Agronomy Trainee — New Grad Program

Nutrien Ltd.; Winterville (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutrien in Winterville, MS is seeking an Agronomy Trainee as part of our New Grad Program. You will work at the Winterville innovation farm alongside seasoned agronomists and farm staff to deepen agronomic skills, with rotations at nearby retail branches.

This entry-level role focuses on field trials, data collection, and hands-on operations while contributing to safe practices and customer engagement. The two-year program develops core agronomy capabilities and prepares you for a future career

Qualifications

• :Bachelor's degree required; experience in agriculture preferred; Certified Crop Advisor or ability to become certified preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Farm Supervisor and Innovation Farm staff in planning, implementing and data collection of field trials and demonstrations
• Organize and facilitate field days, grower meetings, post-harvest meetings, training, etc.
• Manage and compile data including plot data, seed matrix, etc. for marketing format
• Evaluate products by building knowledge and sharing observations with product development
• Coordinate 3rd party testing and assist in product selection for yield and demo plots
• Strengthen customer engagement by incorporating profitable and sustainable initiatives

Skills

Agronomy concepts

Data collection

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Soils, Ag Business, Biology

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Nutrien in Winterville, MS is seeking an Agronomy Trainee as part of our New Grad Program. You will work at the Winterville innovation farm alongside seasoned agronomists and farm staff to deepen agronomic skills, with rotations at nearby retail branches.

This entry-level role focuses on field trials, data collection, and hands-on operations while contributing to safe practices and customer engagement. The two-year program develops core agronomy capabilities and prepares you for a future career