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Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience offers Canadian farmers a wide choice of solutions with an integrated product portfolio of crop protection products, seed treatment technologies and plant biotechnology.
Viterra
As global demand for agricultural commodities in food, animal feed, fibre and bio-fuels continues to grow, Viterra is well-positioned to meet this demand with the strength to compete globally. The company owns and operates Canada’s largest grain handling network.
NuFarm Canada
Nufarm is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agrochemicals with a reputation built on the development, manufacturing and supply of quality crop protection products throughout the world.
Bestard Agricultural Placements
Bestard Agricultural Placements (BAP) was established in 1990 to provide specialized recruiting services to the Canadian agribusiness market.
United Agri Products Canada Inc.
In the complex world of food production, United Agri Products Canada Inc. is helping meet the challenges of higher crop yields and healthier production practices. UAP is pleased to bring a wide range of proven crop production products to the agricultural and horticultural marketplace across Canada.
BASF Canada
BASF Canada provides hundreds of products that may end up in merchandise that add comfort and convenience to everyday life.
Sod Farm Equipment Operator / Truck Driver
Working under the Sod Farm Manager the equipment operator plants and harvests the sod crop at the direction of the estimator using heavy equipment such as a bobcat or skid steer loader.
Harvester and Pruner
Harvesting positions may include, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, etc. For example, cucumbers are picked daily and then graded, wrapped and boxed. The vines are pruned to an amount of fruit by the pruner. Seasonal employment depending on crop, February to November.
Greenhouse Production Manager
Management of the total greenhouse operation. Major duties are to: meet production and financial targets, organize full time and part time labour as well as harvest crews. The Production Manager is technical management, training, manage all aspects of the greenhouse environment. Employment is full-time, year round.
Grain Field Crop Technician & General Labourer
Many “technician” positions require both operation, routine service, and maintenance of all farm equipment. Duties include operation and routine service of seeding equipment, the handling and storage of liquid and dry fertilizers, operation of swather in fields and on roads, operation of moisture testing equipment and combine, identification of signs of weed infestations and the practice of techniques to minimize introduction and spread of weeds.
Working Supervisor
The main duties of the working supervisor on a field vegetable farm include: supervising employees, hands on operation of tractors and other farm implements, scheduling staff and providing training and orientation for new employees, overseeing planting, seeding, setting up irrigation, fertilizing, pesticide spraying, harvesting crops, processing and packing orders. The supervisor is expected to possess good time management skills, as well as work full time and up as needed.
Fieldworker, Equipment Operator
The main duties include: operating farm machinery; planting, cultivating, fertilizing, weeding, irrigating, spraying and harvesting crops; repairing and maintaining farm machinery, equipment and buildings; and, preparing produce for market. Depending on the commodity or crop, work may start in April and continue until the end of October.
Ranch Foreman
The Foreman runs day to day operation of the ranch. Tasks include: supervision of ranch employees, basic accounting, livestock feeding, maintaining high quality herd health, breeding programs, branding, operation and maintenance of farm machinery and equipment. During calving season heifers (first time mothers) and cows require 24 hour monitoring, shift work shared by all employees.
Certified Crop Adviser Program
The Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) is one of the professional certification programs offered by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). It is a voluntary program providing a base level of standard through testing, and raising that standard through continuing education.
Reduced Tillage LINKAGES
Reduced Tillage Linkage’s website is a source for the general public, farmers, and other agribusiness stakeholders to obtain information about the positive effects of reduced tillage initiatives. The program ended on August 31, 2009, but information in the Agronomy Library will be left online.
Prairie Agriculture Research Initiative Decision Support System
The PARI Decision Support System consists of a computer program on CD-ROM called Farm Smart 2000. Farm Smart 2000 is a Windows™ based farm and crop management computer program providing support to producers and extension crop specialists for a broad range of crop production decisions in conservation and conventional cropping systems.
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