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- 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.
- Monitor crops as they grow in order to ensure that they are growing properly and are free from diseases and contaminants.
- Maintain facilities such as fencing, water supplies, and outdoor housing and wind shelters.
- Determine types and quantities of crops or livestock to be raised, according to factors such as market conditions, federal program availability, and soil conditions.
- Select and purchase supplies and equipment such as seed, fertilizers, and farm machinery.
- Maintain financial, tax, production, and employee records.
- Lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs to farm equipment, using oilcans, grease guns, and hand tools.
- Set up and operate farm machinery to cultivate, harvest, and haul crops.
- Evaluate product marketing alternatives, then promote and market farm products, acting as the sales agent for livestock and crops.
Job Requirements
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree in agriculture Science / agriculture engineering or related field
- Techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
- Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Skills:
- Leadership Skills and effective coaching
- Planning, organizing and controlling skills
- Judgment and decision making, considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Instructing & Teaching others how to do something.
- Performance Management
- Excellent communication skills
- Active listening, giving full attention to what other people are saying.
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Excellent reporting skills
