ANZSCO 842217
Sugar Cane Farm Worker
Performs routine tasks on a sugar cane farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.
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Main tasks
- Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of sugar cane crops
- Prepares soil and plants sugar cane setts using hand tools and farm machines
- Undertakes cultivation and maintenance duties, such as thinning and weeding sugar cane crops
- Operates water and irrigation systems for sugar cane crop growth
- Maintains and cleans sugar cane farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
- May spray sugar cane crops with pesticides to control weed growth, pests, fungus growth and diseases
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