Job Description
About the job
Are you looking for an exciting and varied career within agriculture and the rural sector?
SAC Consulting is looking for a Dairy Specialist to join our team in the South-West of Scotland on a full-time, permanent basis.
The dairy specialist will work closely with staff in our local consultancy offices and at the Dairy Research Centre to deliver technical advice, as well as financial and strategic consultancy to farmers, corporate clients, governments and levy boards in the UK with the bulk of farm work located in Scotland. The postholder will have the responsibility of co-ordinating dairy consultancy delivery to farmers through our local consultancy offices, working closely with and mentoring those with a dairy interest.
Farmer consultancy consists of:
* Nutrition advice and grassland feed budgeting.
* Technical advice including herd management, grassland management, cow fertility and youngstock management.
* Strategic planning – investment and marketing decisions.
The postholder will also be expected to deliver training, nutrition and business support for supply chain companies, work for levy boards, presentations at meetings, Monitor Farms, Climate Change Focus Farms and other group meetings. They will also be expected to deliver part of the dairy component of our Scottish Government funded Farm Advisory Service contract, consis...