crop farmer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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Work site environment

• Organic farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Wheat farming
• Harvest crops

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Direct farm grooming activities
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Harvest seedlings
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Seed cutting
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Maintain financial and production records
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Grains

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Feeding and watering system
• Harvesters
• Tractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Hardworking

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Parking available