Solway College
Agricultural/Horticultural Field Representative Māngai Taiao Ahuwhenua
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives sell products such as farm equipment, and advise clients on crop and livestock management.
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives may do some or all of the following:
- advise clients about product usage, pasture, and crop and livestock management
- negotiate the sale of agricultural/horticultural products and services
- buy and sell seeds and grains on farms.
Physical Requirements
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives need to be fit and healthy, as they may walk around farms for inspections.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for agricultural/horticultural field representatives includes:
- merchandise sales for a retail servicing company
- general farm work, including farm management
- work on agricultural or horticultural crop farms.
Personal Qualities
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives need to:
- have good communication skills, including the ability to relate to a wide range of people
- be able to build and maintain relationships
- be hard-working, friendly, patient and able to inspire confidence
- be good negotiators
- be accurate and able to use good judgement
- have good planning, organisational and problem-solving skills
- have record-keeping skills.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for agricultural/horticultural field representatives includes:
- merchandise sales for a retail servicing company
- general farm work, including farm management
- work on agricultural or horticultural crop farms.
Subject Recommendations
There are no specific secondary education requirements to become an agricultural/horticultural field representative. However, agricultural and horticultural science, agribusiness, biology, business studies, maths and English are useful.
Agricultural/Horticultural Field Representatives can earn around $55K-$90K per year per year.
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives may progress to work in territory sales management or move into senior management roles.
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives may specialise in working within a particular sector of the agricultural industry such as sheep, beef and dairy, or with seed and grain production.
Agricultural/horticultural field representatives may also specialise in working within a particular sector of the horticultural industry such as fruit, nut or vegetable crop production.
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