6111-Field crop and vegetable growers

Main Tasks include -

• (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining types and quantities of crops to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly
• (b) preparing soil by hand or machine, and spreading fertilizers and manure
• (c) selecting and sowing seeds, and planting seedlings
• (d) maintaining crops by cultivating soil, by transplanting, pruning or thinning plants, and by setting up and operating irrigation equipment
• (e) controlling weeds, pests and diseases, by applying herbicides and pesticides
• (f) harvesting crops and destroying diseased or superfluous crops
• (g) inspecting, cleaning, grading, packaging, storing and loading crops for sale or delivery to market
• (h) tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, structures, equipment and water supply systems
• (i) storing and carrying out some processing of produce
• (j) promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of produce and supplies and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions
• (k) training and supervising workers in crop production, maintenance duties, and health and safety precautions and hiring and discharging workers and contractors.