613 Mixed Crop and Animal Producers

Mixed crop and animal producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest field, tree and various other crops, as well as to breed, raise and tend animals and to produce a variety of animal husbandry products, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks include - (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of crops to be grown and animals to be raised, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; (b) purchasing seeds, fertilizer, and other supplies; (c) performing operations such as land preparation, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting crops; (d) producing or buying fodder and other food supplies; (e) breeding, raising and tending animals; (f) killing and skinning animals, and preparing animals or animal products for market; (g) renting or investing in and maintaining and cleaning farm buildings, machinery, equipment, and structures; (h) storing and carrying out some processing of produce; (i) promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock, produce and supplies and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions; (j) training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and health and safety precautions and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Farmer (mixed farming) - Skilled farm worker (mixed farming) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Agricultural production manager - 1311 - Plantation manager - 1311 - Mixed farm labourer - 9213 Notes Farmers and other skilled agricultural workers whose tasks predominantly involve either raising animals or growing crops, but also involve some incidental activity in crop growing or tending animals respectively, should not be included in Unit Group 6130: Mixed Crop and Animal Producers. For example, a farmer who raises cattle for the market but also spends a small amount of time growing garden vegetables should be classified in Unit Group 6121: Livestock and Dairy Producers. Similarly, a wheat farmer who keeps a small number of chickens and other farmyard animals should be classified in Unit Group 6111: Field Crop and Vegetable Growers. Workers on mixed farms who specialize in either crop or animal production for the market should be classified in the relevant unit group in Minor Groups 611: Market Gardeners and Crop Growers, or 612: Animal Producers, as appropriate.