Horticulture Technician Job in Minnesota

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Horticulture Technician Job – Join the Featherstone Farm Team in 2018!

• Grow delicious organic produce! We strive to grow high quality food efficiently.
• Take your vegetable growing experience to the next level! Many opportunities exist for employees to grow their skills and take on new responsibilities. 
• Join a vibrant, fun community! Located in the beautiful Driftless region, right next to the 40+ mile Root River bike trail. Swimming holes and state parks nearby. 

Horticulture Technician Job Responsibilities: Include but are not limited to: scouting for pests and disease, field prep and cultivation, irrigation installation and application, fertility monitoring and application, and data collection. Collaborate with the Horticulture Team to develop a dynamic crop plan and implement plans to ensure horticultural best practices are followed.  Horticulture team members are also occasionally assigned other responsibilities or projects, especially helping to wash and pack produce in the warehouse in the winter.    Horticulture Technicians are intended to be Crop Managers in training. Crop Managers have significant responsibility for growing successful crops at our farm. In this capacity, Hort. Techs are involved in all aspects of Field Production from hand labor and equipment operation to data collection and analysis.

Qualifications: We are seeking positive, engaged, self-motivated team players with a passion for completing high-quality work.  Qualified applicants will have 2 full seasons’ experience with field production of organic vegetables.  Demonstrated ability to operate farm equipment (tillage, seeding, cultivating and harvesting equipment, among others) is desired but not required. Excellent communication skills and proficiency with MS Excel are highly sought. Spanish language skills are desired but not required.

Positions are based at our farm in beautiful Rushford, MN. During the growing season employees are expected to work 40 to 48 hours a week in all weather conditions; hours and days may vary.Background check may be required. Positions are year round.

Benefits: Hourly wage based on experience; includes Paid Time Off and free organic produce. Quality housing options are available with reasonable rent payment.

Contact: Applicants for the Horticulture Technician job must submit a Featherstone Farm Application for Employment and cover letter. Applications can be found at https://featherstonefarm.com/employment-opportunities.html Please email application documents to todd@featherstonefarm.com or send to Featherstone Farm 43090 City Park Road, Rushford, MN 55971.

Application Closing Date: Positions are open until filled

Learn more about farm jobs and internships, as well as how to post your own job, internship, or apprenticeship on beginningfarmers.org at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/internship-and-employment-opportunities/