Agronomy/Agriculture Intern (Washington)

Lamb Weston; Kennewick (WA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lamb Weston Internship Program offers a paid summer experience from May through August 2027, with a mentor-driven structure and a Capstone project to showcase your work. You’ll gain real-world insight through projects within the Agricultural Services team and mentorship from executives and department leaders.

As an Agriculture/Agronomy intern, you’ll work on potato grading, field scouting, and data capture while developing practical skills in procurement, farming, and raw utilization.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled or a recent graduate of Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, or related program
• Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s degree students preferred, but recent grads accepted
• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and able to meet Lamb Weston driver standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work independently
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computer competency and experience using a tablet and/or iPhone
• Experience with MS Office products desirable

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the raw potato grading crew to understand potato grading
• Collaborate with your mentor in areas like Agronomy, Partner Grower Farming, and Raw Utilization/Procurement
• Assist with data capture, field scouting, and trial development

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent work

MS Office

Tablet/iPhone proficiency

Education

Agriculture/Agronomy/Crop Science related program

Undergraduate/Graduate student status (Junior/Senior/Master's)

Tools

MS Office

Tablet/Phone proficiency

Job description

Internship Program Overview:

Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. Interns work toward completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career.

• Paid internship, May – August 2027 (actual dates may vary)
• Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department
• Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business
• Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program
• Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation

Agriculture / Agronomy Intern Description:

Support the Lamb Weston Agricultural Services team with several projects related to agronomy. A skilled mentor with be assigned to the intern for the duration of the internship. This mentor will provide training and complete weekly reviews to assess progress and answer questions.

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Working alongside the raw potato grading crew to build an understanding of potato grading
• Collaborating with your assigned mentor based on areas of focus which include but are not limited to: Agronomy, Partner Grower - Farming, and Raw Utilization/Procurement

Agronomy:

• Gain a hands-on in-depth understanding of the science behind potato growth, development, and how environmental variables directly affect quality & yield
• Responsible for new variety data capture, trial development and implementation, field scouting and observation

Partner Grower - Farming:

• Review, analyze, and learn about the budgetary process and practices that affect quality and yield such as: Crop management, pest & fertilizer applications, soil moisture management, chemigation & fumigation

Raw Utilization/Procurement:

• Work directly in the field and help to help ensure the highest quality potato attributes and build an understanding of how plant efficiencies directly impact raw product costs
• Build a fundamental understanding of raw product storage and raw utilizationoptimization

Basic and Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of an Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, or related program
• Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads
• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to meetthe Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work independently
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computer competencyand experience using a tablet and/or iPhone
• Experience with MS suite of products desirable