Seed Production Associate

Seed Production Associate

Main Goal

Job description

• Assist winter cereals Breeder seed production, including securing production fields, seed preparation, planting, fertilization, weed control, roguing, and harvest.  Ensure all production activities are carried out in a manner that maintains seed purity.


• Assist spring cereals Breeder seed production, including securing production fields, seed preparation, planting, fertilization, weed control, rogueing, and harvest.  Ensure all production activities are carried out in a manner that maintains seed purity.


• Liaise with appropriate State Department of Agriculture representatives to ensure compliance with and accessibility to phytosanition certification.


• Lead cleaning, conditioning, sampling, treatment, packaging, and shipping of trial seed as directed by Seed Production Coordinator. 


• Submit Breeder seed samples to appropriate seed lab for testing of purity, germination, seed count and other tests as appropriate.


• Manage and implement Quality Assurance protocols to ensure purity of Breeder and Foundation seed stocks


• Hire and manage temporary workers as required for Breeder seed production.


• Manage Fort Collins seed inventories (breeder, test, remnant).


• Collect phenotypic descriptors for Plant Variety Protection and Review Board applications.


• Manage maintenance, service, and repair of equipment.  Including but not limited to small tractors, threshers, plot combines, planters and seed processing equipment.


• Maintain and organize warehouse space, insure equipment and seed is stored properly so that egress access is maintained.


• Serve on the LCS safety committee or other LCS committees as needed.


• Provide light facility maintenance of LCS headquarters.

What we expect of you

• Technical Skills – Practical knowledge and experience in all aspects of crop production and/or seed productionThe ability to acquire and maintain a commercials driver's license (Class A) and forklift operators certificate. Obtains Commercial Drivers License for the state of Colorado and holds Pesticide Applicators (General, Ag Weed Control, Seed Treatment, Ag Plant Disease, and Ag Insect Control).  License issued by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.


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  Education & work experience required:

  
  
  
  
  • Minimum of a H.S. diploma and equivalent job experience in agronomy, agriculture, or horticulture is desired.
  
  
  • Experience in managing field crops is desired, Prior experience with farm equipment operation.
  
  
  • Experience with cereal production and related agronomic practices is desired.
    

    Miscellaneous:

    
    
    
    
    • Reports to: Seed Production Coordinator
    
    
    • Supervisory responsibilities: Temporary workers.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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