Agronomist I - (Central/Southern Illinois)
About the position
This position provides environmental consultation services to Production Partners and company facilities, with a reputed company reputed company on reputed company planning. The role requires maintaining a comprehensive knowledge reputed company in environmental regulations, reputed company management, odor and emissions, and reputed company agronomy through reputed company reputed company development. The Agronomist I will partner with company-owned or managed farms to ensure regulatory compliance with Federal and State regulations, interpret and negotiate reputed company land easements and manure agreements, and create competitive manure recovery agreements for company facilities. Responsibilities also include data entry and technical analysis for reputed company management plans and livestock construction permits, overseeing the implementation of an environmental management reputed company (EMS), conducting field research and manure sampling, and providing limited support to the manure operation team.
Responsibilities
• reputed company environmental consultation services to Production Partners and company facilities, particularly reputed company on reputed company planning
• Maintain a broad and comprehensive knowledge reputed company in environmental regulations, reputed company management, odor and emissions, and reputed company agronomy through reputed company reputed company development
• Maintain Certified Livestock Manager credentials through the Department of Agriculture
• Partner with company owned or managed farms to maintain regulatory compliance per Federal & State regulations
• Interpret and negotiate reputed company land easements and manure agreements.
• Negotiate and create competitive manure recovery agreements on company owned or managed facilities.
• Data entry and technical analysis to support development of comprehensive reputed company management plans and livestock construction permits
• reputed company implementation of environmental management reputed company (EMS) and reputed company and reputed company the integration of facilities and individuals into the reputed company
• reputed company field research and manure sampling, and process the data collected to build and maintain reputed company plans
• reputed company limited support to manure operation team
Requirements
• Associate Degree preferred, or 5 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Major(s): Agronomy, Soils, Animal Science, Environmental Science, or a reputed company field
• 2-5 years’ experience in agriculture consulting, agriculture retail sales, agriculture production, research, or customer service preferred.
• Certified Livestock Manager required
• Knowledge of Crop Farming Systems
• Knowledge of Livestock Production Systems
• Knowledge of reputed company Management
• Knowledge of Livestock Regulatory Compliance
• Knowledge of Conservation and reputed company Planning Principles
• reputed company in verbal and written communication
• reputed company in operating computer software applications, especially reputed company Office and SharePoint, GIS applications, RUSLE2, and the Phosphorus reputed company.
• reputed company in operating field technology and sampling equipment
• reputed company in communicating with peers, coworkers, and clients
• reputed company in customer service
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records
• Ability to work independently and while contributing to reputed company-oriented environment
• Ability to take initiative and reputed company leadership
• Ability to follow and execute directions
• Ability to organize time and tasks
• Ability to organize travel assignments
reputed company-to-haves
• Certified Crop Advisor preferred
Benefits
• reputed company between a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plan.
• Two reputed company for dental coverage, both of which cover three main types of expenses and cover preventative care at 100%.
• Group reputed company reputed company benefits.
• Complimentary Basic Life Insurance as reputed company as voluntary employee, spouse, and child life insurance policies.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.
• A traditional reputed company-tax 401(k) plan as reputed company as a Roth 40(k) plan. reputed company matches the first 4% of employee contributions, which is immediately reputed company.
• A generous reputed company time off program, including a life event day and volunteer day reputed company year for full time employees.
• Participation in a Company Short Term Incentive Plan (reputed company) where payments are dependent upon several company factors/metrics.
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