Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker
What the work is
Performs skilled tasks to supervise the cultivation of broadacre crops and the breeding and raising of livestock.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Oversees the planting, cultivation and harvesting of broadacre crops, as well as livestock breeding programs and the rearing of young livestock
- Identifies health and nutrition problems in livestock, and manages and supervises stock feeding and watering programs
- Supervises and undertakes the operation and maintenance of broadacre crop and livestock farming equipment and machinery
- Implements biosecurity measures
- Oversees the inspection and maintenance of broadacre crop and livestock farm infrastructure, including fencing, and water supply and irrigation systems
- Supervises, maintains and operates data collection and analysis and production technology systems, such as GPS, GIS, variable-rate technology, soil sensors and yield monitors
- Supervises work routines and trains Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Workers
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional mixed farm and orchard in a river valley, with a small crew, tractors and a packing shed. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Harvest goes smoothly, the crew finishes early and the fruit is perfect
- You spot a pest or a watering problem early and save a whole block
- A new worker you trained runs a task on their own for the first time
Hard days
- A storm or heatwave hits at the worst possible moment in the season
- A machine breaks down on the day the crop has to be picked
- A rushed picking crew, a tight truck deadline and a quality problem you cannot ignore
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 343135, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.