Cotton Farm Worker

Description

Performs routine tasks on a cotton farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.

Description

Perform routine tasks in producing crops such as cereals, cotton, fruit (including wine grapes), grains, mushrooms, nuts, oilseeds, pulses, rice, sugar cane and vegetables.

Tasks include

• Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of cotton crops
• Undertakes soil preparation, cultivation and crop maintenance activities, such as thinning, weeding and hoeing
• Operates water and irrigation systems for cotton growth
• Maintains and cleans cotton farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
• Bales and packs cotton, and loads it into transporters
• May spray cotton crops with pesticides to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases