The fellow that works for me is very typical of the ag workforce in this area. I pay him $15/hour plus some benefits and possible bonus. He is a very good machine operator and pretty good at machine maintenance and repairs. However, he only speaks some English, has maybe a grade 6 education in another language, so therefore doesn't read or write English.
He is quite happy to work farmer's hours so gets about 2000 hours in 8-9 months and then works some construction jobs in the winter. After being here 2 years, he is getting much better so I will be paying him more next season.
He is quite happy to work farmer's hours so gets about 2000 hours in 8-9 months and then works some construction jobs in the winter. After being here 2 years, he is getting much better so I will be paying him more next season.
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