Hemp Cultivation Manager

Cultivation Manager

Location: Roxboro, North Carolina

Job Title: Cultivation Manager

Responsibilities: The Farm Manager will be responsible for all farming operations on our two 30-acre farms. This includes providing overall leadership, supervising farm labor, monitoring crops to optimize plant health and yields, minimizing diseases and deficiencies, identifying and culling male plants, ensuring a successful harvest compliant with state and federal regulations, and directing drying and bucking activities. Farm Manager will report to the Director of Cultivation, and will coordinate post-harvest activities with the Operations Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervising workers and volunteers with patience and respect

• Providing coaching, support, and direction to members of a work team

• Demonstrating high level of problem solving for agricultural issues, employee issues, capital improvements, and overall business improvements

• Keeping detailed accurate farming records

• Monitoring and scouting of pests and diseases

• Quickly reporting potential infestation, infection, or deficiencies to supervisor

• Implementing pest management strategies • Identifying and removing male and hermaphroditic plants

• Transplanting seedlings and clones

• Applying fertilizers to soils or via irrigation

• Installing and maintaining irrigation systems

• Maintaining farm infrastructure and landscape with the help of farm laborers

• Planning and directing production activities and establishing production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors

• Sanitizing equipment

• Supervising crop harvest, including mechanical and manual harvest

• Ensuring timely and effective drying of harvested crop

• Transporting harvested and dried material to storage and extraction facilities

• Preparing farm activity reports for evaluation by management

• Cooperating with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and other agency representatives for regulatory oversight