Unit Group
2123 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists provide assistance and advice to farmers on all aspects of farm management, cultivation, fertilization, harvesting, soil erosion and composition, disease prevention, nutrition, crop rotation and marketing. They are employed by businesses, institutions and governments that assist the farming community, or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
agricultural consultant
agricultural extension supervisor
agricultural livestock specialist
agricultural representative
agricultural soil and crop specialist
agriculturist
agrologist
agronomist
consulting agrologist
crop specialist
farm management consultant
field service adviser – agriculture
field service agent – agriculture
growers’ advisor
professional agrologist (P.Ag.)
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Main duties
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists perform some or all of the following duties:
Provide counselling and advisory services to farmers on crop cultivation and fertilization, harvesting, animal and poultry care, disease prevention, farm management, farm financing, marketing and other agricultural subjects
Prepare and conduct advisory information sessions and lectures for farmers and other groups
Conduct research, analyze agricultural data and prepare research reports
Liaise with researchers, educators and government or business managers on matters pertaining to farming and agriculture
Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists may specialize in specific aspects of agriculture such as animal science, field crops, horticulture, soil science, irrigation or drainage, farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, land use, and environmental management, appraisal or extension and education.
Employment requirements
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in agriculture or in a related science is required.
Membership or eligibility for membership in a provincial institute of agrology is usually required.
In Quebec, membership in the Ordre professionnel des agronomes is mandatory.
Additional information
Progression to management positions is possible with experience.
Classified elsewhere
Agricultural engineers (in 2148 Other professional engineers, n.e.c. )
Agrology technologists and technicians (in 2221 Biological technologists and technicians )
Biologists and related scientists (2121)
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (2225)
Managers of agricultural extension and consulting services (in 0212 Architecture and science managers )
Managers responsible for agricultural economic policy (in 0412 Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration )
Classification Structure – 2
