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Daily Tasks
| Assemble, position, and secure structures such as trellises, beehives, or fences, using hand tools. | | Assist in animal births, and care for newborn livestock. | | Breed and raise stock such as cattle, poultry, and honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure continued improvement in stock. | | Buy or sell futures contracts, or price products in advance of future sales so that risk is limited and/or profit is increased. | | Clean and disinfect buildings and yards, and remove manure. | | Clean and sanitize milking equipment, storage tanks, collection cups, and cows' udders, or ensure that procedures are followed to maintain sanitary conditions for handling of milk. | | Clean, grade, and package crops for marketing. | | Control the spread of disease and parasites in herds, by using vaccination and medication, and by separating sick animals. | | Demonstrate and explain farm work techniques and safety regulations to workers. | | Destroy diseased or superfluous crops. | | Determine types and quantities of crops or livestock to be raised, according to factors such as market conditions, federal program availability, and soil conditions. | | Evaluate product marketing alternatives, then promote and market farm products, acting as the sales agent for livestock and crops. | | Harvest crops, and collect specialty products such as royal jelly, wax, pollen, and honey from bee colonies. | | Herd cattle, using horses or all-terrain vehicles. | | Hire, train, and direct workers engaged in planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, and marketing crops, and in raising livestock. | | Install and shift irrigation systems to irrigate fields evenly or according to crop need. | | Lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs to farm equipment, using oilcans, grease guns, and hand tools. | | Maintain facilities such as fencing, water supplies, and outdoor housing and wind shelters. | | Maintain financial, tax, production, and employee records. | | Maintain pastures or grazing lands to ensure that animals have enough feed, employing pasture-conservation measures such as arranging rotational grazing. | | Manage and oversee the day-to-day running of farms raising poultry or pigs for the production of meat and breeding stock. | | Milk cows, using milking machinery. | | Monitor crops as they grow in order to ensure that they are growing properly and are free from diseases and contaminants. | | Negotiate and arrange with buyers for the sale, storage, and shipment of crops. | | Obtain financing from lenders to purchase machinery, fertilizer, livestock, and feed. | | Operate dairy farms that produce bulk milk. | | Perform crop production duties such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting. | | Plan crop activities based on factors such as crop maturity and weather conditions. | | Purchase and store livestock feed. | | Remove lower quality or older animals from herds and purchase other livestock to replace culled animals. | | Select and purchase supplies and equipment such as seed, fertilizers, and farm machinery. | | Select animals for market, and provide transportation of livestock to market. | | Set up and operate farm machinery to cultivate, harvest, and haul crops. | | Transport grain to silos for storage, and burn or bale any straw that is left behind. |
Daily Work Activities
| Administer injections. | | Administer medications or treatments. | | Oversee execution of organizational or program policies. | | Analyze operational or management reports or records. | | Follow contract, property, or insurance laws. | | Motivate workers to achieve work goals. | | Follow horticulture irrigation techniques. | | Use oral or written communication techniques. | | Use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products. | | Use plant disease control techniques. | | Resolve agricultural production problems. | | Estimate materials or labor requirements. | | Estimate time needed for project. | | Preserve, cure, or cold store meat, poultry or fish. | | Identify crop characteristics. | | Identify fruit or vegetable or crops ready for harvest. | | Identify livestock characteristics. | | Explain rules, policies or regulations. | | Judge soil conditions. | | Maintain records, reports, or files. | | Make decisions. | | Negotiate business contracts. | | Drive automobile, van, or light truck. | | Drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons. | | Operate tractor with accessories or attachments. | | Modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines. | | Plan or organize work. | | Package goods for shipment or storage. | | Prepare reports. | | Understand second language. | | Recognize disease or parasites in animals. | | Recognize plant diseases. | | Recognize tree or forest plant species. | | Schedule employee work hours. | | Slaughter animals, fish, or poultry. | | Use computers to enter, access or retrieve data. | | Use hand or power tools. | | Plant, cultivate, or harvest crops, including aquaculture. | | Perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting. | | Assign work to staff or employees. | | Develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards. | | Disburse checks to satisfy accounts payable. | | Hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers. | | Establish employee performance standards. | | Evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel. | | Prepare or maintain employee records. | | Orient new employees. | | Artificially inseminate livestock. | | Transport passengers or cargo. | | Demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment. | | Inspect facilities to determine repair or replacement needs. | | Direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff. | | Examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury. | | Oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards. | | Grade, classify, or sort products according to specifications. | | Explain work orders, specifications, or work techniques to workers. | | Inspect crops to determine quality. | | Conduct training for personnel. | | Inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance. | | Analyze organizational operating practices or procedures. | | Order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment. | | Maintain or repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements. | | Schedule activities, classes, or events. | | Inspect growing environment. | | Plan harvesting. | | Operate agricultural equipment or machinery. | | Direct workers in planting, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, or marketing. | | Breed animals to propagate stock or to develop new types. | | Plan development or production of hybrid plant varieties. | | Use fish culturing techniques. | | Maintain production or work records. | | Monitor forage plant growth. | | Use animal disease control techniques. | | Monitor worker performance. | | Inspect crops or fields. | | Study production records. | | Monitor animal care. | | Observe plants, flowers, shrubs or trees to ascertain condition. | | Resolve logging operation problems. | | Plan logging operations. | | Monitor number or type of fish reared or harvested. | | Observe fish or beds or ponds. | | Resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems. |
Other Work Activities
| Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. | | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | | Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. | | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft. | | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. | | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. | | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
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