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CAREER AREAS BY EMPLOYER TYPE

AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY (Private Sector)

  • Technical sales of agricultural inputs.
  • Product testing and development.
  • Food and beverage processing.
  • Credit officers and managers.
  • Consulting firms.
  • Communications.

GOVERNMENT (Public Sector)

  • Regulatory officers.
  • Program administrators.
  • Research assistants and associates.
  • Information officers.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

  • Farming - about 15% of B.S.A. graduates farm by choice.
  • Contracting and consulting.
  • Agriculture processing and marketing firms.

SAMPLE CAREERS AND EMPLOYERS

  • Research Officers - Agriculture Canada, Plant Genetic Systems, Crop Development Centre
  • Technical Sales - Monsanto, DowElanco, Zeneca Agro
  • Farm Lending - Farm Credit Corporation, all Banks
  • Grain Marketing - Cargill, Pioneer Grain, United Grain Growers
  • Food Inspection - Intercontinental Packers, Burns Food
  • International Development - IDRC, CIDA, World Bank, CUSO
  • Further Studies - M.Sc., Ph.D.

SELECTED SALARIES FOR BEGINNING AGROLOGISTS

Technician II U of S $26,676 - $32,472
Technician III U of S $30,936 - $37,428
Agrologist In Training Provincial Government $30,264 - $34,765
Agrologist I Provincial Government $37,044 - $44,916

FIRMS EMPLOYING 1995 and 1996 B.S.A. GRADUATES

AgrEvo James Richardson & Sons
Agri-Food Canada Lucerne Food
Bank of Montreal Monsanto
BASF Morris Industries
Canola Council Northland Agro
Cargill PFRA
CIBA Geigy Pig Improvement Canada
CIBC Bank Pioneer Grain
Crop Development Centre Plant Genetic Systems
Custom Agro Proven Seed
Cyanamid Quadra Management
DowElanco Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Ducks Unlimited Scotia Bank
Dupont St. Mary's Garden Centre
Enviro-Test Labs Sun Life
Federated Co-ops TD Bank
Gates Fertilizer United Grain Growers
Greenfield Agro VIDO - U of S
Imperial Oil Viridian Fertilizers
Intercontinental Packers Zeneca Agro

Additional information can be found at this website:http://www.cfa-fca.ca/careers/

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