Summer 2026 Crop Scout
AGRI-Alliance•Plainfield, WI
•Onsite
About The Position
Wysocki Family Farms is seeking team members to be part of our Crop Scout Team in summer 2026! This is a temporary summer position with an anticipated start date of May/June and through mid to latter part of August. Hours would be Monday - Friday 7a.m - 5pm dependent upon weather conditions. Reporting to the Agronomy Senior Manager, the Crop Scout is responsible for collecting information critical to the assurance of a healthy and high yielding crop. Daily instruction to the crop scout will be provided by the Junior Agronomist or Lead Scout.
Requirements
- High school diploma preferred
- Driver's license and acceptable driving record
Nice To Haves
- Anyone enrolled in college in an agronomy related field is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collects the following information: insect pressure, weed pressure, population counts and disease
- Performs regular inspections of customer crop fields to monitor crop health and ongoing conditions.
- Provides reports
- Inspects fields to identify weeds, insects, diseases, and other yield limiting threats.
- Tracks and reports performance such as but not limited to; quality, yield and other field observations
- Provides assistance with lab duties
- Walks through crop fields and conduct a visual inspection of the crops.
- For those assigned as a Senior Scout the additional duties are as follows: manage daily scout duties, collect all data for the day, takes petiole samples, and tuber samples to the Paragon Laboratory.
- Participate in training on how to identify weeds and diseases to properly record observations
- Participate in end of day sessions to evaluate daily field observations
- Proficient in the use of technology platforms such as: IPad and Microsoft Products
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
