Agronomist Job Description
Agronomist
provides technical information for seed, trait, and chemistry products communicate agronomic positioning and benefits of seed and trait products and the benefits and uses of crop protection products.
Agronomist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Developing an agronomic skill set that includes detailed knowledge of local production practices, ability to recommend best management practices and the capability to manage product performance inquiries
Ability to speak to company practices as it relates to current/future products, pricing and other corporate initiatives with dealers and growers
Maintain relationships with regional allied associations on agronomic-related issues and topics
Keep the Green Section Managing Director and Director of Course Consulting Service apprised of regional activities
Works with our retail partners and DSMs to build a plan that identifies 30-40 large growers with greater than 2,500 acres of corn and soybeans
Works jointly with our retail partner’s sales representatives/agronomists to establish a coordinated effort to serve large growers and increase our sales towards this grower segment
Builds relationships with large growers by providing product selection and placement recommendations, along with agronomic support and advice
Applies precision agriculture technologies to production or management activities, such as product positioning, variable rate seeding, crop monitoring, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation
Manages and develops relationships with consultants and other agricultural professionals that are influential with large growers
Developing a plan by grower to achieve sales growth targets
Agronomist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Agronomist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CCA, PCA, PA6, PA1, OAQ, BASIS
Education for Agronomist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the agronomist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture, Science, Education, Management, Sciences, Graduate, Graduate Education, Department of Education, Engineering
Skills for Agronomist
Desired skills for agronomist include:
Crop protection
Seed industry
Farming best practices
Product pipeline and product value propositions
Product portfolio
Seed technologies
Databases and information reporting tools
Field experimentation methods
Those products
Practices
Desired experience for agronomist includes:
Knowledge of hybrid seed or general seed production techniques, industry topics
General knowledge of canola and other rotational crops produced in Eastern Idaho
Familiar with Microsoft software
3 years work experience in seed crop production or related production agriculture or horticulture
Experience in certified hybrid canola seed production
Five or more years experience in agriculture related field
Agronomist Examples
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Agronomist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an agronomist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for agronomist
- Building and maintaining a long term relationship with large growers
- Working with the grower’s choice of dealer to facilitate placement of seed orders
- Managing the trial experience and National Corn Grower Association entries
- Making specific recommendations for Asgrow/DEKALB products by field
- Placing advanced product trials and providing unique precision agriculture services
- Servicing the grower account in coordination with the dealer’s sales representative/agronomists
- Managing product performance inquiries
- Maintains a thorough technical knowledge of products and effectively communicates the value of Asgrow/DEKALB products
- Agility in communication approach to effectively interact with organizations or individuals, while balancing and building the dynamics of each relationship
- Ability to manage relationships with multiple growers who compete with each other in the market
Qualifications for agronomist
- Strong knowledge of canola and hybrid seed production techniques
- Certified Crop Adviser certification
- Idaho Professional Applicator’s license
- Master’s degree in Agricultural science or Engineering discipline
- Consideration will be given to candidates with a Bachelor's degree and two years' related experience
- Academic training and or professional experience relevant to position responsibilities
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of agronomist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for agronomist
- Builds the relationships and operates in close coordination with retail partners and local seed dealers
- Being the undisputed team expert on products, traits, and services
- Developing materials and field activities that support the brand experience
- Ensuring key agronomic resources and messages (using all types of media) are available to the district sales managers, dealers, and customers
- Develop and execute a product testing strategy that supports the area business goals
- Being recognized as the team expert in utilizing GIS systems
- Assisting in development of an area forecast that will achieve volume, trait, and seed treatment targets
- Developing an understanding of the competitive landscape and communicate business implications to the sales team
- Engaging important audiences such as consultants, larger and influential customers
- Providing leadership with their technical development counterparts within Local Technical Teams
Qualifications for agronomist
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and educate about conservation cropping systems to a variety of audiences and experience levels
- Ability to organize and conduct on-farm research trials, to analyze the results, and to communicate the findings to the cooperators
