Agronomist

Agronomist – Field & Grower Support

Business Context

P3F is a new commercial agricultural company with breeding, and agronomy trials coupled to commercial production in North Carolina. The company improves food crops to satisfy the needs of growers, processors, and consumers. P3F is a commercial production company built around in-house stevia breeding and genetics through a history with the crop that dates to 2014. The company is now seeking to grow its commercial production team in NC with outstanding individuals that will assist with flawless execution of greenhouse and field-based production and agronomic sampling activities.

P3Fs goal is to improve the lives of billions of people each year through its products, while making a significant contribution to improve the environment and save our planet. By bringing the best crop improvement science and technology forward, improved stevia will bring value in the new regions where it is grown and in the health benefits brought to the populace due to reduced sugar consumption. As an employer, P3F operates with the highest standards of ethics. If you come to work for us, you will learn from a team of highly competent and well-respected scientists and be expected to use your individual skills to contribute to the ultimate success of the company.

Role Summary

Reports to: Commercial Operations Manager

Location: Sanford/Laurinburg, NC (Field-Based)

Start: January 2026

The Agronomist provides technical field support across P3F’s commercial and seed production stevia programs, ensuring agronomic consistency and data integrity from propagation through harvest. Working under the direction of the Commercial Operations Manager, the Agronomist acts as a technical liaison across growers, propagation sites, and QA operations; maintaining continuous field visibility and objective reporting. This position reinforces the operational structure with deeper field-level expertise, ensuring that propagation, production, and QA execution are aligned and compliant with P3F standards. It suits a practical, field-oriented agronomist who enjoys being in the field, building relationships with growers, and translating observations into actionable insights

Key Responsibilities1. Grower’s Fields Scouting & Technical Liaison

• Conduct grower’s field scouting to assess establishment, irrigation performance, nutrient balance, pest and disease conditions. * Provide unbiased, data-backed field observations to the Commercial Operations Manager for operational decisions. * Communicate with growers to clarify technical questions and reinforce P3F agronomic standards. * Verify field readiness before key milestones (planting, replanting, harvest). * Recommend corrective measures within SOPs; implementation decisions remain with management and growers.

2. Propagation & Greenhouse Oversight

• Monitor propagation quality and plant readiness across greenhouse partners. * Coordination with propagation teams to ensure consistency in tray health, rooting, and pre-transplant conditioning. * Track and document rooting success rates, plant quality metrics, and propagation timelines. * Provide feedback to Commercial Operations and QA to improve uniformity and reduce variability at transplant.

3. Coordination with Third-Party Agronomy Team

• Serve as the internal point of contact for external scouting and QA service providers. * Ensure third-party teams follow consistent scouting, sampling, and reporting protocols. * Review independent reports to confirm accuracy, trends, and grower compliance. * Identify discrepancies between third-party data and field observations. * Support QA execution during harvest and drying, ensuring sampling, moisture, and impurity checks follow SOPs.

4. Seed Production Oversight

• Monitor and support agronomic execution in seed production fields, including fertility, irrigation, pest & pollination management. * Ensure compliance with isolation requirements and flowering synchronization plans * Track seed maturity, harvest timing and yield performance in coordination with Commercial Operations and R&D teams. * Document field conditions and coordinate QA sampling fore seed purity and quality verification.

5. Communication & Data Flow

• Record and submit weekly field updates summarizing crop status, risks, and recommendations. * Maintain digital records of scouting data, propagation metrics, and QA observations at internal databases. * Share field insights with Commercial Operations, R&D, and QA for integrated decision-making. * Ensure data is reliable, timely, and formatted for reporting and traceability.

6. Continuous Improvement

• Identify recurring agronomic or propagation issues and provide technical input for process improvement. * Contribute to SOP refinements led by Commercial Operations. * Support internal training, grower field days, and demonstration trials. * Maintain awareness of new agronomic and propagation technologies relevant to stevia.

Role Interface & Reporting Structure

The Agronomist reports directly to the Commercial Operations Manager and supports cross-functional collaboration between growers, greenhouse partners, QA, and third-party service providers. This structure ensures technical accuracy and unbiased data flow while maintaining clear decision-making authority within Commercial Operations.

• The Commercial Operations Manager owns overall operational planning, scheduling, and decision-making regarding corrective actions and grower communication. * The Agronomist serves as the day-to-day technical contact for third-party scouting and QA providers, ensuring that field activities and sampling follow P3F standards. * Third-party agronomy and QA teams provide independent, data-driven assessments of field and harvest performance. * The Agronomist consolidates findings from third-party teams, validates data accuracy, and reports actionable insights to the Commercial Operations Manager. * All operational decisions, including corrective measures and grower instructions, are approved and communicated by Commercial Operations.

Profile & QualificationsRequired

• B.S. in Agronomy, Crop Science, Horticulture, or related field. CCA (Certified Crop Adviser) license preferred. * 3–6 years of experience in field agronomy, crop scouting, or propagation quality management. * Strong observational and analytical skills with ability to report findings objectively. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with growers and teams. * Competency in data collection and digital reporting tools. * Comfortable working outdoors in varied conditions. * Location: Based in North Carolina, with regular travel to South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida production or propagation sites as required. * Must be able to work extended hours during planting and harvest seasons and adjust to varying field and travel schedules.

Preferred

• Experience with specialty or vegetatively propagated crops (e.g., stevia, mint, tobacco). * Familiarity with propagation systems, QA sampling, or third-party agronomic programs. * Bilingual English/Spanish. * Basic understanding of irrigation, fertigation, and post-harvest QA systems.

Key Success Indicators

• Accurate and timely agronomic, propagation, and QA field reporting. * Consistent plant establishment and propagation quality across partners. * Improved grower accountability and SOP compliance. * Effective coordination between Commercial, QA, and scouting teams. * Actionable insights supporting yield, quality, and operational consistency.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• agronomy : 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Sanford, NC 27330 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sanford, NC 27330: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65,000 - $80,000