Does anybody know how easy it is to emigrate as a agronomist to aus.nz or cananda etc, is it on the skilled visa list,or has anyone onhere done it?

It is on the skilled occupation list for Australia as Agricultural Advisor or Agricultural Scientist but it's not on the Required Occupation list so it is a bit more diffcult to get the points. If it was on the required list you'd get an extra 10 points or so.

The list is on this page.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/

trent11:

 Does anybody know how easy it is to emigrate as a agronomist to aus.nz or cananda etc, is it on the skilled visa list,or has anyone onhere done it?

Are you thinking of going then? If so, why?

I've looked into going in the past as an agronomist but as I'm not that old/experienced it's difficult to a) stump up the cash (about £10k min) and b) get the points. Still plan to go in a couple of years perhaps.

Be warned about coming to Canada as a professional that although you will be welcomed, your qualifications will not be. Doctors, vets, engineers, teachers all have to be retested, costs a fortune and will have a probationary period when they work for next to nothing. Seen so many from abroad that were never told this before they came, and you can imagine the rest!

new zealand could be your best bet.

I think NZ is much the same as Australia, it's on the Skilled list but not the required list. I know that Australia has cut it's intake by ay about 25,000 migrants this year due to the economic down turn, but if you're determined to go then don't let that stop you. It's worth trying to get sponsered by a state or company. SA and WA were doing good sponsership deals for those willing to live in less populated, i.e. rural, areas. Ideal for agricultural types or miners!  Either way, they both sound a better bet than Canada.

tasmania is the easiest state to get into in oz.

there is real demand for agronomists in oz and nz, where the tree huggers are less numerous

You have a big problem Bonnie Lad. What do you know about farming in these other countries? How can you advise farmers if you have not either farmed there yourself or at least trained there as an Agronomist for several years.

I am not suggesting that you are not well trained, perhaps very knowledgeable, and a real asset to farmers where your expertise was acquired, but having farmed in four countries in both hemispheres I can tell you that the whole culture, requirements, problems, stocking rates, seeding rates, insect and animal pests, and a myriad of other things are so different under different climatic circumstances that I doubt anyone would give you a starting post.

I do not like being negative, and provided you are willing to start from scratch again (possibly even re-qualifying - I took a degree by distance learning in Oz) then I suggest you go for it. Have a positive attitude, believe in your own ability but be prepared for set-backs, work hard yet find time for enjoyment, be kind to those who depend on you and hopefully, like me, you will be able to say "I am pleased I tried, even if sometimes I failed."  Those who do not try things other people think are impossible never have the real joy of success. When we moved to Portugal six years ago someone tried to put me off by saying I was tto old at 60. Balderdash. I wish you well.   

i dont think its that difficuilt, the principles of agronomy are the same all over, ie get out in the field and use your eyes, then go home and study the books to get the right solution.

the nz environment is not so different to uk.

If you are considering emigrating the only advice I would give is go for it. The sooner you apply the better, with the economic downturn it may get harder to obtain residency. We moved 10 years ago and whilst farming is different than the UK with a basic back ground in agriculture or even with no background at all it is not to difficult to learn. Do you have any qualifications in agronomy? If so they will help with your application.   

 Three of my friends went to NZ from Zimbabwe in the '80's all qualified, experienced agronomists, the difference in climate and soil types didn't seem to be a barrier to their being employed, they were doing well when I lost contact with them in 2000.