Wysocki Family of Companies is seeking team members to be part of our Crop Scout Team in summer 2024! This is a temporary summer position with an anticipated start date of May/June and through mid to latter part of August. Hours would be Monday - Friday 7a.m - 5pm dependent upon weather conditions.

Reporting to the Agronomy Senior Manager, the Crop Scout is responsible for collecting information critical to the assurance of a healthy and high yielding crop. Daily instruction to the crop scout will be provided by the Junior Agronomist or Lead Scout. Minimum qualifications are a high school diploma preferred and having a driver's license and acceptable driving record. Anyone enrolled in college in an agronomy related field is highly preferred.

Critical Competencies

• Communication
• Dependable Work Habits
• Teamwork
• Detail Oriented
• Navigation Skills

Essential Functions

• Collects the following information: insect pressure, weed pressure, population counts and disease
• Performs regular inspections of customer crop fields to monitor crop health and ongoing conditions.
• Provides reports
• Inspects fields to identify weeds, insects, diseases, and other yield limiting threats.
• Tracks and reports performance such as but not limited to; quality, yield and other field observations
• Provides assistance with lab duties
• Walks through crop fields and conduct a visual inspection of the crops.
• For those assigned as a Senior Scout the additional duties are as follows: manage daily scout duties, collect all data for the day, takes petiole samples, and tuber samples to the Paragon Laboratory.
• Participate in training on how to identify weeds and diseases to properly record observations
• Participate in end of day sessions to evaluate daily field observations
• Proficient in the use of technology platforms such as: IPad and Microsoft Products

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