Assistant Agronomist

Crops/Commodities: Potatoes. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Create a cropping plan, including maps, planting order, and variety recommendations; manage labor crews during the field season; oversee and manage irrigation designs, equipment, and installations; manage weekly irrigation scheduling for all crops; lead weed, pest and disease scouting, and make recommendations for elimination; recommend, schedule and supervise the application of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizer and other crop-enhancing /protecting sprays; recommend, schedule and supervise the application of soil amendments to ensure that the soil is healthy and ready to receive the potato seed; pull soil samples, use soil probes and VRT Technology to monitor the condition of the soil for moisture and disease; pull petiole samples and perform yield digs; prepare and supervise preparation of potato seed for planting, ensuring that the cutter is working correctly and application of seed treatment is being applied correctly. Supervise agricultural workers performing crop production activities. Assign daily work duties, train workers in planting, cultivating, or harvesting techniques. Train workers on safety protocols. Perform quality control inspections on products. Observe workers to detect inefficient or unsafe work procedures. Review work to evaluate timeliness and proficiency. Prepare reports on production and crop yield. Supervise chemical application and other work activities associated with crop production. Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and possessing or able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to and from employer-provided housing directly to worksites each day and may transport workers around farms during the workday, may transport crops, supplies, tools and/or equipment/supplies between employer's farm locations, on private or public roads. Workers do not deliver to customers. Workers may drive multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, and may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing locations or centralized pick-up points. Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required after a worker has an accident at work. Clean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days following hire. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.

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