Agricultural Service Worker

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North Carolina (SAA)

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Skills

Practice Safe Working Habits and Record Keeping:

Demonstrates familiarity with safety protocols for equipment
Demonstration of equipment utilization
Demonstrates familiarity with safety protocols for chemicals
Demonstrates proper use of personal protective equipment
Assess product label for chemical safety
Maintain a clean, neat, and safe work area
Maintain records for application of treatments
Maintain accurate and detailed records for each client

Turfgrass Management Methods:

Perform spreader calibration
Utilization of spreader
Identify different types of turfgrasses
Describe soil sampling process for turfgrass area
Demonstrates knowledge of seeding, sodding, and renovating turfgrass

Identify and Correct Turfgrass Issues:

Identify turfgrass pests (weeds, insects, diseases)
Identification of correct irrigation application for turfgrass
Familiarization of label and application for products utilized for turfgrass treatments
Ability to determine treatments needed to correct turfgrass issues

Tree and Shrub Management Methods:

Identification of trees and shrubs
Describe soil sampling process for tree and shrub area
Ability to determine treatments needed to correct tree and shrub issues
Familiarization of label and application for products utilized for tree and shrub treatments

Identify and Correct Tree and Shrub Issues:

Identification of tree and shrub pests (diseases, insects, weeds)
Identification of correct irrigation application for tree and shrubs

Calculations:

Ability to calculate property measurements (square footage)
Understanding of product application rates
Perform product calculations for applications of treatments

Effective Communication

Able to communicate with clients professionally and answer questions or concerns from clients
Able to communicate with team clearly and effectively in a professional manner

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