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As a farmer, you’ll be an agricultural expert and businessperson, dedicated to growing, harvesting and selling plant or animal-based products. Read on to learn more about careers in this field, find out what your day-to-day job will involve and what you should study and do to get a role.
Working as a farmer could see you working across a range of agricultural industries including animal, dairy or plant production. You might work as an independent business owner or part of a family business or have a position in an agricultural firm or international commercial farming business. You could work all over the world.
Your responsibilities as a farmer will typically involve organising farming activities, planning sowing and harvesting schedules, using agricultural machinery and marketing your produce. Working as a farmer can be highly demanding but you’ll enjoy outdoor work, problem-solving and running a business.
Your tasks might include:
The average salary for a farmer in the UK is £66,040. Graduates start at around £21,000.
You’re unlikely to travel much in your role as a farmer but you might need to for things like equipment purchases or agricultural conferences.
You’ll need to be outdoors most of the time but farm administration tasks can be completed from home. You might also live on the site of your farm.
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