Kansas Grazing Specialist at American Farmland Trust – Wichita, Kansas

Level: Experienced

Position Type: Full Time

Location: Fully Remote • Kansas - Wichita, KS 67276

Remote Type: Fully Remote

Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary/year

Description

Who We Are

American Farmland Trust (AFT) is the only national organization that takes a holistic approach to agriculture, focusing on the land itself, the agricultural practices used on that land, and the farmers and ranchers who do the work. AFT launched the conservation agriculture movement and continues to raise public awareness through our No Farms, No Food message. Since our founding in 1980, AFT has helped permanently protect nearly 8 million acres of agricultural lands, advanced environmentally sound farming practices on millions of additional acres and supported thousands of farm families. Long a pioneering leader, AFT continues to evolve to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers nationwide, adapting its approach to ensure the continued strength and resilience of agriculture and rural communities nationwide.

Job purpose

The Kansas Grazing Specialist position offers an exciting opportunity to serve Kansas livestock producers and landowners in meeting their ecological, economic and management goals for their operation. In this role, you will work closely with AFT staff, including the Agricultural Conservation Innovations team and other grazing specialists, to coordinate and conduct producer outreach and education events, provide technical assistance, including writing grazing management plans and providing one on one support, and coordinate grazing mentors throughout the state of Kansas.

This position is currently funded for a three-year term based on available funding. However, AFT is committed to the long-term success of this work and will actively pursue additional funding opportunities to support continued employment whenever possible. The position will require work from a home office and travel throughout the state of Kansas.

Duties and responsibilities

Technical Assistance

• Provide technical support to livestock producers, land managers and landowners
• Write grazing management plans
• Collect, analyze and interpret soil health and other data needed for livestock and grassland management and research
• Collaborate with local partners, NRCS staff and others to solve problems and find solutions for producers and landowners

Outreach & Education

• Attend regional field days and events to outreach for project
• Work with program manager and external partners to coordinate events for producers and landowners in the region
• Lead and train grazing mentors

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to request other or different duties be performed as assigned.