Job Description:

• 1) Negotiates contracts with growers to raise or purchase crops, such as fruits and vegetables, performing any combination of the following duties: Contacts grower to negotiate contracts and to explain terms and conditions of contract and contractual responsibilities.

• 2) Determines production possibilities of land by studying data, such as history of crop rotation, type and fertility of soil, location, topography, and irrigation facilities.

• 3) Negotiates amount of acreage to be planted or purchased and selects fields to be planted.

• 4) Advises grower on preparing land, planting, cultivating, thinning, harvesting, and related problems.

• 5) Supplies seed and fertilizer.

• 6) May estimate crop yield.

• 7) Arranges for financing and advances funds to purchase supplies and equipment or services of contractor.

• 8) May arrange for loans of company-owned machinery.

• 9) Arranges for transportation of crops to processing plants.

• 10) Inspects growing crops for evidence of disease and insect damage and recommends corrective measures.

• 11) May assist in recruiting extra labor during peak seasons.

• 12) May conduct lectures for farm groups on specific phases of agricultural activities.

• 13) May write articles for publication and for scientific groups.

• 14) May specialize in one crop and be designated according to crop bought.