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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.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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