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Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes and wheat.\ The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.\ General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: remove rocks from field; remove weeds from crops and farm areas; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport\ other farm workers.\ Irrigation duties will include the following:\ Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes\ across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a\ sustained basis.\ Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains\ using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.\ Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the following:\ Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start\ machinery; tend/monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup.\ Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:\ Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of\ equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance and general cleanup.