develop new products and markets and negotiate with suppliers and buyers.prepare new or modified operational and business plans.plan and organise trials to assess their effectiveness.identify technical and business problems, investigate the causes and formulate solutions.
analyse yields, operational costs and financial returns of horticultural operations.take responsibility for the 'carrier area' that sets stock down and also picks it up ready to be dispatched.plan and run transplanting lines in glass houses as products change throughout the year.market and sell produce, depending on crop, season and market demand.manage pest, disease and weed control programmes, commensurate with hygiene and health standards.undertake all aspects of husbandry and production including preparation, growing and harvesting.
ResponsibilitiesĪs a commercial horticulturist, you'll need to: Other job titles include crop manager, production manager, horticultural manager and grower manager. The role is complex, involving the management of horticultural enterprises and requiring business and IT competence, alongside scientific understanding and the traditional skills of cultivation. Clients may include plant and tree nurseries, supermarkets and DIY stores. A commercial horticulturist is involved in the growing, distribution and selling of food, crops and plantsĪs a commercial grower, you'll usually specialise in field crops, protected growing (for example, under glass), soft and top fruit, hardy nursery stock or cut flowers.
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