Agronomy Intern

Threemile Canyon Farms • Boardman, OR

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Threemile Canyon Farms is pleased to announce a hands-on farming internship experience. Our farm consists of 460 center pivots equaling about 52,726.1 irrigated acres near the Columbia River. The interns will work with soil and plant tissue sampling, scouting for pests in potatoes, alfalfa, corn, carrots, green beans, onions, and water sampling. Various other duties as needed may include occasional travel to our other farms and working with other crops. There will be on-the-job training provided. These responsibilities are vital to our farming operations, and we rely on these jobs to gather accurate samples to base our weekly fertilizer and spraying schedules. Qualified individuals will be invited back the next season and given appropriate compensation or possibly offered a full-time position at supervisor level, when finished with college.

Requirements

• Must be available for at least 8 weeks
• Flexible start dates based on academic calendar

Nice To Haves

• Qualified individuals may be invited back the next season
• May be offered a full-time position at supervisor level upon college completion

Responsibilities

• Work with soil and plant tissue sampling
• Scouting for pests in potatoes, alfalfa, corn, carrots, green beans, onions
• Water sampling
• Occasional travel to other farms
• Working with other crops

Benefits

• On-the-job training
• Housing may be provided depending on availability
• $10,000 scholarship upon successful completion of the internship

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed