{"id":7843,"date":"2020-11-25T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T11:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=7843"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:09:49","slug":"how-many-hours-do-farmers-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/how-many-hours-do-farmers-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Hours Do Farmers Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farm work is a full-time job. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/a>: Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, farmers work a minimum of 40 hours a week. In fact, most farmers work far longer than 40 hours a week.<\/p>\n

The number of hours a farmer may work varies from season to season. During the harvest, a farmer may work as many as 80 hours a week (including some night work<\/a>). In the winter, he or she may work fewer than 40 hours in a week, but the annual average for the vast majority of farmers is about 60 hours a week.<\/p>\n

Read on to learn more on the daily life on a farm and how many hours do farmers work.<\/p>\n

Multiple Factors Affect Farmers\u2019 Hours<\/h2>\n

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As stated, the number of hours a farmer must work per week does vary from one season to another, but what other factors might cause the overall average to be so different from polling evidence?<\/p>\n

A couple of factors that may cause this difference is the type of farming being conducted and the size of farm being considered. Daily life on a farm<\/a> could differ greatly based on these factors and the location of the farm.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/em><\/p>\n

In this video, we catch a glimpse of life on a small Appalachian family farm and homestead<\/a>. The work on the farm is done entirely by the family, and the fruits of the labor are for the family.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/hkdXs82knAU<\/a>