A professional who manages farm concerned with raising, harvesting, packing, and marketing farm products for corporations, cooperatives, and other owners. Responsibilities include:

• Analyzes market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
• Negotiates with bank officials to obtain credit from bank.
• Purchases farm machinery and equipment and supplies, such as tractors, seed, fertilizer, and chemicals.
• Hires and discharges personnel.
• Prepares financial and other management reports.
• Supervises office personnel engaged in preparing payrolls and keeping records.
• Visits orchards and fields to inspect and estimate maturity dates of crops and potential crop damage due to harsh weather conditions.
• Confers with purchasers, and determines when and under what conditions to sell crops, marine life, or forest products.
• May be designated according to type of crop.