Horticulturist vs agriculturist

Differences between horticulturist and agriculturist duties and responsibilities

Horticulturist example responsibilities.

• Manage payroll processing and all aspects of accounts receivable and payable.
• Operate snow plows, snow blowers and large salt sprayers.
• Maintain all flower beds, landscape areas, and turf grass areas.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers.
• Maintain inventory and help with Quickbooks.
• Provide assistance with loading and unloading pigs.
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Agriculturist example responsibilities.

• Lead all agronomy relate functions including fertility management, irrigation.
• Ensure product quality meet highest FDA and USDA standards for consumer consumption.
• Implement and maintain test plots containing herbicides, fungicides, and harvest aids.
• Uphold contracts between growers and the factory to ensure that field and harvest operations are follow.
• Provide food safety and grade inspections under USDA regulations for Nevadaproducers and produce vendors exporting out of the state.
• Design fixation technique for SEM observation of aphid feeding sites and their effects on epicuticular lipids of alfalfa leaves.
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