Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.
Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.
Hire, supervise, and train support workers.
Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.
Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	23
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	CROP PROTECTION APPLICATION	Associate Degree - AAS	65
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	CROP PROTECTION APPLICATION	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	33
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Dodge City Community College	Dodge City	Public	AG PRODUCTION/FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Dodge City Community College	Dodge City	Public	AG PRODUCTION/FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	33
Pratt Community College	Pratt	Public	FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Pratt Community College	Pratt	Public	FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	BEEF MANAGEMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	32
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	HORSE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	FEEDLOT	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	16
Cloud County Community College	Concordia	Public	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND SERVICES	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Cloud County Community College	Concordia	Public	PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	30
Cloud County Community College	Concordia	Public	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND SERVICES	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	16
Cloud County Community College	Concordia	Public	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION & SERVICES	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	45
Cloud County Community College	Concordia	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	AGRIBUSINESS SPECIALIST	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	17
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	AGRIBUSINESS SPECIALIST - LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	32
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	20
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	35
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS	Bachelor Degree - BS	127
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	DAIRY SCIENCE CERTIFICATE	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma (less than 1 academic year) - CERT	20
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	EQUINE SCIENCE	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma (less than 1 academic year) - CERT	20
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	ANIMAL SCIENCES	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	MEAT SCIENCE	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma (less than 1 academic year) - CERT	20
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOT MANAGEMENT	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma (less than 1 academic year) - CERT	12
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	BEEF CATTLE RANCH MANAGEMENT	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma (less than 1 academic year) - CERT	19
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	AGRONOMY	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	HORTICULTURE	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT & MERCHANDISING	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	31
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT & MERCHANDISING	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	AGRICULTURE	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	AGRICULTURE	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	27
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT_CERT A	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	18
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT_CERTB	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT_AAS	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT_CERTC	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	51
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE_AAS	Associate Degree - AAS	65
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE_CERTA	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	18
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE_CERTB	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE_CERTC	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	50
Allen Community College	Iola	Public	FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Allen Community College	Iola	Public	LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE IN FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	16
Highland Community College	Highland	Public	AGRIBUSINESS	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Highland Community College	Highland	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE	Associate Degree - AAS	61
Highland Community College	Highland	Public	PRECISION AGRICULTURE	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	29
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	HORTICULTURE SCIENCES	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	31
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	HORTICULTURE SCIENCES	Associate Degree - AAS	61
Fort Scott Community College	Fort Scott	Public	FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Fort Scott Community College	Fort Scott	Public	FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	39

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