Agronomy Intern - Seasonal

Hefty Seed Company • Winthrop, MN

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About The Position

Hefty Seed Company is a progressive, rapidly growing agriculture retailer that is offering agronomy internships at some of our locations. We are looking for someone with the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment while practicing safety. The desired candidate will have a positive attitude, a drive to help farmers, team-oriented, self-motivated, excellent follow-through skills and great verbal and written communication. The objective is to prepare young agronomists with the training, resources, and mentorships needed to become successful sales agronomists.

Requirements

• Working towards a 2 or 4-year agricultural-related degree

Nice To Haves

• Farm background preferred

Responsibilities

• Helping load/unload trucks with incoming and outgoing products as well as customer loadout and deliveries as needed
• Meet as many growers as possible while also helping the store and warehouse stay on top of day-to-day tasks
• Assigned 10+ growers (depending on experience level)
• Scout fields with and without an experienced agronomist and report back to supervisor/mentor on findings
• Work collaboratively with the agronomy team to analyze data and provide actionable insights for crop management
• Ride along with supervisor or other experienced agronomists to farm visits
• Greet customers who travel to the store

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees