Job Description:

• 1) Plants, cultivates, and harvests one or more grain crops, such as barley, corn, rice, soybeans, and wheat, for cash sale: Selects and buys type and amount of seed to be grown, taking into consideration local growing conditions and market demands.

• 2) Operates equipment to plow, disk, harrow, and fertilize ground and to plant grain.

• 3) Plans harvesting, considering ripeness and maturity of grain and weather conditions and operates grain-harvesting equipment.

• 4) Sells grain or stores grain for future sale.

• 5) Directs activities of workers.

• 6) Hires and discharges workers.

• 7) May be designated according to specific grain grown as Corn Grower; Rice Farmer; Soybean Grower; Wheat Grower.