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Plant Disease Specialist
Job Group: Facilities and Capital Planning
Job Subgroup: Agricultural Operations
Salary Range (Annual):
18: $39,400-80,520 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: FP081
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Job Summary:
Ensures that soil-borne pathogens of concern, such as potato cyst nematode, are not present on the state farm or on commercial seed potato farms. Ensures that the varieties produced are below tolerance limits for common potato diseases through a process of inspecting, certifying, and tagging all certified seed potatoes in accordance with mandates.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Monitors a soil sampling program
- Inspects seed potato acreage for commercial growers to ascertain varietal purity and incidence of disease
- Produces foundation seed potatoes at related facilities and grounds
- Provides information to growers concerning crop management, potato varieties, varietal problems, plant diseases, and insect problems
- Responds to requests for general agricultural information from farmers and the general public with regard to equipment, cultural practices, and pesticides used for seed potato production
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
No
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
18: $39,400-80,520
- Job Code:
FP081: Plant Disease Specialist
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=FP081