Job Description:

• 1) Drives and operates farm machinery to plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, such as peas, lettuce, tomatoes, and lima beans: Attaches farm implements, such as plow, planter, fertilizer applicator, and harvester, to tractor and drives tractor in fields to prepare soil and plant, fertilize, and harvest crops.

• 2) Thins, hoes, and weeds row crops, using hand implements.

• 3) Irrigates land to provide sufficient moisture for crop growth, using irrigation method appropriate to crop or locality.

• 4) May mix spray solutions and spray crops.

• 5) May supervise seasonal workers and keep time records of workers.

• 6) May use horse-drawn equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.

• 7) May adjust and maintain farm machinery.

• 8) May be identified with crop raised.