If anyone could help would be great

[Bailey251]

Hello I am from New Zealand. I am currently doing the season here in NZ and want to continue on to America after this season. If there is any crews or anyone knows a crew or company look for workers for the 2020 would be very helpful.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Get yourself over to Robinson Farms, hes looking for good help

 

[Deerefarmer]

US harvest team seeking applications for drivers

Written by Agriland Team A family-owned business that specialises in forage harvesting across the US is seeking applications for its 2020 harvest team. Robinson Farms has announced it has seven vacancies on its team and is looking for skilled machinery operators to fill them. The company...

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[Bailey251]

I have applied for the Robinsons job but still looking for others as Robinson’s had so many applications for there positions available

 

[kiwi pom]

I have applied for the Robinsons job but still looking for others as Robinson’s had so many applications for there positions available

Could try CWBC Inc they're a bit further south than Robinsons, Silage contractors, think they still take imports.
Colin's a good bloke.

 

[Bailey251]

okay I will look them up

 

[Ivorbiggun]

mate of mine has just done the two thousand mile harvest with JKD harvesting this year, give them a look.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Get yourself over to Robinson Farms, hes looking for good help

Friend of mine is looking for work in USA next season I will pm you when I get time. He is a US citizen with CDL from memory.

 

[Roger Perry]

Get an online copy of "The High Plains Journal" go thru the sections /ads on employment............there will be lots of jobs on offer.
Magazine is published in Dodge City and is well regarded.

 

[michael N123]

How comes big farm outfits in America and NZ like Robinson farms can’t find workers from there own country’s ? I no loads of lads who have done a season abroad and it sounds like most the staff is English and Irish

 

[TripleSix]

How comes big farm outfits in America and NZ like Robinson farms can’t find workers from there own country’s ? I no loads of lads who have done a season abroad and it sounds like most the staff is English and Irish

Same as here?

The natives don't want the work?

Struggle to find any English picking veg or mucking out racehorses

 

[kiwi pom]

How comes big farm outfits in America and NZ like Robinson farms can’t find workers from there own country’s ? I no loads of lads who have done a season abroad and it sounds like most the staff is English and Irish

Lots of reasons really. Its seasonal often 7 days a week, hours etc. Combine crews in the US are not known to pay well, its more for the adventure and you're basically either in a machine or stacked up in a trailer house.
Silage crews don't travel quite so much and seem to pay a bit better, Kevin Robinson treats his staff very well, probably why he gets so many applicants.
Same here really, seasonal work, very weather dependant, ok if its a temporary thing but not really a career.
Not all employers are good employers.
Some places just like having foreign workers around, its good to have a mix of locals and imports and its nice to have contacts around the world.
A lot of Kiwis travel to the UK for your harvest too.

 

[oldoaktree]

Could try CWBC Inc they're a bit further south than Robinsons, Silage contractors, think they still take imports.
Colin's a good bloke.

Colin dose still take non US workers on CWBC New Mexico . He pay good wages also

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[Rodgerdodger]

I did a NDA with Colin at Houghall in the mid 1980's!

 

[JD-Kid]

How comes big farm outfits in America and NZ like Robinson farms can’t find workers from there own country’s ? I no loads of lads who have done a season abroad and it sounds like most the staff is English and Irish

yep know happens here a bit big thing is it's only short term at peak times
in the USA alot of farm workers have gone to the mines better money same in Aussie also not the rural kids about as much so the kid next door not there for harvest etc etc

full time jobs more locals part time some locals rest fly in's or pack packers

I looked at some full time jobs in Aussie and they would blow what I could earn here out of the water part time over harvest good money but yer need to be young single and have a airfare to pay off