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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Farmers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · O*NET 11-9013.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

15 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

44 matched to the tools farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers use. Showing 24.

The tools this job actually uses

76 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • Atlassian Confluencehot
  • Facebookhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Accutech Systems Corporation AccuFarm-MGR
  • Advanced Veterinary Services Ranch Vision
  • Ag Connections Land.db
  • Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
  • AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar
  • AgData Blue Skies Accounting
  • Agevo Farm Manager
  • AgriSoft/CMC AgriSoft/ERP
  • AgTerra Technologies AgTrac
  • Alua Software Paddock Pro
  • AquaSoft Farm Manager
  • Argos Software ABECAS Insight
  • Brihzon Solutions SMART Dairy Resource Planning
  • Cattlesoft CattleMax
  • CattleWorks
  • CDA International Manifold System
  • Countryside Data Ag Payroll
  • Custom Software Group CSG AgroSys
  • Datatech The Farmer's Office
  • Delta Data Systems AGIS
  • DIVA-GIS
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcPad
  • EZ-Ranch
  • Farm Business Software Systems Smart Feeder
  • Farm Files Crops
  • Farm Files Livestock
  • Fish stocking databases
  • Geographic information system GIS systems

What this job involves

30 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
  2. Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
  3. Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
  4. Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
  5. Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
  6. Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
  7. Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
  8. Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
  9. Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
  10. Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
  11. Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
  12. Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
  13. Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
  14. Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
  15. Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
  16. Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
  17. Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
  18. Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
  19. Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
  20. Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
  21. Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
  22. Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
  23. Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.
  24. Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
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