Agriculture Marketing and Inspection Representative ; Hybrid

Agriculture Marketing and Inspection Representative 1

Hybrid

Recruitment #AR-001

Location Hartford, CT

Date Opened 3/9/2026 12:00:00 AM Salary $72,758 - $91,881/year (
* New state employees start at the minimum) Job Type Open to the Public Close Date 3/23/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut, Department of Agriculture (DoAg) is seeking an Agriculture Marketing and Inspection Representative 1 (AMIR
1) to join their team. In this role you will be responsible for developing, evaluating, and providing continuity for the programs which positively impact Connecticut farmers through administration of a variety of state and federal programs, for the Bureau of Agricultural Development and Resource Conservation.

• SCHEDULE:
  
  Full-Time (40 Hours), First Shift (7:30 A.M.
  
  -4:00 P.M.), Monday-Friday, Hybrid position (telework and office/on-site)
• ADDRESS: 450 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT

• Alternative work schedules are available, upon completion of a successful working test period, for work-related schedule adjustments, which may result from the attendance of industry meetings on nights and weekends.
• In-state travel will be required; a state car will be made available.
• Out-of-state travel may be required occasionally, to attend trainings/meetings/seminars.

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page;
• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees!

The candidate selected for this position will maintain duties, which include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the administration, implementation, and reporting of multiple federally funded grant programs in the areas of food access, market access for farmers, and farmland access, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, funding requirements, and reporting along with management of program partners and corresponding agreements;
• Manages and monitors program outcomes for the Connecticut Farm Link program, including program website, contracts with program partners, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders;
• Acts as a principal point of contact for beginning farmers and urban farmers, providing information on available programs and resources and facilitating connections to appropriate services; and
• Provides coordination and support to agency-administered and statutorily authorized, boards, councils, commissions and other stakeholder working groups or committees.

The mission of the Department of Agriculture is to foster a healthy economic, environmental and social climate for agriculture by developing, promoting, and regulating agricultural businesses; protecting agricultural and aqua cultural resources; enforcing laws pertaining to domestic animals; and promoting an understanding among the state's citizens of the diversity of Connecticut agriculture, its cultural heritage and its contribution to the state's economy.

The mission of the Bureau of Ag Development & Resource Conservation is to expand relationships and encourage consumption of CT farm products and to preserve and safeguard CT farmland and farmland soils through programs and services which enable agribusiness to expand their markets and capacity for agricultural sustainability. The Bureau Vision is to cultivate and support a sustainable, equitable food system that increases market access for farmers and food sovereignty for the better of all.

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In the Department of Agriculture, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the development and inspection of agricultural businesses, production and processing plants and retail facilities for compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations.

• Promotes and develops domestic and international markets for agricultural products;
• Conducts seminars to assist in development of agricultural businesses and products;
• Makes presentations to public and private groups regarding agricultural programs or issues;
• Conducts surveys and market research;
• Develops and disseminates technical information to promote…