1. What is Qualifying Work?
10/13/2018
What is Qualifying Work?
Maria Perez-DeLeon
Dr. Moe-nel reviewed slide
March 5, 2015

2. Census State Profile: Colorado
Agricultural Product US Rank
Grains
Vegetables, melons, potatoes
and sweet potatoes 14
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries 26
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture
and sod
Cattle and Calves
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair
and milk
2 Census State Profile: Colorado (2012)

3. Other Qualifying Work
Alaska fishing and why we are focusing on the industry
We believe that there could be families who are coming back to Colorado to live until the fishing season begins again. The SEA wants to ensure that every eligible child is identified.
Leave no Fish Unturned! 3

4. 10/13/2018
Fishing
Fishery is the term used to describe the different methods to harvest the different types of fish, areas where fish can be found, and the season for harvesting a certain type of fish.
There is a session tomorrow March 5th regarding qualifying work. 4

5. Initial Processing NRG 2010 G20 & G21.
What does “initial processing” mean?
The Department considers “initial processing” to be work that (1) is beyond the
production stage of agricultural work and (2) precedes the transformation of the raw
product into something more refined. It means working with raw agricultural or fishing products.
Agricultural industries eligible under this definition: Taylor Farms, Fresh Express and
Del Monte.
What are examples of “initial processing” work in the poultry and livestock
industries?
For the purposes of the MEP, examples of “initial processing” work in the poultry and
livestock industries include, but are not limited to: stunning; slaughtering; skinning;
eviscerating; splitting carcasses; hanging; cutting; trimming; deboning; and enclosing the raw product in a container.
Agricultural industries eligible under this definition: Two Bears Pet Food- Raw Meat Diets for Dogs. There are other dog food packing plants that we will continue to work on identifying. 5

6. Initial Processing NRG 2010 G22 & G23.
What are examples of “initial processing” work in the crop industry?
For the purposes of the MEP, examples of “initial processing” work in the crop industry include, but are not limited to: cleaning; weighing; cutting; grading; peeling; sorting; freezing, and enclosing the raw product in a container.
What are examples of “initial processing” work in the fishing industry?
For the purposes of the MEP, examples of “initial processing” work in the fishing industry include, but are not limited to: scaling; cutting; dressing; and enclosing the raw product in a container. 6

7. Fishing Here are a few things we have learned about Alaska Fishing…
The Alaskan Seafood Industry is divided into five fisheries: herring, halibut, ground fish, crab and of course, salmon.
The salmon industry is the most popular fishery out of Alaska.
The Alaskan crab industry has not been successful since the 1980’s, however, in 2013 the industry began to show increases.
Information retrieved from: Alaska Fishing Jobs Network- . 7

8. Fishing Trawlers Trolling 8
Information retrieved from: Alaska Fishing Jobs Network- .
Trawlers
Trolling 8

9. Onshore Seafood Processing
Onshore seafood industry jobs in Alaska are almost entirely processing jobs.
Processing plants exist in many different sizes and in several different capacities. Some are offshore vessels where the processing takes place, and others (the majority) are located on docks or piers with close access to ships.
Information retrieved from: Alaska Fishing Jobs Network- . 9

10. Dairy
Cows are milked twice per day on most farms. However, 10% increased milk production can be obtained by milking cows three times a day. The milking area is called “the milking parlor” 10

11. Dairy Types of jobs on the dairy: Milker’s Herders
Artificial insemination
Sick pins
Nursery
Silage preparations
Feed lots
Cleaning pins 11

12. Qualifying Work Alpacas
The Alpaca industry is going into its 21st year in Colorado. Alpacas are raised for sport but also for their fleeces. According to the Alpaca Owners Association new alpaca farms are growing in Colorado. The SEA considers the production of alpacas for their fleece as a qualifying activity. It’s important that the recruiter document specifically that a worker is not involved with the production of alpacas for sport or competition.
Llamas
The Llama and Alpaca industry go hand in hand in Colorado. According to the “Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association the industry has slowly been growing since The Alpaca and Llama Association have partnered in an effort to promote camelids. The llama is considered to be a cousin of the alpaca and it too is raised for its fleece. The SEA considers the production of llamas for the use of fleece, a qualifying activity. 12

13. Beef Cattle
In Colorado Cattle and Calves is the number one agricultural commodity with 2.6 million head of cattle in the State. The SEA considers working with beef such as raising; grading; feeding; herding; and slaughtering a qualifying activity for purposes of the MEP. 13

14. Qualifying Work 14 Bird Seed Processing Plant Temporary Bison Farm
Bison Farm
Raised for human consumption
Cannery (canning, sorting)
Chicken farm (feed, slaughter)
Cleaning ditches
Seasonal
On farms/ranches
Cleaning livestock stalls
Cultivating fields
Cutting sod
Dairy farm (feed, milk)
Dock work (loading, washing)
Vegetables and fruits
Dog food 
Livestock receiving
Feeding livestock and poultry
Feedlot (feeding, caring for) 14

15. Qualifying Work 15 Fish Hatcheries Temporary Food plant (processing)
Food plant (processing)
Forestry
Seasonal
Fruit Orchards
Grainer’s
Grape Vineyards
Hemp
In the 2014 Farm Bill under Title VII Hemp is considered a legitimate crop. 15

16. Qualifying Work 16 Hog Farm Temporary Honey Bee Farm
Temporary or Seasonal
Honey Bee Farms can be considered temporary or seasonal
Irrigating fields
Seasonal
Lamb Farm
Raised for use of wool
Loading trucks (fields, warehouse)
Meat packing plants
Mending and Building Fences- on farms, ranches or dairies
Mushroom Plant
Nurseries/green house (transplant, pruning)
Sometimes nurseries and greenhouses have their own fields where they plant herbs and or flowers so this could also be categorized as Seasonal as well. 16

17. Qualifying Work 17 Piñon (pine nuts) Seasonal
Piñon grows wild in certain parts of Colorado there is a bidding process to pick and gather the Piñon when they fall off the pine tree. The time for harvest is about August - September depending on the cycles of the season’s (weather).
Pickle Plant
Temporary
Planting/plowing fields
Potato Plant
Poultry, turkey/chicken farm
Preparing soil for planting crops
Produce Sheds
Sheep Farm
Raising for wool
Sheep shearing
Sod Farm
Sugar factory (sort process)
Warehouse work (crate, wash, sort)
Fruits vegetables 17

18. Thank you all
Maria Perez de Leon Submit questions or comments through the website. 18