Description
Advise and educate producers on crop and livestock management, farm business practices, and regulatory compliance. Translate research into practical recommendations, deliver outreach and training, and coordinate field demonstrations to improve productivity, sustainability, and food safety. Serve as a liaison between producers, universities, and agencies.
- • Partner with growers and livestock producers to diagnose and prevent production problems.
- • Deliver workshops and webinars on crop and livestock practices, soil health, IPM, and food safety.
- • Demonstrate techniques in irrigation, nutrient management, animal health, and harvest/postharvest handling.
- • Advise on farm business budgeting, risk management, recordkeeping, and market planning.
- • Research producer requests and connect them with university and agency resources.
- • Develop and distribute bulletins, factsheets, and decision tools.
- • Assess community agricultural needs via surveys, data analysis, and stakeholder input.
- • Maintain records of consultations, programs, and outcomes.
- • Conduct regular on-farm visits and field consultations.
- • Organize field days, producer meetings, fairs, and youth agriculture programs (e.g., 4-H).
- • Coordinate on-farm trials and demonstrations of new practices, varieties, and technologies.
- • Conduct applied research, analyze results, and prepare reports and presentations.
- • Advocate for producer interests with regulatory and funding agencies.
- • Collect soil, water, plant, and feed samples; interpret tests and develop recommendations.
- • Help producers set and track production, sustainability, and compliance goals.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
