Farm / Home Management Advisor

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: 4-H Youth Development Educator; 4-H Youth Development Specialist; 4-H Youth Educator; Agricultural Extension Educator; Community Educator; Extension Agent; Extension Educator; Extension Specialist; Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent; Family Development Extension Specialist

Tasks

• Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
• Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
• Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
• Research information requested by farmers.
• Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.
• Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups.
• Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services.
• Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
• Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes.
• Schedule and make regular visits to farmers.
• Organize, advise, and participate in community activities and organizations, such as county and state fair events and 4-H Clubs.
• Conduct agricultural research, analyze data, and prepare research reports.

Knowledge

• Education and Training
• Food Production
• English Language
• Customer and Personal Service
• Biology
• Communications and Media
• Administration and Management
• Computers and Electronics
• Administrative

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Monitoring
• Mathematics

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Problem Sensitivity
• Originality
• Speech Recognition
• Category Flexibility
• Fluency of Ideas
• Memorization
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Number Facility
• Speed of Closure
• Flexibility of Closure
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Time Sharing
• Near Vision