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Matteo Paternoster

Novella

Summary

Dynamic agricultural professional with hands-on experience at Family Farm, excelling in crop management and team leadership. Proven expertise in fertilizer application and pest control, ensuring high-quality apple production. Adept at operating farm machinery and fostering a collaborative work environment, driving successful harvest outcomes and maintaining safety standards.

Ready for a new, enriching experience outside of my home country. I have a B1 level of English and significant knowledge of agriculture, specifically in fruit and grape growing. This expertise was built over five years of high school, supplemented by practical internships and five years of hands-on experience working on my family's farm.


Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Agricultural Worker

Family Farm
01.2020 - Current

Managed the entire apple production cycle to ensure high-quality fruit, professionally executing all crop management operations throughout the year. Supervised and managed the work team during harvest, while also performing routine maintenance on all farm machinery. Attended all relevant safety courses for the machinery used and handled all administrative tasks related to the registration of phytosanitary treatments.

Internship Student

Internship at an Apple Orchard Farm
08.2024 - 10.2024

Managed daily apple harvest operations, including team supervision and quality control. Performed various tree maintenance tasks like summer pruning. Responsible for deploying and securing the orchard's hail nets

Internship Student

Fruit Farm Specializing in the Cultivation of Apples, Cherries, and Kiwis
04.2024 - 06.2024

Artificial pollination of kiwifruit and management of the work team, planting of an apple orchard with all related support structures, closing of anti-hail nets on apple trees, tying of kiwifruit plants.

Internship Student

Internship at an Agro-distributor
04.2023 - 06.2023

Occupation in the sale of phytosanitary products for apple crop protection, preparation of the necessary materials for the construction of protection systems like hail nets, as requested by clients, Installation of insect net and anti rain covers on cherry trees

Education

High School Diploma -

Istituto Agrario Di San Michele All'Adige (Agricultural Inst
Trentino, Italy
06-2025

Skills

  • Fertilizer application
  • Harvesting techniques
  • Soil testing
  • Erosion control
  • Farm machinery operation
  • Crop rotation
  • Soil preparation
  • Irrigation systems
  • Crop management
  • Works well in a team environment
  • Pest control
  • Labor management

Timeline

Internship Student

Internship at an Apple Orchard Farm
08.2024 - 10.2024

Internship Student

Fruit Farm Specializing in the Cultivation of Apples, Cherries, and Kiwis
04.2024 - 06.2024

Internship Student

Internship at an Agro-distributor
04.2023 - 06.2023

Agricultural Worker

Family Farm
01.2020 - Current

High School Diploma -

Istituto Agrario Di San Michele All'Adige (Agricultural Inst
Matteo Paternoster