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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 “Rancher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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