Description
Manage and optimize crop production in the field while protecting soil and water resources. Conduct soil surveys, scouting, and on-farm trials to diagnose issues and develop site-specific fertility, irrigation, and pest management plans. Advise growers on crop rotation, cover crops, contour farming, and other practices to reduce erosion and conserve water, and oversee implementation to specifications. Train farm staff and coordinate with retailers and agencies to ensure compliance and stewardship.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
- • Chemistry
- • Biology
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Law and Government
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
