Tips for Entry
Talk with farm crop production technicians about their jobs. Ask them for advice on breaking into the field.
Visit http://www.agcareers.com and https://www.careerplacement.org for job listings.
Stay up to date on industry developments, network, and learn about job openings on LinkedIn, which hosts many agricultural-related groups.
To learn more about this field, check out the following resources:
- Farm Bureau News: https://www.fb.org/farm-bureau-news
- Agronomy Journal: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350645
- Crop Science: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350653
- Soil Science Society of America Journal: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350661
- Field, Lab, Earth (podcast): https://www.crops.org/publications/podcast
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