What are the roles and responsibilities for Agricultural Scientist?

• Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops.
• Focus on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates. 
• Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
• Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use the land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion. 
• Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests. 
• Investigate soil problems or poor water quality to determine sources and effects. 
• Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms. 
• Conduct research to determine the best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
• Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies. 
• Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting. 
• Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants.