Cannabis Grower — 3-Month 1099 Contract

Staffed4U•Ada, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Staffed4U is hiring an experienced Cannabis Grower for a 3-month 1099 contract supporting a 1/2-acre cannabis cultivation farm near Ada, Minnesota. This position will run from August through October and is ideal for a hands-on cultivation professional with prior cannabis growing experience who is comfortable working in an outdoor or mixed cultivation environment. The selected candidate will support daily plant care, cultivation operations, harvest preparation, and overall crop health throughout the final months of the growing season. Housing is provided, and relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Requirements

Previous cannabis cultivation experience required
Hands-on experience with outdoor, greenhouse, or farm-scale cannabis cultivation strongly preferred
Strong understanding of plant health, watering, feeding, pruning, canopy management, and harvest preparation
Ability to work outdoors and perform physically demanding tasks in varying weather conditions
Dependable, detail-oriented, and able to follow direction while working independently
Comfortable working in a seasonal, fast-paced farm environment
Must be able to pass a background check

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting outdoor or sun-grown cannabis operations
Knowledge of organic or sustainable cultivation practices
Experience with harvest planning and post-harvest preparation
Familiarity with compliance requirements in regulated cannabis environments
Ability to relocate temporarily for the duration of the contract
Experience leading harvest crews, seasonal farm labor, or agricultural production teams
Experience with cannabis drying, curing, trimming, and post-harvest operations
Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot farm equipment, irrigation systems, and agricultural infrastructure

Responsibilities

Support daily cultivation operations for a 1/2-acre cannabis farm
Monitor plant health and identify issues related to nutrition, irrigation, environmental stress, pests, disease, or overall crop condition
Assist with watering, feeding, pruning, trellising, defoliation, canopy management, and general plant maintenance
Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional cultivation environment
Help prepare plants for harvest, including pre-harvest maintenance, harvest support, drying setup, and post-harvest activities
Assist with construction, installation, and maintenance of trellis systems, drying infrastructure, and harvest equipment
Assist with harvest planning, harvest execution, drying operations, and coordination of seasonal labor
Provide hands-on leadership and oversight during harvest, trimming, drying, and post-harvest processing activities
Assist in training, coordinating, and supporting temporary harvest and trimming crews to ensure quality standards are maintained
Maintain accurate records related to plant care, crop observations, harvest activities, inventory, and daily tasks completed
Work closely with ownership or farm leadership to ensure crop quality, production goals, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance are achieved
Assist with movement, organization, storage, and staging of hemp bales, harvest materials, cultivation supplies, drying equipment, and other farm inventory
Support irrigation installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair as needed
Monitor and assist with pest, rodent, wildlife, and gopher control efforts
Assist with security inspections, fencing, gate maintenance, and general farm readiness
Maintain cultivation equipment, tools, workspaces, and storage areas in good operating condition
Assist with lawn mowing, groundskeeping, weed control, and maintaining the overall appearance of the farmstead and surrounding property
Assist with general farm upkeep, facility maintenance, equipment organization, and seasonal agricultural tasks as needed
This is a hands-on agricultural position within a startup cannabis cultivation operation. The contractor will be expected to contribute wherever needed to support successful cultivation, harvest, drying, processing, storage, and overall farm operations. Duties may include, but are not limited to, cultivation, harvest, drying, trimming, packaging, inventory management, groundskeeping, facility maintenance, pest and wildlife control, irrigation work, equipment maintenance, moving agricultural materials, supervising temporary labor, and other reasonable farm-related activities necessary to support the operation.