- Ability to conduct literature reviews and interpret research and information from universities, agencies and non-profits
- Knowledge and skill with computer technology (including Microsoft Office) in preparing and making reports, presentations, data analysis and retrieval, email and internet applications
- Strong organizational, facilitation, leadership, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent, in Agriculture, Agronomy, Business, or related field required
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of agronomist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for agronomist
- Compliance with all corporate policies related to, expense, travel, procurement and sales programs
- Complies with and promotes all safety policies and program requirements
- Assists in the development and implementation of marketing and trade show material such as variety brochures
- A doctorate in an area relating to applied crop agronomy/physiology and modelling or related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in field-based crop agronomy/physiology and modelling research
- Experience and/or demonstrated knowledge of the application of digital agricultural principles and precision farming technologies directed at agronomic and/or farming systems research
- Experience and/or demonstrated knowledge with the use and application of simulation and decision support models applied to crops and farming systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary research team and carry out independent individual research, to achieve organisational goals
- A record of science innovation and creativity plus the ability & willingness to incorporate novel ideas and approaches into scientific investigations, with a solid record of publication in quality, peer reviewed journals
- Evaluate 3rd party trials in assigned region and collect information on growing performance observations of Pioneer® brand seed products other hybrids tested
Qualifications for agronomist
- Small plot or nursery management experience
- Minimum of three years of agronomy and professional sales experience
- Ability to pass driving record background check
- Ability to safely use trailer and weigh wagon in performance of job
- BS in Agronomy, Crop Sciences, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Weed Science, and/or related field with a minimum of 5+ years experience in vegetable agronomic research, field biology, and/or plant sciences
- Good interpersonal relationships and capable of building strong work relationships with external stakeholders and internally across all levels the organization
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an agronomist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for agronomist
- Provide agronomic content for technical and marketing communications for both internal and external audiences
- Conduct field demonstrations and coordinate & implement research trials
- Meet with customers one-on-one and in groups to communicate technical, strategic and directional impact of products
- Develop and implement testing procedures to evaluate the impact of training
- Identifies and provides sales support and data needs including research plots, strip trials university collaboration, fertilizer, chemical and seed collaborations
- Develop technical / selling messages, tools and training for sales agronomists
- Investigate and document customer complaints
- Collaborate and create partnerships with universities, fertilizer, chemical and seed partners
- Travel within region, state and between locations, requiring occasional overnight stays
- Coordinate and execute variety demonstration program
Qualifications for agronomist
- Maintain a basic knowledge of state and federal EPA requirements and regulations
- Travel required to support contra season production in Chile and field trials in the United States
- Bachelor Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Plant Science, Soil Science, Horticulture or other science related to crop production
- Demonstrated leadership and consensus-building
- Undergraduate degree in agricultural science is required
- Excellent organization, time management skills and team interactive skills
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of agronomist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for agronomist
- Monitor and maintain the agronomic status of the Learning Center including weed management in all crops and PGR/insect management in cotton
- Manage testing and evaluation of new biotechnology traits and other new products at the Agronomy Center
- Participate in local commodity events for the purpose of developing relationships with local growers and collecting feedback for use in optimizing the Learning Center program
- Provide support materials for sales, advertising and marketing in form of written summaries, interaction with individual growers, and participation in off-site meetings as appropriate
- Supervise contract, per diem, and intern labor
- Responsible for specific aspects of the Center's safety program including WPS, monthly safety checks and verification of compliance with the programs
- Assist with maintaining USDA Regulatory Compliance
- You are to support the growers’ work
- You would supervise the growers’ de-tasseling and roughing activity
- You would be responsible for coordinating the temporary workers’ activities during de-tasseling
Qualifications for agronomist
- Able to interpret and communicate research information for business impact
- Agronomic experience in silage crops
- Solid sales aptitude
- University or technical degree in agriculture, food sciences, veterinary or equivalent
- 2 to 3 years demonstrated competence for teamwork or in a supervisory role
- 6 to 10 years of demonstrated competencies in their specific field as technician, R&D or buying specialist to support business requirements