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name: crop-production-worker
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'crop production worker' (also: crop worker, farm worker, crop growing worker, crops production worker, farm hand, growing worker). Use when the user asks for typical crop production worker work such as: Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.; Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.; Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery."
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# Crop Production Worker

Crop production workers carry out practical activities and assist in the production of agronomical crops.

## Core workflow

1. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
2. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
3. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
4. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
5. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
6. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
7. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
8. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.

## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- agroforestry
- cultivate crops for biomass
- drive agricultural machines
- execute disease and pest control activities
- execute fertilisation
- grow plants
- harvest crop
- maintain storage facilities
- manage crop rotation
- monitor fields
- operate agricultural machinery
- prepare equipment for harvest
- prepare planting area
- propagate plants
- store crops

## Hot technologies

- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9191f7f-28b5-4df8-991d-804c53009b83), O*NET 30.3 (45-2091.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*