Job Details
Languages:
English
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience:
5 years or more
Work site environment:
Corn farming
Hay farming
Other grain farming
Other miscellaneous crop farming
Soybean farming
Wheat farming
Dusty
Noisy
Outdoors
Harvest crops
Work setting
Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
Greenhouse cleaning
Harvesting seedlings
Hoeing crops
Weeding
Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
Manage overall operation of farm
Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry
Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies
Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
Maintain financial and production records
Perform general farm duties
Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
Supervision:
11-15 people
Experience and specialization
Type of crops:
Ginseng
Seed corn
Soybeans
Equipment and machinery experience
Automated irrigation system
Automated manure handling or storage system
Bulk handling system
Fertilizer applicator
Harvesters
Seed drill
Sprayer or duster
Storage and silage system
Tractor
Truck
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Attention to detail
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Fast-paced environment
Hand-eye co-ordination
Handling heavy loads
Large workload
Manual dexterity
Physically demanding
Standing for extended periods
Work under pressure
Personal suitability
Efficient interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Excellent written communication
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgment
Organized
Team player
Values and ethics
HOW TO APPLY:
By email
cedarholmefarmsrecruitment@gmail.com
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
Cover letter
Letter of recommendation
Copy of portfolio or relevant work examples
Job Description
Managers in agriculture plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations and functions of farms. They are responsible for growing crops, raising and breeding livestock, poultry and other animals, marketing farm products and enhancing farms' sustainability through, notably, the implementation of new technologies.