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For some, the call of the great outdoors is constant.

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Some of those who hear its call choose careers as farmers, ranchers, or other agricultural managers.

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These workers have the privilege of managing crops and livestock, from seed to tomato, from calf to bull.

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For a more hands-on approach to nurturing our land and its animals,

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you may want to be a farmer or rancher.

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These professionals are often their own bosses, overseeing a family business by

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raising food, servicing machinery, and doing their own marketing.

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Meanwhile, agricultural managers are more likely to aid in food production by

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hiring, supervising, and budgeting for a farm or group of farms,

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rather than doing the demanding physical labor of farm work themselves.

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Agricultural managers are also more likely to work for a corporation

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or the remote owners of an agricultural establishment.

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As a farmer, rancher, or agricultural manager, you will have long hours,

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working from sunrise to sunset in the harvest season.

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If raising livestock, you will need to tend to your flock every day.

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Agricultural workers must truly love working with nature and animals for the

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level of dedication required of this occupation.

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While many farmer, ranchers, and other agricultural managers gain

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valuable experience and skills from growing up in a farming family,

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more and more farmers are seeking out agricultural college degrees that enhance their understanding of 

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plant and animal diseases, weather patterns, and technological advances in pesticides and other machinery.

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From year to year, members of this profession often experience

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fluctuations in salary depending on the success of their crop and livestock.

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In the long-term, a decline in farming, ranching, and other agricultural managing jobs is projected 

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as technology continues to make farming more efficient.

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However, no one will ever truly be able to take the ‘farmer’ out of the farm.