FARMERS AND FARM MANAGERS

OVERVIEW

• For this job you have to grow and raise crops and livestock.
• For their crops they plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest in helping to produce good plants.
• Farmers plan, feed, and care for their animals and help them grow up healthy.

WORK ACTIVITIES

• Make decisions and solve problems.
• Organize, prioritize, and plan work.
• Analyze data and information.
• Handle and move objects
• Document and record information.

COURSES

• Some courses you can take for this are Animal Science and Agriculture Production.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Listen to others and ask questions.
• Understand spoken information.
• Notice when something is wrong or will be wrong.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Speak clearly so others can understand.
• See the details of objects that are a few feet away.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Often work outside may work inside when doing record keeping.
• Occasionally exposed to containments such as pesticides.

PREPARATION

• You can have a high school diploma and 5 years of work experience in Agriculture.
• Most learn from years of experience but with technology advancing you can take Agronomy, Dairy Science, and Agriculture Economics.

SALARY

• Minnesota Farmer earn about $74,790 per year.

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