Dairy Focus Support (Open to Remote)

About the role

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well. This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise serving diverse businesses such as animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt, and Cargill joint ventures. The Dairy Focus Support will join our team of dairy nutritionists in the Western Ohio/Eastern Indiana market, providing day‑to‑day support to new and existing dairy customers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to on‑farm cow management and forage evaluations by supporting body condition and lameness scoring, conducting walk‑throughs, health observations, and providing input on TMR mixing and management practices.
• Identify herd‑level opportunities through forage sampling, TMR shaker box analysis, particle scoring, and manure screening, building trusted relationships with farmers to support performance improvements and long‑term engagement.
• Support and stimulate adoption of recommended practices using dairy‑specific software such as Dairy Comp, TMR Tracker, CRM systems, and proprietary ration‑balancing programs.
• Plan daily activities, including farm visits, travel across the assigned market, and set qualitative and quantitative objectives related to herd evaluations, documentation, and follow‑up actions.
• Monitor herd performance trends, forage quality, and field observations, communicating findings and competitive or market insights clearly and timely to senior staff and internal teams.
• Handle basic on‑farm observations, data entry, and documentation under direct supervision, escalating more complex herd, nutrition, or health issues to appropriate technical staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Dairy nutrition experience.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to travel daily to customer farms, with overnight travel 3–5 days per month and up to 90% travel overall.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Located in or willing to relocate to the Sidney, OH or Fort Wayne, IN market.

Location & Employment Details

Positions are based in Sidney, OH or Fort Wayne, IN. The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position, and relocation assistance is not provided.