Will “Dairy 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”.

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Tasks for “Dairy Farmer”

Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
Obtain financing necessary for purchases of machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
Operate or oversee the operations of dairy farms that produce bulk milk.
Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
Demonstrate or explain working techniques, practices, or safety regulations to farm or ranch workers.
Inspect orchards or fields to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
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.
Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
Change processes such as drying, grading, storing, or shipping to improve efficiency or profitability.
Select or purchase machinery, equipment, livestock, or supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizer, or chemicals.
Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
Prepare budgets or financial reports for farm or ranch operations.
Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for farm or ranch products.
Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
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.
Plan and direct development or production of hardier or higher-yield hybrid plant varieties.
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.
Inspect farm or ranch equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Monitor pasture or grazing land use to ensure that livestock are properly fed or that conservation methods, such as rotational grazing, are used.
Direct livestock or crop waste recycling operations.
Inspect farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, or roads, ordering repair or maintenance activities, as needed.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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