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Credentials that pay for themselves

• Pesticide applicator license

  Issued by your state. Lets you spray restricted products yourself instead of hiring it done.

• CDL (commercial driver's license)

  Haul your own grain and cattle, and pick up trucking work in the off season.

• Remote pilot certificate

  The Federal Aviation Administration certificate for flying a drone commercially. Crop scouting from the air is now normal.

• Certified Crop Adviser

  A national agronomy credential. Useful if you want to sell advice as well as grow.

• Artificial insemination training

  Short livestock courses that let you breed your own herd instead of paying a technician.