Agricultural Consultant position available at Schedule-it Pty Ltd

• Finley, NSW
• Permanent full time Position(38 hours per week)
• Package from $80 000 to 90 000 plus superannuation.
• Package to include Ute, cell phone and laptop.
• possible sponsorship for the right candidate

About the Company

Schedule-it is a result driven irrigation monitoring and scheduling company. We supply farmers with industry leading irrigation scheduling software, in-field hardware units and irrigation scheduling and monitoring advisory services.

About the role

We are seeking a practical, hands-on agricultural consultant with experience in irrigation, soil moisture scheduling and well as the related Agtech hardware and software who will work with our clients to provide advice and support on water efficiency and usage to achieve optimum production yields.

Responsibilities

• installing in field Agtechdata collection point
• collecting in field data on soil, irrigation, weather and plant health to advise farmers on ways to improve crop production and improve water use efficiencies
• use in-field data to monitor plant and crop health and plant shortages and use data to provide advice and reports to farmers
• Monitoring and identifying changes and stress in crops to work with farmers to identify solutions for identified issues
• Monitoring and documenting plant health to develop procedures and techniques in relation to water use and optimisation to achieve efficiency in water usage
• advise farmers on optimal growing conditions and water usage for specific crops
• advise farmers on irrigation monitoring and scheduling practices to optimise yield

Education and experience

• A degree in Agriculture or similar
• A minimumof 5 years’ experience working in irrigation monitoring and scheduling in both broadacre and horticultural cropping.
• Ability to analyse data, assess farm conditions and derive actionable insights for optimising agricultural practices.
• Experience working with farmers to develop on-farm solutions that maximise crop yields.
• Strong understanding and practical experience with horticultural and broadacre irrigation types.
• Have good understanding of various irrigation types
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Be proficient at finding and solving irrigation related problems.