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