Agriculture Specialist

🕒 vor 27 Tagen

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $70.000 - $75.000 / Jahr

⏰ Vollzeit

🟡 Mittelstufe

🟠 Senior

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American Farmland Trust

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51 - 200 Mitarbeiter

Gegründet 1980

🍽️ Lebensmittel & Getränke

💼 Beratung

📦 Logistik

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Logistics

American Farmland Trust ist eine nationale gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich der Rettung des Landes verschrieben hat, das uns trägt, indem sie Ackerland schützt, nachhaltige landwirtschaftliche Praktiken fördert und Landwirte auf dem Land hält. AFT betreibt Programme wie das Farmland Information Center, Zuschüsse zum Schutz von Ackerland, Initiativen zur Bodenverbesserung und die U. S. Farmed-Zertifizierung, um Landwirte zu unterstützen, Politik zu beeinflussen, technische Unterstützung zu leisten und die Öffentlichkeit einzubeziehen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Landwirtschaft eine praktikable Lebensweise bleibt.

Beschreibung

• Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, ranchers, and regional partners to support adoption of regenerative grazing and cropping systems • Lead local implementation of mentor network models, including working closely with the Texas Grazing Network Sr Manager (Sr Manager) to recruit, onboard, and support mentors throughout the life of their mentorship • Facilitate the delivery of tools, training, and ongoing coordination with mentors to support effective land steward engagement, including guidance on goal setting, practice implementation, troubleshooting barriers, documenting progress over time, and connecting participants to additional technical assistance as needed • Work with the Texas Director, Sr Manager, and partner organizations to explore strategies that support the advancement of soil health practices in cropping systems within the Texas Panhandle, such as peer-to-peer networks, technical assistance, and other outreach activities • Assist in the recruitment of land stewards to participate in mentorship opportunities, training, and peer-learning activities, with attention to producers interested in improving grazing practices, soil health, drought resilience, water-use efficiency, and whole-farm viability • Assist with soil sampling and related data collection activities to help land stewards establish baseline conditions, monitor changes over time, and understand how regenerative grazing and cropping practices affect soil health • Organize mentor training events in collaboration with AFT staff and external partners, including coordinating logistics, supporting facilitation, and working with partners to develop training materials that are practical, regionally relevant, and aligned with program goals • Support mentors in the provision of direct technical assistance and resource navigation to producers transitioning to regenerative practices, including the development of conservation plans for grazing management, regenerative cropping systems and other soil health approaches • Organize and execute workshops, field days, and learning circles that address regional challenges such as water scarcity, drought resilience, and farm viability in the Panhandle and beyond • Collaborate with AFT staff and partners to adapt curriculum, outreach materials, and program strategies for the Texas Panhandle context • Connect producers to financial and technical resources, including state and federal conservation programs and funding opportunities • Contribute to storytelling and communications efforts by elevating producer experiences, identifying case studies, and supporting outreach materials in collaboration with communications staff • Track program activities, producer engagement, and outcomes to inform continuous improvement and future funding opportunities • Conduct site visits with mentor network participants to support mentor/ land steward relationships, assess progress, and data collection

🎯 Anforderungen

• Strong knowledge of agricultural systems in the Southern Great Plains, including grazing, cropping, and water resource challenges • Demonstrated ability to build trust and relationships with farmers, ranchers, and rural communities • Experience delivering technical assistance, outreach, or education programs related to regenerative agriculture, grazing systems, and/ or soil health • Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences and translate technical concepts into practical applications • Ability to work independently while coordinating across remote teams and partners • Willingness to travel frequently within the Panhandle and occasionally beyond • Knowledge of regenerative grazing, soil health principles, dryland and water-limited cropping systems, and conservation practices that support drought resilience, water-use efficiency, and long-term farm or ranch viability (Preferred) • Familiarity with agricultural systems, producer networks, and conservation partners in the Texas Panhandle, Southern Great Plains, or similar agricultural regions (Preferred) • Experience working directly with ranchers and agricultural producers to adopt conservation practices, including organizing producer education events such as workshops, field days, learning circles, or peer-to-peer training opportunities (Preferred) • Experience developing conservation plans, grazing plans, or related implementation plans in collaboration with producers, technical assistance providers, universities, conservation districts, nonprofit organizations, agencies, or other partners (Preferred) • Familiarity with state and federal government programs that provide financial or technical assistance to agricultural producers, including conservation, soil health, drought resilience, and water conservation programs (Preferred) • Experience working with mentors or providing mentorship, peer learning, coaching, or producer-to-producer support in an agricultural, conservation, extension, or community-based setting (Preferred) • Familiarity with United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) conservation programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and regional agricultural networks (Preferred)

🏖️ Vorteile

• Insurance coverage begins the 1st of the month following the date of hire. • Medical & Prescription Coverage • Dental Coverage • Vision Coverage • Company Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability (LTD) • Voluntary Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare & Dependent Care • Health Savings Account (HSA) • 401k Plan • Sick Leave: Regular full-time employees accrue 13 “sick days” per year. • Vacation Leave: Accrue 15 days during the first year increasing by one day per year to 20 days per year maximum. • Holidays: AFT observes twelve fixed holidays and a week between Christmas and New Years off during the year (all offices closed) plus a choice of up to three (depending on hiring month) floating holidays