Farm Management Extension Specialist

Farm Management Extension Specialist-AGR000961Employment Type : SGEU Term 9 months or more

Location(s)

: SK-South Central-Moose JawSK-Central East-Yorkton, SK-South West-Swift Current, SK-North East-Tisdale, SK-Central West-Kindersley, SK-North West-North Battleford, SK-Stoon-Humboldt

Ministry

: 001 AgricultureSalary Range : $44.410-$55.654HourlyGrade : SGEU.12.

The Regional Services Branch within the Ministry of Agriculture has an opportunity for a motivated individual to join their team as a Farm Management Extension Specialist. This position is part of the Agriculture Programs Specialist team delivering programming offered under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

As a Farm Management Extension Specialist, you will provide leadership as a member of the ministry regional service delivery team in the identification, analysis, development, promotion, implementation, and monitoring of farm business management and program delivery priorities. This includes :

• providing in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of programming offered under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership as it relates to best management practices, new technologies, and promotion of the federal / provincial agreement initiatives;
• providing in-depth and comprehensive technical expertise in farm business management practices, technologies, and promotion of the adoption of the federal / provincial agreement initiatives;
• supporting efforts to build public trust by promoting and encouraging the adoption of environmental best management practices, awareness of available programming, participation in research, and support of science-based assurance and regulatory systems;
• consulting and partnering with internal and external stakeholders, other government agencies (both provincial and federal) to support the development of farm management tools and resources and program initiatives to ensure sustainable growth; and
• provide support for all agriculture sectors and assist industry and the ministry in identifying gaps and responding to pressures on agricultural production.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced professional agrologist who has knowledge of farm business management practices and agriculture programming as well as current agriculture trends and issues in Saskatchewan and Canada, and who is :

The competencies required for this position would be obtained through a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Ag Business Degree, or Commerce Degree combined with some agricultural program and / or client-service delivery. The ability to obtain a Professional Agrologist designation is required.

A valid class 5 driver’s license is required.

What we offer :

The Government of Saskatchewan’s Commitment to Excellence is how we do our work : guided by the values of respect and integrity; serving citizens, excellence and innovation and acting as one team. The successful candidate must be a team player, able to both lead and collaborate, have a reputation for integrity, and have a focus on service excellence and innovation in their work.

We are committed to workplace diversity.Hours of Work : B - SGEU Field 37.33 - one day off every three weeks

Number of Openings

: 1

Closing Date

: Jan 27, 2026, 11 : 59 : 00 PM