Is the job title Farm Worker outdated ?

[Hazza6930]

I once referred to my self as a farm worker on a separate post and I was surprised to the amount of comments back saying I am more than just a farm worker, ‘don’t put my self down as just a farm worker’ etc and it got me thinking about how a lot of people see the term farm worker as a backwards job title now. With technology advancements and ‘general farm workers’ now having to make technological decisions which they obviously didn’t have to make in the olden days is term out dated and possibly seen as demeaning? I feel there are not many other job roles out there that require such a level of variety of skills ? Let me know your thoughts and opinions.

 

[steveR]

Primary Food Production Technician?

I do agree with what you say though...

 

[M-J-G]

We work on a farm, call it what you wish, but we still have to push the brush in the morning.

Personally I don't care, the world is full of bullsh1t titles that mean nothing, many of which have to come with an explanation because they are total bollox.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Jesus

 

[jamesmartin]

I once referred to my self as a farm worker on a separate post and I was surprised to the amount of comments back saying I am more than just a farm worker, ‘don’t put my self down as just a farm worker’ etc and it got me thinking about how a lot of people see the term farm worker as a backwards job title now. With technology advancements and ‘general farm workers’ now having to make technological decisions which they obviously didn’t have to make in the olden days is term out dated and possibly seen as demeaning? I feel there are not many other job roles out there that require such a level of variety of skills ? Let me know your thoughts and opinions.

what are your technical decisions, i think farm work was demeaned years back as it was relatively low paid,im not sure it is demeaned nowadays

 

[Hazza6930]

what are your technical decisions, i think farm work was demeaned years back as it was relatively low paid,im not sure it is demeaned nowadays

Thank you for your comment James I’m a big fan of your cooking. Some one told me on here the farm work role and responsibility of a farm worker has changed dramatically from when horses where working farms and people where paid In cider.

 

[jackp]

It annoys me when lots of media refer to highly skilled farm as farm labourers , it’s often used on the news channels when some one that works on a farm witnesses a crime or help round up some escaped cattle

 

[MattR]

I once referred to my self as a farm worker on a separate post and I was surprised to the amount of comments back saying I am more than just a farm worker, ‘don’t put my self down as just a farm worker’ etc and it got me thinking about how a lot of people see the term farm worker as a backwards job title now. With technology advancements and ‘general farm workers’ now having to make technological decisions which they obviously didn’t have to make in the olden days is term out dated and possibly seen as demeaning? I feel there are not many other job roles out there that require such a level of variety of skills ? Let me know your thoughts and opinions.

I think you could make those arguments for terms like "farmhand" or "farm labourer", but what other succinct (ideally 2/3 word), accurate term is there for an employee who undertakes a range of duties on a farm? (As opposed to, say, a herdsman which is a more specific term/role).

 

[Hazza6930]

It annoys me when lots of media refer to highly skilled farm as farm labourers , it’s often used on the news channels when some one that works on a farm witnesses a crime or help round up some escaped cattle

A very good point

 

[Al R]

GFW is often best, doctors get away with being called GP’s as they cover(google) a lot of subjects. General Farm Worker means you cover a large aspect/variety of work...

 

[jamesmartin]

Thank you for your comment James I’m a big fan of your cooking. Some one told me on here the farm work role and responsibility of a farm worker has changed dramatically from when horses where working farms and people where paid In cider.

times and attitudes change ,but there was some highly skilled workers then as now,similar with mechanics theres allways been a range of highly skilled and less so but it was a little thought of job previous not so now
thanks for praise of my cooking i thought only the mrs appreciated it

 

[tullah]

But the farm workers of today can't compare themselves with those old horsemen and farm craftsmen of pre 1950s.
looking back on it they were highly skilled in their own ways . Is sitting on a tractor full of technology any more skilled?

 

[Hazza6930]

But the farm workers of today can't compare themselves with those old horsemen and farm craftsmen of pre 1950s.
looking back on it they were highly skilled in their own ways . Is sitting on a tractor full of technology any more skilled?

In my opinion I’d argue that a lot of the true skill is taken away with the likes of auto steer

 

[M-J-G]

Jesus

Never heard it called that before, although he was a sheep man wasn't he?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Thank you for your comment James I’m a big fan of your cooking. Some one told me on here the farm work role and responsibility of a farm worker has changed dramatically from when horses where working farms and people where paid In cider.

Could you plough with a horse , you would have break it first , much easier to do it with a tractor

 

[jamesy]

I was at a meeting once where a guy kept referring to his employee as his “servant man”......

 

[Al R]

I was at a meeting once where a guy kept referring to his employee as his “servant man”......

Robots is 1 I’ve heard about milking staff, but if you knew the character you’d know how funny it was at the time

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Vary rarely hear it called that down here.

In the dairy sector you'd be employed as a Second-in-charge or Farm Assistant, unless a specific role like calf rearer, tractor driver, milk harvester

Sheep/ beef similar, although specific roles like musterer or shepherd are often employed , the "general farm hand" is usually the CEO

 

[Zippy768]

If you pee about with animals more than machinery - Stockman
If you sit on your ass in a cab more than you dick about with stock - Tractor Driver.

On more than one occasion I have ticked "Agricultural Engineer" on forms as it looks the most intelligent, and I hate spanners.

Just put "Farmer" now

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Vary rarely hear it called that down here.

In the dairy sector you'd be employed as a Second-in-charge or Farm Assistant, unless a specific role like calf rearer, tractor driver, milk harvester

Sheep/ beef similar, although specific roles like musterer or shepherd are often employed , the "general farm hand" is usually the CEO

Often refer to myself as a "bovine mammary system fluid extraction technician " when in the mood to baffle dumb f#@ks.