AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT JOB

An agricultural consultant or adviser, like any consultant, is a professional problem-solver, who researches and finds solutions to clients' problems. Clients may be farmers, growers, landowners, conservation organizations, public bodies and other agricultural businesses in manufacturing and services. Agricultural consultancy and advisory work is principally split into two distinct but interrelated streams, technical consultancy - providing specialist advice on agronomy, nutrition, livestock, the environment and conservation, waste management and other technical applications.

Business consultancy - involving business planning, personnel management, and estate and financial management advice for agricultural businesses and farms. Consultants and advisers must be aware of the business and legislative implications of their advice. The exact nature of work activities varies depending on the type of service offered (e.g. business or technical consultancy) and the type of employer (e.g. private consultancy or charity).

Assisting clients with business planning, planning applications, government grant applications, legislative advice, and new business ventures, collecting and analyzing data, crop yield and financial reports to measure performance, preparing or modifying business or operating plans, solving problems and creating solutions, including organizing and conducting field trials, and produce marketing. Organizing presentations, demonstrations, training, and farm walks for clients, colleagues, partnership organizations, professional bodies and other interested groups.

Work activities commonly carried out by agricultural consultants and advisers typically include communicating effectively, both in writing and orally, with clients, colleagues and members of the public, writing advisory leaflets, technical notes and possibly press releases and articles, marketing and promoting consultancy services to new customers, whilst maintaining existing client relationships, researching and keeping up to date with any relevant developments in agriculture.