Job Information
Confidential Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse in Middletown, Ohio
o Soil preparation and field conditioning
o Planting bare-root trees, seedlings, and container stock
o Irrigation installation, monitoring, and maintenance
o Pruning and shaping of trees and plant material
oWeed control (manual and mechanical)
o Fertilizer application and soil amendment
o Harvesting trees, including digging balled-and-burlapped (B&B) stock
o Burlapping and securing root balls
o Root pruning and preparation for transplant
o Loading trucks with nursery stock for transport
After completion of nursery preparation and harvesting activities at the farm, workers may be required to travel to job sites for delivery and installation support.
At these locations, workers assist with
• Unloading nursery stock
- Placement and installation of trees
o Site preparation related to Installation
o Final grading and stabilization of planted materials
These off-site duties are incidental and supportive to the primary nursery production operations and are necessary to complete the delivery of the employer's agricultural products.
- Tools and Equipment Used
Workers utilize a combination of hand tools and mechanical equipment consistent with nursery production and tree farm operations