Job Description \nReady to help shape the future of UK soft fruit production?\n \n We're recruiting on behalf of a highly innovative horticultural business investing heavily in sustainable food production, advanced growing technology and the future of British agriculture. \You'll play a key role in crop protection, integrated pest management, input procurement and technical decision-making, working closely with senior operational and growing teams to deliver high-quality, high-yielding crops. \n If you're looking for a role where you can combine technical expertise with commercial influence whilst helping drive the future of a modern soft fruit business, this could be the perfect next step. \n Competitive salary, bonus and excellent benefits package. \n \n \nThe Opportunity\n \n As Soft Fruit Agronomist, you'll provide high-quality agronomic support across protected strawberry crops grown in glasshouse and tunnel environments. \n You'll take responsibility for crop protection programmes, pest and disease monitoring, biological control strategies and agronomic recommendations, helping ensure crops achieve their full potential whilst maintaining compliance and sustainability standards. \n Working closely with the growing team, you'll integrate agronomic advice with irrigation, nutrition, climate management and production planning, ensuring decisions are both technically robust and commercially viable. \n This is a highly visible role requiring strong technical expertise, commercial awareness and excellent communication skills. \n \nAbout You\n \n We're looking for someone who combines strong agronomic knowledge with a practical understanding of commercial crop production. \n \n Strong agronomy experience within soft fruit, horticulture or protected cropping. \n Strong commercial awareness and budget management capability. \n Degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Horticulture, Plant Science or a related discipline. \n Experience within commercial strawberry production. \n \n Competitive salary and benefits package. \n In addition, you'll benefit from: \n \n Discretionary performance-related bonus. \n Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution. \n Life assurance. \n Ongoing learning and development opportunities. \n Retail, product and employee discounts. \n Enhanced family leave provisions. \n Employee assistance programme. \n Health and wellbeing support. \n Free on-site parking. \n Cycle to Work scheme. \n Opportunity to work within one of the UK's most progressive farming businesses. \n If you're passionate about crop protection, sustainable production and helping deliver exceptional crop performance, we'd love to hear from you. \n For an informal chat, please call Kieran Duncan-Johal on 01780 480530 , email or message me on LinkedIn. \
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