
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:
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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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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 |
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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 |