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Alberta Invasive Plants Council
The Alberta Invasive Plants Council (AIPC) aims to make Albertans aware of the impact invasive plants have on the environment, economy and society through communication, education and awareness.
Assistant Retail Sales Manager
Assistant managers are responsible for customer service, maintenance care and identification of plants, shrubs, and perennials, ordering, receiving, and organization of retail displays. Individuals will take direction from the Retail Sales Manager and must monitor and understand all aspects of the retail nursery operation, including: scheduling and hiring of workers in coordination with the manager, identification of plant pests and disease, and executing designated customer services.
Propagation Division Manager
Duties include making sure that the propagation needs of the nursery are met, providing plugs and liners to businesses, propagating and marketing perennials. Individuals will execute all aspects of the propagation division including growth, innovation within the industry, monitoring sales and marketing, supervising related work crews, and farm business management.
Field Manager & Foreperson
Job includes day to day supervision of workers (3 to 14 employees) and work schedules including shipping within a nursery or landscaping firm.
Mushroom Grower
The mushroom grower performs the overall management and operational position on a mushroom farm, including some of the following tasks: overseeing and training mushroom harvesters and graders; employment scheduling and administration tasks; handling, disposing, and generating compost; handling and disposing wood waste product; managing water and soil effectively; controlling run-off; maintaining proper storage facilities for raw materials; performing pesticide application and integrated pest management programs; working in accordance with environmental guidelines prohibiting excessive smells, noises, and gaseous generation; and observing general housekeeping practices to minimize the impact of their operation.
General Labourer
his position, depending on farm and length of time, may include a variety of general chores such as: clean-up of calf barns, raking freestalls, general yard clean-up, weed control, haying, forage harvesting, rock picking, building and barn maintenance, painting, basic carpentry, and field work (tractor). These jobs may lead to other full-time positions on the farm or ranch depending on the willingness to work and attitude.
Technical Greenhouse Production Officer
Working under a Manager a production officer operates the boiler, irrigation systems and climate control computers which monitor the climate and humidity within a greenhouse. A greenhouse production officer will be responsible for meeting the production, optimizing growing conditions, maintenance of irrigation systems, monitoring and adjustment of nutrition in rootzone, pest and disease identification. running technical trials, plant propagation, pollination.
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.
Flower Harvester (Outside and Greenhouse)
General labour picking outside daffodils, tulips, or bulbs. Seasonal employment from 2 – 6 weeks depending on weather conditions. Could start as early as mid February and end as late as June or July for bulbs. Inside harvest for greenhouse grown flowers, season varies depending on crop.
Greenhouse Floriculture Assistant
Working in a floriculture greenhouse, these positions may involve different aspects of floriculture. The individuals may also be required to assist with flower cutting and grafting roses under supervision; plant maintenance and planting are also specific tasks. May also include other duties in a greenhouse such as operating irrigation systems and manipulation of plant environment. Full time seasonal positions, starting May until Labour Day Weekend.
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.
Federation of Canadian Plant Science Societies
The Federation of Canadian Plant Science Societies (Plant Canada) a non-profit organization consisting of member societies within plant science and related disciplines.
Canadian Weed Science Society
The Canadian Weed Science Society is a vibrant national society dedicated to the study and understanding of weeds and invasive plant species, and their impact on the agricultural landscape. This website is designed to inform CWSS members and interested parties of the activities of the Society, and to disseminate weed science knowledge across Canada and beyond.
Canadian Society for Horticultural Science
Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS) members (scientists, educators, students, extension agents and industry personnel) are involved in and make significant advances in research, teaching, information and technology related to all horticultural crops: fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, greenhouses, flowers, nursery plants and more.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The CFIA is working towards positive career opportunities through supporting effective leadership, promoting a productive workforce, creating an enabling work environment, and establish a sustainable workforce.
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