What does a farmer do on a daily basis?

Farmers tend to their crops and livestock, perform maintenance on facilities and equipment, and take care of business and administrative tasks daily. Here are some details on the common daily activities of a farmer:

• Tends to their crops and livestock. Much of a farmer's daily work life revolves around taking care of the crops and animals (livestock) that they own. This involves tasks like planting, irrigating, fertilizing crops, feeding, providing shelter, and monitoring the overall health of the livestock that lives on their farm.
• Performs maintenance on facilities and equipment. Farmers use a lot of different facilities and equipment to take care of the farms and perform specific operations and functions. Maintaining barns, fences, and irrigation systems is a crucial part of the day for a farmer, while making sure equipment, such as tractors, is running is also key.
• Takes care of business and administrative tasks. While many think about the hands-on portions of a farmer's daily job, many of them must also participate in business and administrative tasks, because their farms are businesses, after all. Activities here include marketing, dealing with vendors, sales, and managing workers.