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How do I become an agricultural service specialist?

2020-06-08T13:10:27.850Z


Agriculture is one of the oldest economic areas of humanity. Anyone who wants to operate them needs a lot of know-how from sowing to harvest. And that is what agricultural service specialists bring with them.


Agriculture is one of the oldest economic areas of humanity. Anyone who wants to operate them needs a lot of know-how from sowing to harvest. And that is what agricultural service specialists bring with them.

Dülmen (dpa / tmn) - Almost everyone has a rough idea of ​​what everyday life is like for a farmer. But that's not the only training in the industry. Very few people know what agricultural service specialists learn.

In any case, everyday work is different in summer than in winter, as Lars Averbeck says. "In the spring and summer, I mostly go outside, in the winter I stand in the workshop and take care of the machines." The machines refer to tractors, combine harvesters or choppers. Large, high-horsepower vehicles that the 17-year-old learns to control during his apprenticeship.

Agricultural service specialists take care of plants from seed to harvest, keep an eye on fields and meadows, as well as the weather and environmental conditions. Lars Averbeck also has to learn how to maneuver the heavy agricultural machinery skillfully on sensitive soils - and how to use them as economically and environmentally friendly as possible.

Combination of green and technical elements

Agricultural service specialists usually work on behalf of farmers, employed by so-called agricultural contractors - who take over services in rural areas. Averbeck likes the combination of green and technical elements. On the one hand, he wants to understand biological relationships even better, on the other hand, he is enthusiastic about machines and technology.

The 17-year-old started his three-year dual apprenticeship at the Dülmen (NRW) location of Kemming, a specialist company for agricultural services, right after completing his secondary school in 2019. The medium-sized company supports farmers in crop production from sowing to harvest.

Working in the rhythm of nature

Sowing, fertilizing and harvesting beets, potatoes, grains and corn require prudence from all employees - from the trainee to the manager. Because their work has a great impact on the harvest result. It is about questions about the right amount of nutrients, i.e. how much and which fertilizer a crop needs in a particular field. "And we also see whether pests or diseases occur," says the trainee. Agricultural service specialists generally learn about the needs of different crops and look after the stocks in agreement with the customers.

Lars Averbeck particularly likes the variety at work and that he can be outdoors in spring and summer. "Of course I also think it's great to steer a tractor across the field." Depending on their age and skill level, the trainees start with relatively simple work. Then they are introduced to the sowing of grain, after about half of the training period it is time to sow maize or sugar beet. The harvest, for example of maize or grain, is only in the third year of training.

Averbeck has to accept that some working days in spring and summer are longer than planned. For him, this is part of the job: "Despite all the technology, we are exposed to nature and it has its own rhythm." In the winter months, specialists for agricultural services service and repair the machines, then the hour starts.

Advising the customer with specialist knowledge

Company owner Thomas Kemming wishes the trainees to bring "an open way of dealing with people" along with an interest in nature and an affinity for technology. The service concept also counts: "In addition to working in the field, it is also about dealing competently and friendly with customers," says the company owner. In addition to sowing and harvesting, crop protection, for example, plays a major role.

According to the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, the future prospects for agricultural service specialists are very good. Depending on the state, they earn between 580 and 750 euros during their first year of training. Remuneration rises to between 680 and 875 euros by the third year.

BMEL: Green professions

Education server agricultural

Job profile at Berufenet

Source: merkur

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