Work on a Crew

The harvest is calling.

Share your experience and location to be listed for 6 weeks on the USCHI employee list. Crew owners review this list when filling positions for the season.

Before You Submit

Complete all required fields so your listing can be reviewed quickly.
Only submit once. Duplicate applications are removed.
Contact the office when you are hired so your listing can be removed early.

Employee Application

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

City

State

Country

Tell us about your experience

How did you hear about us?

Interested in an apprenticeship?

What Past Crew Members Say

"I started working on a forage crew by posting my information on the USCHI website. I then also used the site to find harvesters in the part of the country I wanted to work in and started making phone calls right away. I have learned many things on harvest such as social skills, running different types of equipment, maintaining machinery, and many other life lessons. I enjoy being a custom harvester because I get to travel the country, see the land from a different perspective, and meet so many awesome people from all walks of life."
Colton Gatson
Orrson Custom Farming, Ohio

What to expect

Working on a harvest crew can teach you to operate a variety of equipment, including tractor, combine, and chopper. If needed, some crews may also help you obtain your CDL so that you may drive a truck. Being part of a team is also something each employee learns. Employees live and work in close quarters, so being able to get along with others is a desirable trait. Custom harvest crew owners also teach responsibility, work ethic, and basic life duties. Pay is different for each crew and determined by experience and continued work ethic.

As far as a timeline, grain crews usually leave to travel south in May. They head north as the wheat crop ripens, ending up in Montana/North Dakota around September. Many then harvest fall crops throughout the Midwest as well. Most grain crews live in campers or RVs.

Forage crews can begin work as early as March. The difference between a grain and forage crew is that, a forage crew can work 2-3 weeks in one place at a time. Some crews stay in hotels, while others also stay in campers or RVs. Forage crews work all over the U.S.

We also have members that have manure application crews. They usually stay within a region. Cotton crews can begin in south Texas in July and work their way up to Kansas in October.