Farmworkers/Laborers

Farmworkers/Laborers at Ward Family Farms LLC in Walker, IA.

Perform winter-specific work on a grain farm during the cold-weather months. Duties include snow and ice removal from farm lanes, field access points, driveways, equipment yards, and building entrances using tractors, skid loaders, snowplows, snow blowers, shovels, and other equipment. Maintain safe access during winter weather and protect farm equipment and property from freezing and cold-weather damage.

Remove previously harvested corn and soybeans from temporary grain storage bags located in farm fields during the winter months. Operate grain bag unloaders, augers, tractors, and related equipment to transfer grain from the bags into trucks.

Prepare, inspect, service, and maintain tractors, trucks, grain trailers, grain-bag unloading equipment, skid loaders, and snow-removal equipment used in winter operations. Duties include checking batteries, antifreeze, fluids, tires, and electrical systems; lubricating and cleaning equipment; and performing routine cold-weather maintenance and repairs. Work is performed in cold temperatures, snow, ice, wind, and other winter conditions and is separate from planting, growing, and harvesting crops. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs for 75yds, obtain a US Driver’s License and work in cold weather doing manual labor.

Work begins December 16, 2026 and ends March 2, 2027.

Pay is $14.96 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.