Summer 2026 Crop Scout bei Wysocki Family Farms

Wysocki Family Farms is seeking team members to be part of our Crop Scout Team in summer 2025! 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. Minimum qualifications are a high school diploma preferred and having a driver's license and acceptable driving record. Anyone enrolled in college in an agronomy related field is highly preferred.  

Critical Competencies   

• Communication  
• Dependable Work Habits  
• Teamwork  
• Detail Oriented  
•  Navigation Skills   

Essential Functions  

· 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  

 Wysocki Family Farms is a Equal Opportunity Employer