H-2AFarming and ranching

Farm Worker

My-T Acres, Inc.

📍 Batavia, NY · Genesee County

Pay$16.17 per hour

DatesJan 20, 2027 – Nov 1, 2027

Openings27

Hours per week40

✔ Housing provided
✔ Daily transportation

How to apply

Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26310-347955

📞 Phone: +1 (585) 343-1026
✉️ Email: h2a@mytacres.com

Employer instructions

Employer accepts referrals/applicants from all sources. Interview required - conducted at no cost to applicant, via phone or in-person. Employer will conduct interview as expeditiously as possible. Contact employer Monday through Thursday during the hours of 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT at (585) 343 1026. Applicants may also contact the NY SWA at 1-888-708-6712, option 2. Employer will hire those who meet the following conditions: be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period; have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment; agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment; be legally authorized to work in the United States; and satisfy all minimum job requirements.
Referring State Workforce is responsible for informing applicants of all terms and conditions of employment, and to notify the employer in advance of any referrals. If appropriate, the SWA should furnish translator services.

✉️ 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-300-26310-347955

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the Farm Worker position (H-2A, case number JO-A-300-26310-347955) in Batavia, NY, from January 20, 2027 to November 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.

Crops including but not limited to: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Field crops, Grains, Green beans, Oats, Onions, Peas, Rye, Vegetables, Wheat, Winter Squash, Potatoes.
Manually pick, lift, and carry stones from fields to truck, loader, or woods to clear fields. Cut, chop, and/or pull weeds or vines. Pick up wood, sticks, and/or stones from fields or hedgerows. Manually hand and/or machine plant cabbage or onion plants. May walk behind a machine planter and cover transplanted cabbage plugs. May ride a mechanical transplanter and load cabbages or onion plants into planting cups. Assist in the planting of potatoes, including but not limited to riding on the potato planter. May help unload potato seed into the potato planter. Perform farmyard work, including raking and picking up sticks and/or leaves from yards. Hand harvest and/or assist in the mechanical harvest of onions. Grade and/or sort onions. Manually pack onions into totes, bags, crates, or trucks. May walk behind harvester and hand pick onions that were missed by harvester. May harvest beets, carrots, and potatoes. Hand weed or hoe weeds from cabbage, beets, beans, carrots, corn, sweet corn, onions, winter squash and/or potatoes. Ride on a carrot or beet harvester to manually remove tops and/or dirt. Clean and maintain vegetable harvesting equipment. Assist in the minor repair and cleaning of potato harvesting equipment and potato barn equipment. Ride on the potato harvester and pick stone clods and bad potatoes. Manually grade and cut defective potatoes, including green potatoes. Workers may grade potatoes as they are unloaded from trucks arriving from fields into storage (located on the farm) or into customers' trucks. Potatoes are graded outside before washing and graded inside after washing. Workers may also grade potatoes inside the storage area as they come out of storage to be loaded onto customers' trucks. Grade carrots as they are unloaded from farm trucks and placed into storage (located on the farm). Grade carrots as they are removed from storage and placed into bags or totes for customers (located on the farm). Assist in cleaning carrot grading equipment, areas, and storage. Hand cut or harvest cabbage or assist in cabbage harvest conducted mechanically. May hand harvest/sort/grade winter squash. Load, unload, carry, hook up, and/or monitor irrigation pipes or systems. Workers may occasionally operate and move equipment, such as tractors or mowers.

Requirements

Education	None required
Experience	2 months
Other requirements	Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test Background check

Two months verifiable experience required in commercial, conventional farming in the agricultural jobs/tasks listed. Applicants must be 18 years or older.

Post-hire, employer-paid random drug and alcohol testing may be done in accordance with state law. Workers are not permitted to be under the influence of intoxicants of any kind during working hours.

The company may conduct employer-paid criminal background checks on all new applicants for employment. Seasonal Employees seeking rehire will not be required to submit a new background check. For purposes of this policy, rehires shall be defined consistently with IRCA's employment eligibility re- verification requirements for former hires.

Benefits and conditions

Schedule	7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Paid	Weekly
Pay details	16.00/hr (H-2A wage)
Housing type	Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Batavia, Ny)
Housing	Housing is only available to non-local workers (permanent residence outside normal commuting distance) and is not offered to non-working family members. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. Female workers will be provided bedroom and bathroom facilities shared only with other female workers. Common areas of the housing may be shared with male workers. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law.
Meals	Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided 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	Employer will provide free daily transportation. Vehicle type, quantity, and seating capacity are TBD and may vary, but may include any combination of the following: 10 Trucks, 20 seats total; 9 Trucks, 36 seats total; 2 vans, 4 seats total; 1 van, 8 seats; 1 van, 12 seats.
Travel to the job	Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier (e.g., van, bus, plane) transportation charges for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. Inbound transportation provided from the foreign worker's home city to the U.S. consulate and from the U.S. Consulate to the work site.
Pay deductions	Worker must pre-authorize in writing all voluntary deductions, such as cash advances\loans, health insurance payments, and other services to benefit the worker, which will comply with 12 NYCRR 195. Employer will make all deductions required by state/federal law, if applicable, such as: FICA, federal, state and/or local income tax withholding. Employer will pay each worker by check, pay card, or direct deposit (employer pays any associated fees). Work performed under the contract is exempt from federal overtime pay requirements under the FLSA, but may be subject to state overtime requirements, if applicable. In New York State, farmworkers are eligible to overtime pay.

Case number	JO-A-300-26310-347955
Official occupation	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00)
Posted	Nov 6, 2026

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