View source for ISCO Minor Group 611 Market Gardeners And Crop Growers

== Definition ==
'''Market Gardeners And Crop Growers''': Market gardeners and crop growers plan, organize and perform operations to grow and harvest field crops; to grow fruit and other tree and shrub crops; to grow garden vegetables and medicinal and other plants; and to produce horticultural and horticultural nurseries products for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Tasks performed usually include: monitoring market activity and conditions, determining types and quantities of crops to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; purchasing seeds, bulbs and fertilizer; investing in land and land improvements; preparing land, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting various crops; tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, machinery and equipment; producing saplings, bulbs and seeds; storing and carrying out some processing of produce;  delivering or marketing farm products. Supervision of other workers may be included.

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

6111 Field Crop and Vegetable Growers

6112 Tree and Shrub Crop Growers

6113 Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers

6114 Mixed Crop Growers



== Unit Groups ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Unit Group !! Title
|-
| C6112
| [[ISCO Unit Group 6112 Tree And Shrub Crop Growers]]
|-
| C6113
| [[ISCO Unit Group 6113 Gardeners Horticultural And Nursery Growers]]
|-
| C6111
| [[ISCO Unit Group 6111 Field Crop And Vegetable Growers]]
|-
| C6114
| [[ISCO Unit Group 6114 Mixed Crop Growers]]
|}

== Higher Level ==
* [[ISCO SubMajor Group 61 Market Oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers]]

[[Category:ISCO SubMajor Group 61]]