Will “Farm Field Manager” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, or supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, financial, or marketing activities.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 11-9013.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Farm and Ranch Managers”.
Also Known As…
- Farm and Ranch Managers
- Sow Farm Manager
- Rancher
- Ranch Manager
- Grain Farmer
- Farmer
- Farm Operator
- Farm Manager
- Dairy Farmer
- Cash Crop Farmer
- Accredited Farm Manager (AFM)
- Worm Farmer
- Viticulturist
- Vineyardist
- Vegetable Farmer
- Turf Farmer
- Truck Farmer
- Tree Fruit and Nut Crops Farmer
- Tobacco Grower
- Sugar Plantation Manager
- Sugar Cane Planter
- Stockman
- Sod Farmer
- Seed Corn Production Manager
- Reptile Farmer
- Rat Farmer
- Production Superintendent
- Poultryman
- Poultry Hatchery Manager
- Poultry Farmer
- Poultry Barn Manager
- Pineapple Plantation Manager
- Pig Farmer
- Orchardist
- Muck Farmer
- Mink Rancher
- Livestock Rancher
- Livestock Producer
- Livestock Farm Manager
- Inside Horticultural Specialty Grower
- Horticultural Farmer
- Horticultural Farm Manager
- Horse Rancher
- Hog Raiser
- Herdsman
- Herb Grower
- Hatchery Manager
- General Farmer
- General Farm Manager
- Game Breeding Farm Manager
- Game Bird Farmer
- Fur Farmer
- Fruit Rancher
- Fruit Raiser
- Fruit or Nut Farmer
- Fruit or Nut Crops Farm Manager
- Fruit Grower
- Fruit Farmer
- Fox Raiser
- Field Manager
- Field Horticultural Specialty Grower
- Field Crop Farmer
- Feedlot Manager
- Farm Rancher
- Farm Facility Manager
- Energy Crop Farmer
- Dryland Farmer
- Diversified Crops Farmer
- Dairyman
- Dairy Grazer
- Dairy Farm Operator
- Cropper
- Crop, Grain, or Livestock Farmer
- Crop, Grain, or Livestock Farm Manager
- Crop or Livestock Tenant Farmer
- Cotton Grower
- Cotton Farmer
- Corn Grower
- Coffee Farmer
- Cattle Farmer
- Cash Grain Grower
- Cash Grain Farmer
- Bush and Vine Fruit Crop Farmer
- Beef Farmer
- Barn and Property Manager
- Assistant Farm Operations Manager
- Arboriculturist
- Apiculturist
- Apiarist
- Animal Husbandry Manager
- Agriculture Manager
- Agricultural Crop Farm Manager
Tasks for “Farm Field Manager”
- Plan crop activities based on factors such as crop maturity or weather conditions.
- Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
- Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
- Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
- Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
- Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for farm or ranch products.
- Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
- Change processes such as drying, grading, storing, or shipping to improve efficiency or profitability.
- Inspect farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, or roads, ordering repair or maintenance activities, as needed.
- Select or purchase machinery, equipment, livestock, or supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizer, or chemicals.
- Buy or sell futures contracts or price farm products in advance of future sales to minimize risk or maximize profits.
- Hire, train, or supervise workers engaged in planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, or marketing crops, or in raising livestock.
- Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
- Monitor and adjust irrigation systems to distribute water according to crop needs and to avoid wasting water.
- Monitor activities such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, or grading to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
- Demonstrate or explain working techniques, practices, or safety regulations to farm or ranch workers.
- Obtain financing necessary for purchases of machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
- Operate or oversee the operations of dairy farms that produce bulk milk.
- Prepare budgets or financial reports for farm or ranch operations.
- Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
- Inspect farm or ranch equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Inspect orchards or fields to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
- Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
- Direct livestock or crop waste recycling operations.
- Determine types or quantities of crops or livestock to be raised, according to factors such as market conditions, federal programs or incentives, or soil conditions.
- Monitor pasture or grazing land use to ensure that livestock are properly fed or that conservation methods, such as rotational grazing, are used.
- Plan and direct development or production of hardier or higher-yield hybrid plant varieties.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dump trucks
- Laptop computers
- Backhoes
- Milking equipment
- Grain combines
- Snow blowers
- Spray attachments
- Grain scales
- Manure spreaders
- Corn pickers
- Portable welding equipment
- Livestock castration equipment
- Gardening shovels
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Mowing equipment
- Farm tractors
- Weedeaters
- Animal transportation trailers
- Claw hammers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Circular saws
- Snowplow attachments
- Field watering systems
- Poultry incubators
- Animal feeders
- Four wheel drive 4WD trucks
- Brush mowers
- Hay mowing machines
- Lawn mowers
- Hay trucks
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Farm trucks
- Grain drills
- Grease guns
- Chain saws
- Field cultivators
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Artificial insemination kits
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Branding equipment
- Oil dispensing cans
- Belt conveyor systems
- Egg gathering equipment
- Handheld computers
- Hay balers
- Tablet computers
- Grain dryers
- Garden hoes
- Extension ladders
- Trimble AgGPS EZ-Map
- Sunrise Software CropSave
- Advanced Veterinary Services Ranch Vision
- Farm Business Software Systems Smart Feeder
- SST Development Group Stratus
- Email software
- Brihzon Solutions SMART Dairy Resource Planning
- Sanders Software Consulting FarmBooks
- MapShots EASi Suite
- Web browser software
- Ag Connections Land.db
- Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
- Specialized Data Systems Ultra Farm
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Datatech The Farmer's Office
- SAP
- PigCHAMP Care 3000
- Microsoft Office
- Custom Software Group CSG AgroSys
- Cattlesoft CattleMax
- Farm Files Livestock
- AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar
- EZ-Ranch
- John Deere Apex Farm Management
- Global Mapper Software Global Mapper
- AgTerra Technologies AgTrac
- TapLogic FarmLogic
- CDA International Manifold System
- Payroll software
- Trimble Farm Works
- Stenco Technologies Farm Trends
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Countryside Data Ag Payroll
- International Response Technologies CowChip - Ranch House
- Pear Technology Fieldman Farmer
- KELTEC Systems HerdMaster
- SST Development Group SSToolbox
- Vertical Solutions Easy-Farm Accounting
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- AgData Blue Skies Accounting
- Farm Files Crops
- Microsoft Outlook
- MapInfo
- Microsoft Excel
- ProducePak Mobile Farm Management
- Delta Data Systems AGIS
- AgriSoft/CMC AgriSoft/ERP
- CattleWorks
- TatukGIS Editor
- Red Wing Software CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture
- Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense
- i.Agri LandMark Farm
- ZedX AgFleet
- Alua Software Paddock Pro
- Accutech Systems Corporation AccuFarm-MGR
- Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager
- DIVA-GIS
- Microsoft Word
- Agevo Farm Manager
- ESRI ArcPad