Wheat Trials Officer – Woolpit Site

At Limagrain Field Seeds, we’re passionate about delivering innovative seed solutions that help farmers thrive. We’re looking for the right candidate to join our Woolpit team to plan, design and arrange trials.

About the company

The fourth largest seed company worldwide, Limagrain is contributing to progress in Agriculture, by offering genetic and agronomic solutions that allow farmers to achieve better performance while meeting environmental challenges and societal expectations. Limagrain is one of Europe’s leaders in maize, wheat, barley, oilseed rape and sunflower seeds available in more than 50 countries.

We are looking for someone with a HND/HNC or above in Agriculture or a related subject.

Previous experience in agriculture/horticulture including certificates PA1, PA2, PA4, PA6 and PA11 would be a distinct advantage.

Familiarity with MS Office or similar.

A full, clean driving licence is essential.

Legal right to work in the UK required, as we are unable to sponsor this position.

• Responsible for all wheat breeding trials co-ordinated from the Woolpit site.
• Organisation of cleaning, treating and sampling seed for drilling.
• Planning fields, designing trials, arranging trial layouts and drilling trials.
• Assessment of disease and other agronomic traits (travel within the UK will be required).
• Input and validation of all trials data.
• Co-ordination of trials harvest & drilling activities
• Co-ordination of locally contracted official trials through BSPB and ADHB.
• Supervision of temporary staff as required to complete the major tasks.
• Maintain knowledge of current best practice in agronomy and field trials.
• Overtime will be likely during peak periods.
• Assist in other aspects of the breeding programme as required.

For the full job description and person specification, or to express your interest in this position, please send your covering letter and CV to: