Manager, Agronomy Sr

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Job Contributions And Key Responsibilities

• Guide and support regional agronomist with hands‑on field activities: irrigation systems design, fertility programs, pest and disease management protocols, pruning practices and harvesting optimization
• Work with Harvest, Operations (non‑harvest) and Production Services to ensure alignment and efficiency in agronomic practices.
• Support the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices (e.g. cover crops, composting, soil biology and bio controls)
• Lead field diagnosis and problem solving using structured root cause analysis.
• Ensure all agronomic decisions are based on crop data, field observations, and environmental factors.
• Analyze trial data and create clear, actionable reports to operations.

• Comply with all labor laws, prime audits or food safety, company policy, and workers' safety.
• Work with Driscoll’s pathology in developing Reiter’s organic program.

• Meet with district managers biweekly to ensure alignment with district needs.
• Participate in district production meetings at least once a quarter.
• Assist local production teams on agronomic planning.
• Ensure the agronomy team is embedded with local production teams, creating a strong alignment and sense of One Team.

• Work with the Agronomy Technical Lead and Agronomy Strategy Lead to prioritize projects and district land regional levels.
• Determine and manage how growth medium responds to scientific management techniques, thereby implementing it based on the results.
• Apply agricultural data and information into trends, reportable, actionable, and sustainable methods.
• Set up field trials and execute field trials as required for Agrodata projects or other agronomic practices.
• Collaborate with Driscoll’s agronomist as required to enhance the agronomy program.
• Install, maintain, and evaluate horticultural trials. Report results and drive adoption. Focus areas may include trellis, pruning, tunnels, frost control, and plant date and source.
• Develop acreage study standards for management to support expansion of agronomy model farming.

• Ensure succession plans for the district agronomy team.
• Create a plan for developing out the team so that team members have a path forward to ensure retention in the agronomy department.
• Collaborating with the agronomy technical lead to provide educational material and presentations to the agronomy team to enhance skills.
• Create accountability with the local agronomy teams in supporting production.

• Lead field trials and evaluations for new products, technologies, inputs and tools.
• Develop protocols and methodology to assess efficacy, sustainability, and ROI of new products and tools (biostimulants, sensors, automation tech).
• Collaborate with Driscolls R&D teams and external partners for innovation scouting and product pipeline evaluation.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations for production teams.
• Provide technical reports and presentations to stakeholders for decision making.

• Learn and implement the latest and best current production practices from within the RAC organization, as well as from university and other outside industry resources; develop and advance knowledge and innovations that deliver competitive advantage.
• Engage all internal and external resources including universities, substrate grower peers, and the DSA and RAC knowledge networks. Communicate methods and results to peers and colleagues.
• Work with Driscoll’s in advancing the use of technology and scientific plant development.

• Expertise in berry crop management and sustainable practices.
• Strong diagnostic and analytical thinking.
• Field trial design and statistical interpretation.
• Substrate/soil drip irrigation, biostimulation, plant nutrition chemistry, biocontrols and pesticides.
• Demonstrate a sound and thorough understanding of agronomic principles and its application of scientific methods such as providing nutrition through growing via media substrate or soil on an ongoing…