Sales Agronomist

Are you passionate about agriculture, building relationships, and helping growers maximize their success? Do you thrive in a competitive environment, enjoy finding solutions, and want to be on the leading edge of agronomic technology? If so, we'd love to have you join the AgState Agronomy team!

As a Sales Agronomist
, you'll partner with local growers to deliver agronomic expertise, innovative crop solutions, and exceptional customer service. Reporting to the VP of Agronomy, you'll build lasting customer relationships, identify opportunities for business growth, and provide recommendations that help customers improve productivity and profitability.

If you're driven by results, enjoy working directly with producers, and want to make a meaningful impact in agriculture, this is the opportunity for you.

At AgState, you'll become part of a team that is passionate about agriculture, committed to safety, and dedicated to helping our customers succeed. We invest in our employees by providing ongoing training, opportunities for professional growth, and a collaborative culture where your success is our success.

You’ll enjoy:

• Competitive salary plus incentive opportunities
• Outstanding health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) with employer match and pension opportunities for eligible employees
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Career development and leadership training
• A team-focused culture built on serving our members and communities

• Serving as an advisor to product management with the sole objective of assisting their efforts in incorporating new products or services that would be of benefit to our growers. Mentoring the introduction of these new products to the entire sales organization.
• Performing sales calls on current and prospective customers.
• Consulting with growers working in the field on their product quality/standards and applications needed in their operation.
• Demonstrate sound agronomic skills.
• Interpreting soil tests and nutrient maps
• Building fertility recommendations based upon available data.
• Conducting weed, insect, and plant disease identification
• Building pesticide recommendations based upon plant growth stage, pest, pressure, etc.
• Ensuring thorough knowledge of seed genetics and ability to recommend best available hybrids.
• Develop action plans for increasing targeted customer’s business.
• Be able to present products, services, and the added value to customers as designed by AgState.

• 3 + Years related experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree is a plus but is not required.
• Must have a valid IA motor license.
• Certified Crop Advisor preferred.
• Our values ~ RISE:
  Respect- ~ Integrity ~ Safety ~ Excellence

AgState offers a generous benefits package including 401K Match or Defined Benefit (Pension) Retirement Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Salary Continuation, Long Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance, Career Growth and Development Opportunities, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Education Assistance, Employee discounts and local discounts, Paid Holidays, Clothing Allowance, and a generous Paid Time off Accrual.

Equal Opportunity Employer - we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage employees at AgState to bring authenticity to work every day.

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To submit your application or to view our other openings within the company visit us online tate.org . Contact Human Resources for an Internal Application.