![]() Increasingly, we are seeing new options populate grocery store shelves. Is there another way to grow our food without applying toxic chemicals that poison our water, without disturbing the soil and contributing to the emissions of noxious greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide? The source of these emissions? Soil and livestock management (fertilizers, manure, lime, pesticides, and annual disturbance to the topsoil). Nationwide, this puts Wisconsin in the top 10 of states with the highest agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases. To put this in perspective, all other sectors in Wisconsin (building, transportation, and electric energy sectors) have shown an 9% decrease in emissions. Our state’s agricultural sector is the only industry in Wisconsin that has seen an increase in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005- emissions from agriculture have grown by 21.3% over the last 18 years. Tens of thousands of private wells in Wisconsin are polluted with unsafe levels of nitrates, 90% of which come from agricultural sources like chemical fertilizer s and livestock manure. This runoff contaminates our groundwater, streams, rivers, and lakes… even the water we drink. Excess fertilizer s and manure end up flowing off fields with no plant roots to hold them during rain events. Only 6-8% of agriculture fields in Wisconsin use cover crops to protect exposed soils from runoff and erosion. ![]() ![]() Annual production of these short-lived commodity crops means that after the harvest season, plant roots are removed from the fields and farmland soils are left exposed to the elements, leading to drying, erosion, and runoff of both topsoil and fertilizers into our waterways. Often, these soils are put on “life-support” through the intensive annual application of fertilizers to replenish what has been lost. In Wisconsin, conventional agricultural practices (growing a single crop, such as corn, soybeans, or wheat, on the same land, year after year) have resulted in tired soils. Willingness to grow and develop both personally and professionally.For decades, farmers have produced abundant and inexpensive food, but at great environmental cost.Scheduling flexibility and ability to work overtime as needed based on workflow and deadlines.Ability to stand for long periods of time.Basic computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel.Proven organizational and time management skills.Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.Perform routine laboratory procedures such as media/solution preparation, cleaning of labware and laboratory workspaces, monitor and maintain supply inventory for designated tests.Assess corrective action steps for failing or inconsistent quality control checks and report to immediate supervisor. Perform and monitor quality control checks for designated tests to ensure they fall within acceptable thresholds.Report results of analysis in a timely manner according to standard laboratory turn-times.Thoroughly complete appropriate documentation including calibration logs, solution logs, scoop / bench sheets, reports of analysis and corrective action forms.Prepare samples and execute analysis with a high degree of accuracy to ensure quality results.Calibrate basic laboratory instrumentation according to laboratory SOP. ![]() Also, to ensure testing services are conducted within anticipated laboratory turn-times. The successful candidate will accurately prepare, conduct, and report sample analyses according to approved standard operating procedures (SOP) and quality control guidelines. One test at a time we help our clients make the best decisions - always grounded in data.ĪgSource is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Laboratory Technician I in our water and environmental testing department at the Marshfield, WI location. ![]() What began as a regional, dairy records processing cooperative, has now grown into the AgSource of today – serving industries that span the entire agricultural ecosystem.įrom cutting-edge soil, plant tissue and water testing, to agronomic consulting and full-service DHI testing, AgSource is at its core, a source of truth. In 1959, AgSource was formed to serve Wisconsin dairy farmers. We know agriculture because we were born into it. ![]()
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