What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agronomy Intern - Seasonal position at Hefty Seed Company?
Description
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.
Qualifications
Depending on the location and experience level of the intern, the summer will consist of as much exposure to all facets of Hefty Seed Company: agronomy, sales, warehouse, administration, inventory, and grounds.
Monday – Friday 7am-5:30pm Saturday 7am-noon Extra hours as needed
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.
Qualifications
- Working towards a 2 or 4-year agricultural-related degree
- Farm background preferred
Depending on the location and experience level of the intern, the summer will consist of as much exposure to all facets of Hefty Seed Company: agronomy, sales, warehouse, administration, inventory, and grounds.
- From March-May, the primary focus will be helping load/unload trucks with incoming and outgoing products as well as customer loadout and deliveries as needed
- The primary focus is to meet as many growers as possible while also helping the store and warehouse stay on top of day-to-day tasks
- Will be 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
Monday – Friday 7am-5:30pm Saturday 7am-noon Extra hours as needed