Will “Fruit or Nut Farmer” 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 Crops Farm Manager
- Fruit Grower
- Fruit Farmer
- Fox Raiser
- Field Manager
- Field Horticultural Specialty Grower
- Field Crop Farmer
- Feedlot Manager
- Farm Rancher
- Farm Field Manager
- 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 “Fruit or Nut Farmer”
- Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
- Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
- Monitor and adjust irrigation systems to distribute water according to crop needs and to avoid wasting water.
- Obtain financing necessary for purchases of machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
- Hire, train, or supervise workers engaged in planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, or marketing crops, or in raising livestock.
- Inspect farm or ranch equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
- Prepare budgets or financial reports for farm or ranch operations.
- Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
- Inspect orchards or fields to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
- 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.
- Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for farm or ranch products.
- Select or purchase machinery, equipment, livestock, or supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizer, or chemicals.
- Monitor pasture or grazing land use to ensure that livestock are properly fed or that conservation methods, such as rotational grazing, are used.
- 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.
- Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
- Plan and direct development or production of hardier or higher-yield hybrid plant varieties.
- Monitor activities such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, or grading to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
- Inspect farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, or roads, ordering repair or maintenance activities, as needed.
- Plan crop activities based on factors such as crop maturity or weather conditions.
- Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
- Buy or sell futures contracts or price farm products in advance of future sales to minimize risk or maximize profits.
- Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
- Demonstrate or explain working techniques, practices, or safety regulations to farm or ranch workers.
- Operate or oversee the operations of dairy farms that produce bulk milk.
- Direct livestock or crop waste recycling operations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Branding equipment
- Poultry incubators
- Portable welding equipment
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Corn pickers
- Hay balers
- Chain saws
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Hay mowing machines
- Four wheel drive 4WD trucks
- Milking equipment
- Egg gathering equipment
- Farm tractors
- Backhoes
- Lawn mowers
- Animal transportation trailers
- Weedeaters
- Artificial insemination kits
- Field watering systems
- Brush mowers
- Extension ladders
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Grain combines
- Livestock castration equipment
- Personal computers
- Handheld computers
- Animal feeders
- Grain scales
- Gardening shovels
- Oil dispensing cans
- Dump trucks
- Belt conveyor systems
- Desktop computers
- Garden hoes
- Field cultivators
- Snowplow attachments
- Tablet computers
- Grain drills
- Farm trucks
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Grease guns
- Mowing equipment
- Hay trucks
- Circular saws
- Laptop computers
- Grain dryers
- Manure spreaders
- Snow blowers
- Spray attachments
- Claw hammers
- Global Mapper Software Global Mapper
- SST Development Group Stratus
- Microsoft Office
- AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar
- Microsoft Word
- PigCHAMP Care 3000
- Microsoft Excel
- DIVA-GIS
- Agevo Farm Manager
- Global positioning system GPS software
- SST Development Group SSToolbox
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Specialized Data Systems Ultra Farm
- Datatech The Farmer's Office
- Cattlesoft CattleMax
- Vertical Solutions Easy-Farm Accounting
- AgTerra Technologies AgTrac
- Brihzon Solutions SMART Dairy Resource Planning
- Sanders Software Consulting FarmBooks
- Ag Connections Land.db
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Alua Software Paddock Pro
- Advanced Veterinary Services Ranch Vision
- KELTEC Systems HerdMaster
- Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
- Trimble AgGPS EZ-Map
- AgData Blue Skies Accounting
- Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager
- TatukGIS Editor
- ZedX AgFleet
- Microsoft Outlook
- International Response Technologies CowChip - Ranch House
- TapLogic FarmLogic
- Countryside Data Ag Payroll
- Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense
- AgriSoft/CMC AgriSoft/ERP
- Farm Files Crops
- Trimble Farm Works
- Red Wing Software CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture
- MapInfo
- CDA International Manifold System
- John Deere Apex Farm Management
- i.Agri LandMark Farm
- Accutech Systems Corporation AccuFarm-MGR
- MapShots EASi Suite
- ESRI ArcPad
- Pear Technology Fieldman Farmer
- Payroll software
- Custom Software Group CSG AgroSys
- SAP
- Stenco Technologies Farm Trends
- CattleWorks
- Farm Business Software Systems Smart Feeder
- Delta Data Systems AGIS
- Web browser software
- Sunrise Software CropSave
- Email software
- ProducePak Mobile Farm Management
- EZ-Ranch
- Farm Files Livestock