A professional who raises vegetables. Respnsibilities include:

• Determines kind and amount of crop to be grown, according to market conditions, weather, and size and location of farm.
• Selects and purchases seed, fertilizer, and farm machinery and arranges with buyers for sale of crop.
• Hires and directs farm workers engaged in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crop, such as beans, onions, and peas.
• Performs various duties of farm workers, depending on size and nature of farm, including setting up and operating farm machinery.
• May grow vegetables in greenhouse to produce out-of-season crops.
• May grow variety of vegetables and be designated Truck Farmer.
• May specialize in growing single vegetable and be designated by name of vegetable as Onion Farmer.