The worst farmer in Iowa?

[JEFF420]

https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/io...s-in-cattle-theft-and-bankruptcy-fraud-scheme


"On one occasion, Butikofer assaulted one worker, grabbing the migrant worker by the shirt and pushing him towards a corn auger. Butikofer also tied the hands of another South African H-2A worker with a cable tie to an electric jigsaw and threatened workers with hanging and an electric shock dog collar."

"Butikofer convinced an H2-A worker from South Africa to come to the United States and bring his wife and teenaged daughter with him. When the family arrived, however, Butikofer moved the family to live in a camper without water, electricity, or heat. "

Monona, Iowa's finest

 

[MustardTiger]

 

[JP4CY]

Holy **** that's a story.

 

[JEFF420]

damn too bad it wasn't a pioneer hat

 

[Al_4_State]

****, he’s one of Iowa’s worst humans period based on that

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

damn too bad it wasn't a pioneer hat

Watch your mouth!

 

[Nor'MidWester]

It's crazy that paying to find and fly workers from South Africa to work for you is cheaper than paying people here. Even migrant workers from this hemisphere are more expensive? I guess it makes sense when they were living in squalor in his accommodations. What a POS.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Geez you enslave one family and everyone loses their mind.....

 

[2speedy1]

I would say just a horrible human being. Probably a psychopath. My guess is he got away with a lot that before all this.

 

[CyCrazy]

Seems like a pos.

 

[Fishhead]

I would say just a horrible human being. Probably a psychopath. My guess is he got away with a lot that before all this.

Yeah, law enforcement needs to look for possible burial sites

 

[AgronAlum]

It's crazy that paying to find and fly workers from South Africa to work for you is cheaper than paying people here. Even migrant workers from this hemisphere are more expensive? I guess it makes sense when they were living in squalor in his accommodations. What a POS.

It's not necessarily cheaper than local workers, it's higher availability and willingness to work long hours because that's all they're here to do. Earn a wage and go back home for a portion of the year.

South African H2A workers have become big in the US because there's a large population that were pushed off their own farms in SA. They speak English and can already run equipment. Minimum wage in Iowa is $17.79 plus you have to provide transportation and housing. Also guaranteed a minimum amount of hours/pay per week. They're typically a "higher skilled" worker than a lot of the Hispanic H2A farm labor. There is also a big word of mouth benefit if you're looking to add quality workers.

I'm honestly surprised at the housing stuff because all housing is inspected by the government before an H2A workers arrival. There is a whole list to make sure the living situation is up to code. Minimum requirements for bathrooms, kitchen facilities, beds, etc. There is also a **** load of paperwork to gain approval and reporting along the way. Iowa workforce is usually in your business too because there are requirements for posting a job locally among other things before gaining approval for an H2A visa.

 

[simply1]

Worst? Probably not.

 

[JP4CY]

Hope that the feds are watching money and asset movement for that entire family.

 

[ClonerJams]

Norm MacDonald voice: sounds like a real knucklehead

 

[JEFF420]

in swia its not H2A or illegal workers.... its 90 lbs drunks that never could leave town

 

[Al_4_State]

It's not necessarily cheaper than local workers, it's higher availability and willingness to work long hours because that's all they're here to do. Earn a wage and go back home for a portion of the year.

South African H2A workers have become big in the US because there's a large population that were pushed off their own farms in SA. They speak English and can already run equipment. Minimum wage in Iowa is $17.79 plus you have to provide transportation and housing. Also guaranteed a minimum amount of hours/pay per week. They're typically a "higher skilled" worker than a lot of the Hispanic H2A farm labor. There is also a big word of mouth benefit if you're looking to add quality workers.

I'm honestly surprised at the housing stuff because all housing is inspected by the government before an H2A workers arrival. There is a whole list to make sure the living situation is up to code. Minimum requirements for bathrooms, kitchen facilities, beds, etc. There is also a **** load of paperwork to gain approval and reporting along the way. Iowa workforce is usually in your business too because there are requirements for posting a job locally among other things before gaining approval for an H2A visa.

100% all of this. We’ve been in the H2A program for a decade and the standards are pretty high.

Makes me wonder if he was contacting guys to work for him outside of the program.

 

[AgronAlum]

100% all of this. We’ve been in the H2A program for a decade and the standards are pretty high.

Makes me wonder if he was contacting guys to work for him outside of the program.

I’ve also never heard of family coming with someone on an H2A visa. Maybe it happens but I didn’t even know that was a possibility.

 

[BCClone]

It's crazy that paying to find and fly workers from South Africa to work for you is cheaper than paying people here. Even migrant workers from this hemisphere are more expensive? I guess it makes sense when they were living in squalor in his accommodations. What a POS.

It’s an internship type thing. They are supposed to learn a craft and they are subsidized by governments. I know a couple hog producers who do it.

 

[HFCS]

Glad this Buttikofucker is going to be behind bars until he's an old man.