Agronomy Intern - Seasonal

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.

• Working toward 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 exposure to all facets of Hefty Seed Company: agronomy, sales, warehouse, administration, inventory, and grounds. From March to May the primary focus will be helping load and unload trucks, handling customer loadouts and deliveries as needed.

• Meet growers and help the store and warehouse with day‑to‑day tasks
• Will be assigned 10+ growers (depending on experience level)
• Scout fields with and without an experienced agronomist and report findings to a supervisor/mentor
• Work collaboratively with the agronomy team to analyze data and provide actionable insights for crop management
• Ride along with a supervisor or other experienced agronomists to farm visits
• Greet customers who travel to the store

Approximately 55 hours per week:
Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday 7:00 am – noon, plus extra hours as needed.