Sales Agronomist

Agronomy Sales Executive are responsible for providing support and knowledge of their agronomic products to customers. Their main goal is to sell those products either to retail or wholesale outlets.

What responsibilities will I have?

• Provide fertilizer advice in relation to research and production of crops directly to the farmer
• Provide advice regarding crop husbandry
• Develop and implement regional agronomic marketing plans to support organization plans and budget
• Responsible for marketing specific products and agronomic services to clients
• Develop and maintain close customer relations with key clients by providing professional agronomic service and advice
• Arrange and coordinate various technical and marketing activities, these may include field days, farmer meetings, demonstration trials and trial sites
• Maintain industry awareness regarding technical developments via networking, personal development and training
• Organize or act as the liaison between the company and farmers to organize trial programs and assist with analyzing and reporting results

What education and training is required?

A bachelor’s degree in agronomy, crop science, soil science, biology or a related field, such as horticulture, plant physiology or environmental science is required to become a agronomy sales person. You may also have a degree in agricultural business with a background or minor in a more agronomic related field.