Job Description

• Collecting and analysing data and samples of produce, feed, soil, water quality and other factors affecting stock and production
• Advising Farmers and Farm Managers on techniques for improving production, and alternative options
• Advising farmers on issues such as livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and nutrition and feeding programs
• Studying environmental and other factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fisheries, and forests and forest trees
• Studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects and diseases on production
• Developing procedures and techniques for solving problems and improving the efficiency of production
• Managing forest and aquatic resources to maximise their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits for the community
• Studying the propagation and culture of forest trees, methods for improving the growth of stock and the effects of thinning on forest yields
• Preparing plans for reafforestation and devising efficient harvesting systems
• Investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, insect pests and diseases