Jose M. Gracia Harvesting, Inc., is an agriculture business that has provided manual labor to American farmers since 1992. Mr. Gracia works throughout the country, but is especially knowledgeable about the workforce needs of farmers in the eastern United States. When local employees are not willing or numerous enough to assist in farming operations, especially during harvest time, Jose M. Gracia Harvesting, Inc. supplies agriculture leaders with a legal workforce through the H-2A visa program, which allows agricultural employers to hire immigrants as contracted labor.
The company provides laborers with all required training, along with additional training to ensure the health and safety of migrant workers. Training programs touch on topics such as field sanitation requirements, tractor and machinery safety, heat stress and environmental hazard training, and emergency response procedures.
Mr. Gracia is exceptionally experienced in crops such as tobacco, sweet potatoes, watermelons, strawberries, cantaloupes, and cucumbers, but provides assistance with many other crops as well.
Mr. Gracia is the president of the company, but is also assisted by many members of his family throughout the total operation.