Everyday work may include interacting with customers and assisting with sales to customers, creating and analyzing a variety of reports, taking soil samples and entering soil test data into computer systems to create nutrient recommendations, researching new technologies or practices, working on setup and calibration of precision farming equipment, and scouting fields to determine needs or results of practices implemented.  Specialists will need to have excellent communication skills, customer service skills, and the ability to work in a team.  Some specialists may also work in a managerial role, overseeing several other Precision Ag Specialists, support personnel, or interns.  This work is very technical and requires an eye for detail, as well as extensive knowledge of agronomic topics such as soils, nutrient management, plant physiology, plant pathology, weed science, entomology, and more.  Specialists should also have good mathematics skills and an understanding of the current farm economy and farm business budgeting.  Experience with GPS, GIS, and various software technologies, along with the technologies used by and on farm equipment, will be essential.  Specialists may be asked to attend sales meetings, conferences, or education meetings, so public speaking skills may also be useful.