, may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Workers are required to have driver's license Class C to drive provided transportation between off-sitehousing and the work place at no cost to the workers.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $17.04/hr (H-2A wage) |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Shell Rock, Ia) |
| Housing | 7 miles North of New Hartford on IA-55 2 1/2 miles west on 270th St on North Side |
| Meals | Employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, utensils, utilities and facilities for use in preparing his own meals. The employer will not provide free food. There is a kitchen with stove, refrigerator, microwave in the house. The employer will provide transportation to the worker in order for him to purchase his own food and other necessities at least once a week. |
| Daily transportation | Transportation will be provided at no cost to workers using a 2010 Jeep Liberty with a seating capacity of 5 people from employer-provided housing and, if applicable, centralized pick-up points to and from the worksites each workday. Daily transportation at no cost to workers is available to workers who do not reside in employer-provided housing from centralized pick-up points. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will reimburse for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the work site and back for both US and H2A workers after the worker has completed half of the contract period. Worker must clear with employer the cost of any transport, which shall be the economical common carrier. During travel, the worker shall be paid the meal charge of $16.78 per day, or up to the CONSUS meal rate of $68 per day if the worker provides receipts. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by state/federal law, if applicable, such as: FICA, federal, state and/or local income tax withholding. Deductions other than those required by state/federal law, will have signed authorization from the employee. Voluntary deductions may include cash advances\loans, health insurance payments, overpayments, traffic violations, and other services that benefit the worker. Employer may deduct the reasonable cost of damages and/or replacement of tools or equipment if such repair or replacement results from willful neglect or gross negligence after the damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. Also, the employer may deduct the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities, furnishings, and vehicles after damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26284-293264 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | iWorkMarket |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |