Agricultural Equipment Operators

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Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using

conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified

materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into

planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to

control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand

sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment

malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust

mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural

production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.

Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery

malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or

harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers,

containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using

forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.

Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant,

fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh crop-filled containers, and

record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul

crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm

machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Till soil;

plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate

self-propelled combine. Record information about crops, such as

pesticide use, yields, or costs. Participate in the inspection, grading,

sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. Inform farmers or

farm managers of crop progress. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn

machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize

soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Clean work areas,

and maintain grounds and landscaping. Trap and destroy pests, such as

moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides. Repair farm buildings,

fences, and other structures. Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and

prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.Farming with:

Wheat, corn, soybeans