On an ownership or rental basis, operate farms, ranches, greenhouses, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural production establishments which produce crops, horticultural specialties, livestock, poultry, finfish, shellfish, or animal specialties. May plant, cultivate, harvest, perform post-harvest activities, and market crops and livestock; may hire, train, and supervise farm workers or supervise a farm labor contractor; may prepare cost, production, and other records. May maintain and operate machinery and perform physical work.

• Beekeeper
• Bonsai Culturist
• Farmer, Cash Grain
• Farmer, Diversified Crops
• Farmer, Field Crop
• Farmer, Fruit Crops, Bush and Vine
• Farmer, General
• Farmer, Tree-Fruit-and-Nut Crops
• Farmer, Vegetable
• Fish Farmer
• Game-Bird Farmer
• Gamekeeper
• Horticultural-Specialty Grower, Field
• Horticultural-Specialty Grower, Inside
• Manager, Dairy Farm
• Manager, Game Breeding Farm
• Manager, Poultry Hatchery
• Plant Propagator
• Worm Grower

• 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.

• administer injections
• administer medications or treatments
• analyze operational or management reports or records
• analyze organizational operating practices or procedures
• artificially inseminate livestock
• assign work to staff or employees
• breed animals to propagate stock or to develop new types
• conduct training for personnel
• demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment
• develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• direct workers in planting, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, or marketing
• disburse checks to satisfy accounts payable
• drive automobile, van, or light truck
• drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons
• establish employee performance standards
• estimate materials or labor requirements
• estimate time needed for project
• evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
• examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury
• explain rules, policies or regulations
• explain work orders, specifications, or work techniques to workers
• follow contract, property, or insurance laws
• follow horticulture irrigation techniques
• grade, classify, or sort products according to specifications
• hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
• identify crop characteristics
• identify fruit or vegetable or crops ready for harvest
• identify livestock characteristics
• inspect crops or fields
• inspect crops to determine quality
• inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
• inspect facilities to determine repair or replacement needs
• inspect growing environment
• judge soil conditions
• maintain or repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements
• maintain production or work records
• maintain records, reports, or files
• make decisions
• modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines
• monitor animal care
• monitor forage plant growth
• monitor number or type of fish reared or harvested
• monitor worker performance
• motivate workers to achieve work goals
• negotiate business contracts
• observe fish or beds or ponds
• observe plants, flowers, shrubs or trees to ascertain condition
• operate agricultural equipment or machinery
• operate tractor with accessories or attachments
• order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
• orient new employees
• oversee execution of organizational or program policies
• oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
• package goods for shipment or storage
• perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
• plan development or production of hybrid plant varieties
• plan harvesting
• plan logging operations
• plan or organize work
• plant, cultivate, or harvest crops, including aquaculture
• prepare or maintain employee records
• prepare reports
• preserve, cure, or cold store meat, poultry or fish
• recognize disease or parasites in animals
• recognize plant diseases
• recognize tree or forest plant species
• resolve agricultural production problems
• resolve logging operation problems
• resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
• schedule activities, classes, or events
• schedule employee work hours
• slaughter animals, fish, or poultry
• study production records
• transport passengers or cargo
• understand second language
• use animal disease control techniques
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use fish culturing techniques
• use hand or power tools
• use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
• use oral or written communication techniques
• use plant disease control techniques