What would you do as a Horticultural consultant?
Horticultural consultants
- usually work regular business hours but may work evenings or weekends
- usually work in offices or in fields or orchards and may travel locally and nationally
- may work in all weather conditions
- need to be organised, communicate well and work well independently
Tasks
- provide advice to growers
- run tests on soil and plant health
- make recommendations on soil and plant health
- identify plant pests, diseases and weeds
- provide planting schedules and crop rotations
- run research trials to improve production
- report findings and recommendations
- write research papers, articles and editorials
- train workers
How can you become a Horticultural consultant?
You usually need a qualification to become a horticultural consultant and experience may be useful.
You need
- a driver licence
You may need
- an advanced certificate or diploma in horticulture, environmental and soil science, management and business studies or similar area
- a bachelor’s degree in horticulture, environmental and soil science, management and business studies or similar area
- experience in similar work
If you're in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 or University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
