GROWER/ AGRONOMY MANAGER
- Manage crop programs for melons and pumpkins
- Conduct crop monitoring and diagnose issues
- Develop nutrition and fertigation programs
Full Description
• Location – Mataranka, NT
• Strong base package
• Performance bonus tied to yield, packout and budget
• Full-time, permanent position starting January 2027
• Direct line to the owner, genuine input into crop decisions and scope to trial new crops
About the Company
Greenview grows rockmelons, watermelons and pumpkins across approximately 900 ha of irrigated country at Mataranka, 110 km south-east of Katherine, supplying the domestic market through the winter window.
About the role
This is the senior on-site crop role, and it is 100% crop focused: walking the paddocks, reading the crop, picking up pest, disease and nutrition issues early and making sure the right calls get made quickly. You will report directly to the Director, with real scope to research and trial new crops suited to the Mataranka climate, soils and water.
Main Responsibilities
(must be demonstrated in your application letter/resume)
• Run structured crop monitoring across all blocks, from land preparation through to harvest
• Manage melon and pumpkin crop programs, including planting schedules, crop staging and harvest timing
• Diagnose pest, disease, nutritional and physiological issues in the field and through tissue, soil and water testing
• Develop and manage nutrition and fertigation programs matched to crop stage and yield targets
• Run integrated pest and disease management (IPM) programs, including chemical recommendations and resistance management
• Work with irrigation staff so scheduling matches crop demand, soil conditions and weather
• Provide yield forecasts and harvest timing estimates for packing, labour and marketing
• Drive yield, packout and quality results within crop input budgets
• Keep accurate spray records and ensure chemical use complies with labels, withholding periods, NT regulations and QA requirements
• Plan, run and evaluate on-farm crop and variety trials
• Direct, train and support farm staff in monitoring, spraying and field operations
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