farmwork
Tilling and harvesting
Farmwork is labor performed on a farm—planting, harvesting, tending livestock, maintaining equipment and fences.
The term often appears in discussions of agricultural employment and migrant labor: Farmwork is physically demanding and poorly paid.
A farmworker is someone who does this labor, typically as hired help rather than the farm's owner.
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- pickingAct of selecting
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- balingCompressing into tied bundles
winnowing · gleaning · haymaking · combining · husking · shucking · bundling · harvester
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
weeding · planting · hoeing · tilling · furrowing · harrowing · disking · seedbed
Agricultural pulling vehicle
- plowTool for turning soil
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- cultivatorSoil-turning implement
- harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
baler · thresher · sprayer · seeder · wagon · hoe · rake · shovel
Paid manual worker
- migrant workerPerson relocating for employment
- sharecropperFarmer paying rent in crops
- day laborerCasual hired worker
- field handAgricultural labor worker
picker · plowman · drover · dairymaid · rancher · grower · homesteader · wages
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
baling · winnowing · gleaning · haymaking · combining · husking · shucking · bundling · harvester · sickle
tillage
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertilizing · weeding · planting · hoeing · tilling · furrowing · harrowing · disking · seedbed · cultivator
tractor
Agricultural pulling vehicle
- plowTool for turning soil
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- cultivatorSoil-turning implement
harrow · baler · thresher · sprayer · seeder · wagon · hoe · rake · shovel · wheelbarrow
hired hand
Paid manual worker
- migrant workerPerson relocating for employment
- sharecropperFarmer paying rent in crops
- day laborerCasual hired worker
field hand · picker · plowman · drover · dairymaid · rancher · grower · homesteader · wages · toil
herding
Managing animal groups
breeding · branding · mucking · fencing · cattle · sheep · poultry · pigs · goats · dairy
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farmworkoffice work
Administrative job tasks
desk job · clerical work · factory work · retail work · professional services
farmworkdesk work
Sedentary office labor
factory work · industrial labor · clerical work · intellectual labor · professional services