Agricultural Technician Resume Template
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Chelsea Nelson
Senior Agricultural Technician · Row Crop Field Trials
Nashville, TN · (615) 555-9617
chelsea.nelson@email.com · linkedin.com/in/chelseanelson
Commercial Pesticide Applicator (Research & Demo)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross
Field Skills
Field trial layout
Plot planting & harvest
Pesticide application
Soil & tissue sampling
Disease & stand ratings
Equipment calibration
Crew scheduling
Equipment & Software
ALMACO plot planterWintersteiger plot combineTrimble RTK GPSLI-COR LI-6800AGROBASE Gen II
Education
B.S. in Plant and Soil Science
2015
Middle Tennessee State University
Profile
Agricultural technician with 11 years running corn, soybean and wheat field trials in Middle Tennessee. Manage 2,800 research plots a season from planting to harvest data, with 98% of plots meeting protocol and data deadlines.
Field Experience
2021 – Present
Senior Agricultural Technician
Heartland Seed Research, Lebanon, TN
- Manage 2,800 corn and soybean hybrid trial plots a season across 6 locations in Middle Tennessee.
- Plant with an ALMACO cone planter and harvest with a Wintersteiger plot combine logging yield and moisture.
- Calibrate sprayers and apply herbicide and fungicide treatments on protocol timings.
- Kept 98% of plots in protocol and delivered harvest data within 5 days of the last combine pass.
- Train and schedule 6 seasonal workers on plot layout, note-taking and equipment safety.
2017 – 2021
Agricultural Technician
Cumberland AgResearch Station, Spring Hill, TN
- Laid out plots with RTK GPS and collected stand counts, plant height and disease ratings.
- Pulled soil samples on 1-acre grids and prepped plant tissue samples for nutrient analysis.
- Measured leaf gas exchange with a LI-COR LI-6800 for a drought tolerance study.
- Entered and checked trial data in AGROBASE Gen II for 12 university and industry studies.
2015 – 2017
Agricultural Aide
Cumberland AgResearch Station, Spring Hill, TN
- Hand-harvested wheat plots, threshed samples and weighed grain for yield calculations.
- Maintained tractors, planters and tillage tools and kept plot borders mowed and clean.
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Skills to list
- Soil Sampling
- Crop Monitoring
- Lab Testing
- Data Collection
- Field Equipment Operation
- Pest Identification
- GPS Mapping
- Report Writing
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Statistical software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software
Duties to describe on a agricultural technician resume
- Prepared land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
- Operated farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- Recorded data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Maintained or repaired agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Performed crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- Collected animal or crop samples.
Titles along the way
- Agricultural Aide
- Agricultural Technician
- Senior Agricultural Technician
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