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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”.

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Tasks for “Horse Rancher”

Inspect farm or ranch equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for farm or ranch products.
Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
Direct livestock or crop waste recycling operations.
Obtain financing necessary for purchases of machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
Buy or sell futures contracts or price farm products in advance of future sales to minimize risk or maximize profits.
Change processes such as drying, grading, storing, or shipping to improve efficiency or profitability.
Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
Plan and direct development or production of hardier or higher-yield hybrid plant varieties.
Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
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.
Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
Operate or oversee the operations of dairy farms that produce bulk milk.
Prepare budgets or financial reports for farm or ranch 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.
Select or purchase machinery, equipment, livestock, or supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizer, or chemicals.
Demonstrate or explain working techniques, practices, or safety regulations to farm or ranch workers.
Hire, train, or supervise workers engaged in planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, or marketing crops, or in raising livestock.
Monitor activities such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, or grading to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
Monitor pasture or grazing land use to ensure that livestock are properly fed or that conservation methods, such as rotational grazing, are used.
Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
Plan crop activities based on factors such as crop maturity or weather conditions.
Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
Inspect farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, or roads, ordering repair or maintenance activities, as needed.
Inspect orchards or fields to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.

Related Technology & Tools

Egg gathering equipment
Laptop computers
Hay mowing machines
Artificial insemination kits
Chain saws
Grain scales
Milking equipment
Snowplow attachments
Weedeaters
Farm trucks
Animal blood collection syringes
Claw hammers
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Field watering systems
Portable welding equipment
Animal vaccination syringes
Extension ladders
Handheld computers
Belt conveyor systems
Dump trucks
Manure spreaders
Animal transportation trailers
Backhoes
Hay balers
Brush mowers
Livestock castration equipment
Gardening shovels
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Animal feeders
Poultry incubators
Corn pickers
Grease guns
Snow blowers
Branding equipment
Personal computers
Oil dispensing cans
Farm tractors
Circular saws
Tablet computers
Hay trucks
Desktop computers
Lawn mowers
Field cultivators
Spray attachments
Four wheel drive 4WD trucks
Mowing equipment
Grain dryers
Grain drills
Garden hoes
Grain combines

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