MFA Incorporated

Staff Agronomist

MFA Incorporated  •  Columbia, MO (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job DetailsJob Location: District 8 Support 6853 - Columbia, MO 65201Position Type: Full TimeJob Shift: DayAbout Us: A career at MFA Incorporated is your opportunity to support farmers and ranchers in our communities. We focus on whole-farm solutions through continuous learning and a collaborative team spirit. At MFA, team members are empowered to be strong customer partners and forward-thinking stewards of the land.
Responsibilities: This person will provide guidance, technical expertise, and agronomic knowledge to a team of consultants in a given territory. Provide leadership in areas of training, sales, and implementation of crop consulting programs. Promote the Crop-Trak program to location, general, and sales staff, as well as customers in a given territory. Assist agronomy staff with training, complaint calls, and providing agronomic assistance to locations. Help in the acquisition and placement of crop consulting talent. Scout and consult on enrolled acres to assist the consultant team. Create synergy between crop consultants, precision personnel, location managers, and sales staff. All duties should be performed in accordance with company policy.
What You’ll Do
Evaluation of recruiting and hiring of crop consultants and interns within the district
Evaluation of crop consultant and intern development
Evaluation of teamwork with other department ASMs and retail sales efforts in seed, crop protection, plant foods, and general agronomic support of retail locations
Crop Protection sales, Plant Foods tons, Corn Seed sales, Soybean Seed Sales—subject to alignment with regional goals
Monthly Crop-Trak (Nutri-Track) sales and opportunity reports from salesforce, accompanied by relative dates, deadlines, and other pertinent information
Periodic updates at morning huddles, including key processes, events, programs and requested technical advice
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Health and Wellness Incentives
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Prescription Insurance
401k with Company Match
Retirement Plan
PTO on Day 1
9 Paid Holidays
Employee Referral Program
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Educational Assistance
Qualifications
B.S. degree in Agronomy or other agricultural degree or 5 to 10 years of crop consulting or agronomy-related experience preferred
CCA Certification preferred
Strong agronomy background
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You desire to thrive in agriculture and seek a key role in the industry.
You embody our commitment to success and reflect our company culture.
You have or are willing to develop basic computer skills.
Join us in making a positive impact in agriculture. Apply today!
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MFA Incorporated

About MFA Incorporated

MFA Incorporated is a Midwest-based regional farm supply and marketing cooperative serving more than 45,000 farmer/owners in Missouri and adjacent states. The cooperative's 145 MFA Agri-Services Centers combined with 24 locally owned MFA affiliates and approximately 400 independent dealers deliver products and services to help farmers succeed.

MFA employees include more than 1,200 full- and part-time highly trained and hard-working people.

Industry
Agriculture & Forestry
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Columbia, MO
Year Founded
1914
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