Career Opportunities from Precision Conservation Management

Precision Conservation Specialist

Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is a farmer service program led by the Illinois Corn Growers Association in partnership of over 30 other conservation leaders. The mission of PCM is to facilitate greater adoption of conservation practices on corn, soybean, and wheat fields by investigating the impacts of conservation practice adoption on farm financial stability.

The Precision Conservation Specialist will provide technical assistance to enrolled cooperators in the Precision Conservation Management program. The Precision Conservation Specialist will work in conjunction with the program partner PepsiCo and Frito Lay to educate cooperators about conservation practices and connect farmers to exclusive incentive programs and cost-share opportunities. This person will be responsible for helping farmers within an approximately 90-mile radius centered in Sidney, IL to secure financial and technical assistance to adopt conservation practices and/or expand their use of conservation practices. PCM Specialists also have reporting responsibilities to PCM partners demonstrating success in expending grant funding/cost share-dollars provided by the partners. Additional expectations assisting program partners is required from time to time. PCM Specialists present participating farmers with customized reports summarizing the sustainability and financial impacts of their current farming operation and generating environmental and financial comparisons with other farming practices.