Food and nutrition

• Food product developer:

Supporting product development initiatives (identification of key product identity criteria, sourcing of raw materials, product tear-down/reverse engineering, costing, formulation development, plant trials, analysis of prototype product, packaging design, product launch and post launch monitoring of end-product performance).

• Dietician:

Assess patient nutrition and coordinate planning, implementation and evaluation of nutritional programs.

• Food scientist:

Food scientists investigate the chemical, microbiological, physical and sensory nature of food and apply their knowledge in developing, processing, preserving, packaging, distributing and storing of foodstuffs.

Science

• Agronomist:

Provide seed and fertilizer advice directly to farmers.

• Veterinarian:

Provide health care for livestock. Perform surgical and medical procedures on pets and farm animals.

• Soil technician:

Conduct soil sample analysis and interpret reports to recommend fertilizers.

• Quality assurance scientist:

Manage inventories and workloads, and perform quality inspection reports for quality assurance.

• Entrepreneur/production/farming:

Understand how to run a successful business that works with living systems of plants and animals. Identify health problems and know what tools to use to respond to scientific issues. Recognize successful management practices and adapt over time.

• Plant researcher:

Use plant molecular genetics, classical genetics and plant breeding for crop improvement; development of new techniques to evaluate, manage and control disease; and determine how atmospheric contaminants and climate change affect plant growth, development, yield and plant-soil interactions.

Technology

• Production:

Shipping/receiving, warehousing and inventory management of bulk and bagged seed, including safe and efficient operation of forklift.

• Farm equipment technician:

Electrical, hydraulic diagnostic abilities are a must.

• Transportation coordinator:

Ensure compliance, accurate flow of information and that products are not compromised during transportation to retail locations.

Math/ business

• Agri-products accountant:

Supporting the administrative, accounting and logistics functions for the purchase, movement and sale of Agri-Products.

• Accounting analyst:

This position is accountable for reconciling invoices and credits and ensuring reliability, timeliness and accuracy of information.

• Client relationship manager:

Provides mid-market and independent agricultural business clients with innovative borrowing solutions for financing growth, money management services to help efficiently manage cash flow and tools and strategies to mitigate business risks.

• Entrepreneur/ production/ farming:

Develop innovative products or find special markets that support small-scale entry businesses. Consider customer oriented production for agri-tourism. Understand market research to know what customers will support.

English

• Agricultural lawyer:

Farms are corporations who own land, hire employees, share ownership and impact the environment. All of these topics require lawyers to offer legal advice or representation.

• Agricultural journalist:

They find news by observing, interviewing and researching agricultural topics/events. They write articles for newspapers and magazines.