Fiscal Year

2024

Case Number

A-23116-33523

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2023-05-03

Decision Date

2024-05-22

Refile

N

Original File Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

BH AGRICULTURE

Employer Name Slug

bh-agriculture

Employer Address 1

BH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, LLC

Employer Address 2

79261 REDMOND GRADE LANE

Employer City

ENTERPRISE

Employer City Slug

enterprise

Employer State

OREGON

Employer State Slug

oregon

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

97828

Employer Phone

541-398-8620

Employer Number of Employees

3

Employer Year Commenced Business

2018

NAICS Code

111940

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Ben Henson

Employer Contact Address 1

79261 Redmond Grade Lane

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Enterprise

Employer Contact State/Province

OREGON

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

97828

Employer Contact Phone

541-398-8620

Employer Contact Email

blhenson3@yahoo.com

Agent Attorney Name

Matthew W McClellan

Agent Attorney Firm Name

McClellan Immigration Law Offices, P.C.

Agent Attorney Phone

5033954036

Agent Attorney Address 1

16771 Boones Ferry Road

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 100

Agent Attorney City

Lake Oswego

Agent Attorney State/Province

OREGON

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

97035

Agent Attorney Email

matthew@m2io.com

PW Track Number

P10022105076022

PW SOC Code

19-1013.00

PW SOC Title

Soil and Plant Scientists

PW Skill Level

Level I

PW Wage

64834.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2022-10-31

PW Expiration Date

2023-06-30

Wage Offer From

64834.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

64834.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

79261 Redmond Grade Lane

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

Enterprise

Worksite City Slug

enterprise

Worksite State

OREGON

Worksite Postal Code

97828

Job Title

Chief Agronomist

Job Title Slug

chief-agronomist

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Agricultural Systems

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

Y

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Agronomy

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

N

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

12

Accept Alternative Job Title

Farm manager, agronomist, and see H.14.

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Note regarding Section H.4.10. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, The minimum requirements are Bachelors degree in Agricultural Systems or Agronomy; and 1 year of relevant experience in farm management or agronomy that may have been gained pre or postbachelors degree, to include the following skill and knowledge areas, which may have been gained concurrently Demonstrated experience with irrigation management, including calculating allowable depletion, ETO rates, and application rates; Demonstrated experience carrying out soil nutrient analysis, including sampling to laboratory analysis of the major macronutrients; Demonstrated experience in farm managementagronomy including crop planning, pest control, and nutrient management.br br Note regarding Section H.10B JOB TITLES OF ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATE OCCUPATIONS The acceptable alternate or related occupations in which the relevant experience in farm management or agronomy may have been gained include Farm Manager or Agronomist, or similar roles. By quot;similar, it is meant that the listed job or occupation titles are typical, but there could be additional acceptable job titles not specifically listed in which the relevant experience was gained.br br Note regarding Section I.c. d. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS 20 CFR 656.17 e1iB2 Regarding the mandatory newspaper advertisements states that If the job opportunity is located in a rural area of intended employment that does not have a newspaper with a Sunday edition, the employer may use the edition with the widest circulation in the area of intended employment. There is no Sunday edition newspaper in the area of intended employment Enterprise, OR. In order to demonstrate a good faith recruitment effort in compliance with the PERM regulations for the Sunday newspapers for local newspapers as noted above per 20 CFR 656.17e1iiI, the employer placed classified advertisements with the following newspapers in the region because it is rural there is no Sunday newspaper in the specific area of employment The Observer Baker City Herald a newspaper with the largest circulation near the area on December 6, 2022, December 8, 2022, and December 10, 2022 in lieu of the two 2 Sunday newspaper advertisements; and Wallowa County Chieftan a local newspaper near the area on December 7, 2022. In this way, the employer used local newspaper classified ads on 4 separate days to reach potential applicants for the area of intended employment.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2022-11-10

SWA Job Order End Date

2022-12-12

Sunday Edition Newspaper

N

First Newspaper Name

The Observer Baker City Herald See H.14.

First Advertisement Start Date

2022-12-06

Second Newspaper Ad Name

The Observer Baker City Herald See H.14.

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2022-12-08

Employer Website From Date

2023-04-25

Employer Website To Date

2023-05-01

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Job Search Website From Date

2022-12-12

Job Search Website To Date

2022-12-26

Employee Referral Program From Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Employee Referral Program To Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2022-12-07

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2022-12-07

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2024-01-01 01:24:31

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

RWANDA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

RWANDA

Class of Admission

F-1

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2021

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

500 TAUSICK WAY

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

WALLA WALLA

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

WA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

99362

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Matthew W McClellan

Preparer Title

Attorney at Law

Preparer Email

matthew@m2io.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Ben L Henson

Employer Information Declaration Title

Member