Work under the direction of the Herbage Trials Manager to plan, sow and manage varietal performance trials for statutory VCU, Recommended List and commercial purposes As part of these duties, the post holder will spend much of their time in the field undertaking trial sowing, monitoring, harvesting and recording results. The post holder will become proficient in the use of trial protocols and procedures and the equipment and technology used in the trials including weighing equipment and grassland husbandry practices Management of established trials to include path and inter-plot boundary maintenance, and post-harvest tidy-ups and edging. Application of fertiliser according to pre-arranged schedule, and herbicide spraying for which certification PA1 and PA6 would be required after training Maintenance of plot machinery to include routine oil changes and lubrication as required according to pre-defined service schedules. General plot equipment (including lawnmowers and portable... sprayers) repairs as required. The postholder will record these events for Quality Assurance purposes. Assist in the preparation and delivery of Seed Sampling courses and other events such as trade field trial visits as required. Sample seed at various locations throughout Scotland after successfully completing the Seed Sampling course. Add, extract and discard seed from the SASA seed reference collections, mainly herbage and non-cereal Certification and Enforcement-related
Edinburgh UK

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