Rural Bankers provide a personalised service, supporting rural customers with their banking and financial service needs including complex lending and financial requirements.

Rural Bankers may do some or all of the following and more: provide personalised service such as on farm visits; supply the lending know-how and analytical skills to give more information and help farmers make decisions about their business; analyse customers' finances, complete cashflows and budgets; approve or get approval for loans; regularly contact customers to see if the bank can provide them with additional services.
 

TYPES OF JOBS

• Rural Banker
• Rural Banking Consultants
• Rural Bank Managers

Marketers promote the different businesses or products they represent through advertising, promotion and publications.

Farm Consultants help farmers develop their knowledge of soils, crops and livestock, to improve the health, quality and yield of livestock in a sustainable way. They also assist farmers with developing their financial and business management skills to increase farm profitability and growth. Farm Consultants will commonly specialise in specific areas of farming e.g. dairying.

Farm Consultants may do all of or some of the following and more: Visit farmers regularly; give advice on finances, business planning and farm management; take samples for soil and herbage testing and advise on fertiliser use; research to find info requested by farmers; supervise properties on behalf of absent owners; resolve and mediate disputes between farmers and sharemilkers or employees; organise stock to be sold and negotiate prices.

Jobs in the Wool Industry are generally concerned with the shearing, sorting and buying or selling of sheep fleece.

There are several different jobs within the wool industry; the most obvious one being shearing. A shearer cleans and oil combs and cutters and sharpens them with a grinder; catches sheep from a small catching pen; shears the fleece off in a set pattern of blows (shearing strokes).

 TYPES OF JOBS:

• Shearer
• Wool Handler
• Wool Classer
• Wool Buyer

Depending on who they work for, Field Services Representatives may sell things like grains, chemicals or farming supplies to farmers - depending on who they work for.

Most Rural Valuers are generalists with a broad knowledge of the rural property market however there are opportunities to specialise further in areas such as dairy, forestry, viticulture and horticulture. This can depend on the region where they work; for example, there are more dairy specialists in Waikato than in Otago.

A Rural Valuer may do some or all of the following: property appraisal and assessing value of land for mortgage or sale/purchase purposes; check planning regulations to see if changes to properties are allowed; assess the potential rental income of an existing or potential building; examine current property prices; write reports; advise clients and make mortgage recommendation; give evidence in arbitrations and court hearings and much more.

Livestock Agents/buyers arrange the buying and selling of livestock for slaughter or farming. They also give farmers advice on livestock, farming supplies and livestock market trends.

Livestock Agents may do some or all of the following and more: visit farms to assess the weight and condition of animals that may be ready for sale; telephone work, calling farmers and other clients; assess the value of livestock; draft prime stock for meat processing or export companies; advise farmers about market trends and new stock prices; act as an auctioneer at sales; arrange the sale/purchase of stock for fattening.

Production Managers are generally based in an office or on the factory floor of a food processing plant. They supervise large groups of factory workers and also deal with suppliers, contractors, customers and members of the public.

Production Managers will do some or all of the following and more: work with factory management and staff to set production goals and budgets; work out the most efficient methods or producing goods; order materials and supplies; write reports on production results and audit production systems; set quality standards and check these are being maintained; meet and liaise with customers; human resources and staff management.

An Agricultural Contractor could do anything from preparing soil for crops, harvesting, spraying and fertilisation or even making silage and hay.

Types of jobs:

• Spraying Contractor
• Hay/Silage Contractor
• Harvesting Contractor
• Fencing Contractor