Farm
Manager Needed
Farm
managers are responsible for rearing farm animals, tending crops, maximizing
total yield, managing farm equipment supply, overall budget activities,
on-field staff, and administrating the farm activities.
They
have to provide both technical and practical assistance regarding the farm
management and make appropriate business for obtaining higher
profitability.
Key
Responsibilities of the Farm Manager
The key responsibilities of the farm manager will comprise:
- Deciding
the type of crops to be planted, its quality, quantity, and mode of
harvest, preparing detailed plans regarding its planting and harvesting
schedules, and collaborating with farm operators for carrying out these activities.
- Planning
and preparing the finance reports, setting up budget limit for various
farm activities, and maintaining the farm activities in agreement with the
budgeted parameters
- Performing
laborious farm activities like driving tractors on field, operating field
based machinery and equipment, spraying fertilizers on field, managing
livestock, etc.
- Hiring
the full time / temporary field workers for tilling ground, managing
harvest, feeding livestock, and other minor duties as required, and
managing the work schedule, wages, etc., of these workers accordingly
- Buying
the farm supplies like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and food for
livestock and arranging the repair and maintenance of field equipment,
machineries, farm buildings, etc.
- Managing
the sales and marketing of farm products like crop harvest, livestock, and
dairy production, and planning the production yield on scheduled time for
sending it at market auctions within the specified deadline
- Monitoring
the production and yield quality of crops and livestock, maintaining fish
and animal health and welfare as per the guidelines from regulatory
authorities, and keeping up-to-date knowledge on plants and animal pests
and diseases, and taking appropriate measures for curing the same
- Monitoring
the health and safety measures undertaken by the farm estate, keeping
track of the health and safety of workers and other staff, maintaining
environmental biodiversity, and undertaking environmental protection
activities if required
- Monitoring
the entire production activities, making sure that the actual production
is in accordance with production goals set and identifying and correcting
the field production issue if the actual production is not in accordance
with production goals
- Apart
from this, the farm manager will have to carry out certain supplementary
activities like arranging bed and breakfast for holiday stays, breeding
special herds, processing farm products and selling the same and any other
value adding activities.
Required
Qualification and Skills
- To
be eligible to get into this field, the basic educational requirement is a
bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, agricultural business,
agricultural engineering, or an equivalent degree in dairy, crop, or
animal science from an accredited agricultural college. Also required a
hands-on experience in farm management.
- The
position will entail having working knowledge in food production,
organizational skills, time management skills, supervisory skills,
marketing skills, negotiation skills, and larger-scale business
awareness.
- Also,
one should have an aptitude in field management and must be committed to
farm-related activities for successful accomplishment of one's
duties.
- One
must also be aware that one needs to handle various weather situations and
has to be constantly on field while undertaking the responsibilities of a
farm manager.
Working
Conditions: The
farm manager is involved in directing all the duties related to farm
operations, which include monitoring the crop harvest and livestock,
supervising the field employees, and marketing the harvested crops and
livestock production.
Along
with this, together with the board of directors they are also involved in
management of farm accounts, loan management, and handling the government policies
related to agriculture based programs and operations.
The
farm manager might also have to travel for carrying out the sales and marketing
activities.
The
farm manager will report to the board of directors as often as they deem fit.
Contact
Contact
Tony Mwangi
Anthony.mwangi@gmail.com
