Horticulture production team leader to mixed farmer
A horticulture production team leader already meets 46% of what the mixed farmer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.3/ 100
1 How much of what a mixed farmer is expected to do is already part of a horticulture production team leader’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the mixed farmer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mixed farmer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a horticulture production team leader already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- agricultural business management
- agronomical production principles
- assign duties to agriculture workers
- crop production principles
- drive agricultural machines
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mixed farmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a horticulture production team leader background worth leading with.
- already held agricultural business management business, administration and law
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques handling and moving
- already held assign duties to agriculture workers management skills
- already held agroecology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held e-agriculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held agronomical production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the mixed farmer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn cultivate crops for biomass required
- still to learn manage crop production required
- still to learn manage livestock required
- optional, not held move animals optional
- optional, not held handle poultry optional
- optional, not held manage the health and welfare of livestock optional
- optional, not held recycle livestock manure optional
- still to learn livestock farming systems required
- still to learn livestock reproduction required
- still to learn sustainable agricultural production principles required
- optional, not held dairy animal production optional
- still to learn operate agricultural machinery required
- still to learn operate farm equipment required
- still to learn manage farm supplies required
- optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
- optional, not held market farm products optional
- optional, not held manage farm products optional
- optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
- optional, not held comply with farm regulations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mixed farmer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cultivate crops for biomass practise this
- 02 livestock farming systems study this
- 03 livestock reproduction study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held agricultural business management knowledge
- already held agronomical production principles knowledge
- already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
- already held crop production principles knowledge
- already held drive agricultural machines skill
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- already held harvest crop skill
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held agritourism knowledge
- already held agroecology knowledge
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
- already held manage production enterprise skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held comply with farm regulations optional
- optional, not held move animals optional
- optional, not held dairy animal production optional
- optional, not held handle poultry optional
- optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
- optional, not held manage farm products optional
- optional, not held manage the health and welfare of livestock optional
- optional, not held market farm products optional
- optional, not held recycle livestock manure optional
- optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
74 held skills the mixed farmer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on types of flowers skill
- not needed by the target role advise on plant fertilizer skill
- not needed by the target role aeroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate greenhouse environment skill
- not needed by the target role create flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
- not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop agricultural production plans skill
- not needed by the target role direct the preparation of food skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure quality control in packaging skill
- not needed by the target role ensure soil fertility skill
- not needed by the target role execute disease and pest control activities skill
- not needed by the target role execute fertilisation skill
- not needed by the target role fertilisation principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role food plant design skill
- not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role greenhouse types knowledge
- not needed by the target role grow plants skill
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement landscaping projects skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain gardening equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain storage facilities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the greenhouse skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage agricultural staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage agritourism activities skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fields skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
- not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
34 further entries not listed here
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn livestock farming systems required
- still to learn livestock reproduction required
- still to learn sustainable agricultural production principles required
- optional, not held dairy animal production optional
Other moves recorded from horticulture production team leader
- agronomic crop production team leader 80% covered · moderate
- crop production manager 78% covered · moderate
- crop production worker 72% covered · moderate
- hop farmer 64% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from horticulture production team leader
Common questions about this move
Can a horticulture production team leader become a mixed farmer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A horticulture production team leader already covers 46% of what a mixed farmer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the mixed farmer role treats as required.
What skills does a horticulture production team leader need to become a mixed farmer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is cultivate crops for biomass.
How hard is the move from horticulture production team leader to mixed farmer?
Its learning distance is 58.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.