What Agricultural Labor means to ag employers

Agricultural labor under the H-2A program encompasses a range of activities performed on a farm, including cultivating the soil, raising or harvesting agricultural or horticultural commodities, and managing livestock, bees, poultry, and wildlife. It also includes tasks like handling, planting, drying, packing, processing, and delivering agricultural products in their unmanufactured state. Additionally, activities such as the pressing of apples for cider and logging employment are considered agricultural labor. The work must be temporary or seasonal, typically tied to a specific time of year or event, and requires labor levels beyond what is necessary for ongoing operations.