AGRICULTURE CONSULTANT is an opportunity.

AGRICULTURE CONSULTANTNT

*Agricultural consultants and advisers solve problems for their clients, to ensure their business or enterprise is running as efficiently as possible. They must be aware of the business and legislative implications of their advice.

Clients may include:

• farmers;
• growers;
• landowners;
• conservation organisations;
• public bodies;
• other agricultural businesses in manufacturing and services.

Types of agricultural consultant

As an agricultural consultant, you would usually consult on either technical or business matters.

Technical consultants provide specialist advice on:

• agronomy;
• environment and conservation;
• livestock;
• nutrition;
• waste management;
• other technical applications.

Business consultants help with:

• business planning;
• estate and financial management advice for agricultural businesses and farms;
• personnel management.

Responsibilities

As an agricultural consultant, you’ll need to:

• visit clients to identify and evaluate their business.
• assist clients with business planning, planning applications, government grant applications, legislative advice and new business ventures;
• collect and analyse data, crop yield and financial reports to measure performance;
• prepare or modify business or operating plans;
• organise and conduct field trials to find solutions to clients' problems;
• plan and implement improvements for the client such as using more effective pest control measures or finding more efficient ways to keep and feed livestock;
• organise presentations, demonstrations, training 
• communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, with clients
• write advisory leaflets, technical notes

Self practices

• market and promote consultancy services to new customers, while maintaining existing client relationships;
• research and keep up to date with any relevant developments in agriculture.
• Keep self up to date