| Job Title |
Horticultural-specialty Grower, Field |
| Job Description |
Propagates And Grows Horticultural-specialty Products And
Crops, Such As Seeds, Bulbs, Rootstocks, Sod, Ornamental Plants,
And Cut Flowers: Plans Acreage Utilization And Work Schedules,
According To Knowledge Of Crop Culture, Climate And Market
Conditions, Seed, Bulb, Or Rootstock Availability, And
Employable Work Force And Machinery. Attaches Farm Implements,
Such As Disk And Fertilizer Spreader, To Tractor And Drives
Tractor In Fields To Till Soil And Plant And Cultivate Crop.
Inspects Fields Periodically To Ascertain Nutrient Deficiencies,
Detect Insect, Disease, And Pest Infestations, And Identify
Foreign-plant Growth, And Selects, Purchases, And Schedules
Materials, Such As Fertilizers And Herbicides, To Ensure Quality
Control. Hires Field Workers; Assigns Their Duties According To
Scheduled Activities, Such As Planting, Irrigating, Weeding, And
Harvesting; And Oversees Their Activities. Maintains Personnel
And Production Records. Arranges With Customers For Sale Of
Crop. May Oversee Activities, Such As Product Cleaning, Grading,
And Packaging. May Provide Customer Services, Such As Planning
And Building Planters, Walls, And Patios, And Planting And
Caring For Landscape And Display Arrangements. May Bud Or Graft
Scion Stock On Plantings To Alter Growth Characteristics. May
Develop New Variations Of Species Specialty To Produce Crops
With Specialized Market-appeal, Such As Disease Resistance Or
Color Brilliance. May Cultivate Out-of-season Seedlings And
Crops, Using Greenhouse. May Cultivate Cover Crop, Such As Hay
Or Rye, In Rotation With Horticultural Specialty To Rejuvenate
Soil. May Drive And Operate Self-propelled Harvesting Machine.
May Lubricate, Adjust, And Make Minor Repairs On Farm Machinery
And Equipment. May Build, Remove, And Repair Farm Structures,
Such As Fences And Sheds. May Be Designated According To Crop As
Bulb Grower (agriculture); Flower Grower (agriculture); Grass
Farmer (agriculture); Rose Grower (agriculture); Seed Grower
(agriculture); Shrub Grower (agriculture).
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