Pruning and harvest fruits such as apples, peaches, & pears by hand. Pick apples for fresh marketing and/or processing. A minimum productivity standard applies: 100 bushel boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 2 %. Workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards, or to cut stems during harvest. Worker must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal-framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket weighing up to 45 lbs. are emptied into bulk bins. Workers required to handle ladders up to 24' long and weighing up to 2 lbs. per foot. While working in the field, all cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.

Employment period: Sep 3, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026