Precision Ag Specialist - Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Precision Ag Specialist
Location: - ( Loomis, Nebraska, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company: CHS Inc.
Deadline: 8th Mar 2014
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: 1


Responsibilities:
CHS has an exciting opportunity in our Ag Business division. We are looking for a Precision Ag Specialist to help support our Precision Ag lead and guide farmers and producers on their Precision Ag programs. You must be able to make sound decisions, have the ability to influence others and work cross functionally.  You must be detail oriented with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

You will:
     Consult with CHS sales force, applicators, and management to identify customers and successfully administer and grow the program.
    Meet with farmers and producers to promote the program and document initial priorities, problems, needs, wants, and expectations.
    Combine traditional management skills with precision farming tools (site-specific mapping techniques) to develop strategies with farmers and producers to give them the tools and information to make the best management choices for their crop production, and provide the greatest economic return.
    Utilize GPS to locate specific field positions. Coordinate soil sampling and use GIS to create field maps based on GPS data to record and assess the impact of farm management decisions.
    Use data sensors to monitor soil properties, crop stress, growth conditions, yields, etc. to provide instant (real-time) information that can be used to adjust or control operational inputs.
    Organize, analyze, and manage data with the use of spreadsheets, databases, GIS, etc., in order to provide the most accurate information to farmers and producers. 
    Make recommendations to farmers and producers based on timely and accurate information including data on crop characteristics, hybrid responses, soil properties, fertility requirements, weather predictions, weed and pest populations, plant growth responses, harvest yield, post harvest processing, and marketing projections.
    Continuously reassess the profitability of precision farming programs with farmers and producers by comparing yield monitor data to financial records for specific fields.
    Develop and increase product knowledge of the sales force, applicators, management through internal presentations, training, etc.
    Coordinate sales strategies; advertising, field days, grower meetings, etc.
    Stay current on new technologies, products, trends, and challenges in order to make informed recommendations to growers.

Basic Qualifications:
    Associate’s degree in Ag Technology, Precision Ag, Agribusiness, or related program
    Working knowledge of current industrial and farm products/practices, diagnostic and servicing procedures, and GPS/GIS software

Preferred Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree in Ag Technology, Precision Ag, Agribusiness, or related program
    Previous sales experience
    Working knowledge of GPS technology

CHS offers a Competitive Salary. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life Insurance, Health and Day Care Savings Accounts, Paid Vacation, 401K, Company Funded Pension, Profit Sharing, Long and Short Term Disability, Tuition reimbursement, and Adoption assistance. This position will have opportunity for growth.

CHS is a diversified Fortune 100 company providing essential grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers.  CHS is a cooperative system owned by farmers, ranchers and their local cooperatives from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest and from Alberta to Texas.  
CHS is an EEO/AA/M/F/V/D employer.



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