Agronomy Intern

Threemile Canyon Farms; Boardman (OR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing may be provided

Job summary

Threemile Canyon Farms offers a hands-on farming internship with exposure to soil and plant tissue sampling, pest scouting, and water sampling across multiple crops near the Columbia River.

Interns will gain on-the-job training, with a typical schedule of 50+ hours per week, and housing may be provided depending on availability. The program includes a $10,000 scholarship upon successful completion and a potential full-time supervisor-level role for high performers.

Qualifications

• 8 weeks minimum internship period.
• Willing to work 50+ hours per week, including occasional weekend work.
• Housing may be provided depending on availability.

Responsibilities

• Assist with soil and plant tissue sampling across crops.
• Scout for pests in potatoes, alfalfa, corn, carrots, green beans, and onions.
• Contribute to weekly fertilizer and spraying schedules based on collected data.
• Possibly travel to other farms for additional duties as needed.

Skills

Hands-on farming

Soil sampling

Pest scouting

Water sampling

Job description

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.

The internship will require at least 8 weeks with the option for additional internship work experience. Internships start dates are flexible and depend on the student's academic calendar. The intern will be paid $14.55/hr. Upon successful completion of the internship, the student will also receive a $10,000 scholarship toward his or her education. In general, interns will be expected to work 50+hrs/week and occasional weekend work. Housing may be provided depending on availability.

About The Company

A recognized leader in sustainable agriculture, Threemile Canyon Farms combines dairy operations with conventional and organic crop farming to create a closed-loop system where nothing is wasted. Our zero-waste, values-driven operations reflect our commitment to protecting the environment, caring for our animals, and supporting our community. In 2020, Threemile received the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy's award for Outstanding Dairy Sustainability and was also the first dairy to earn a 100% score on the Validus independent animal welfare audit. With more than 300 full-time and 150 seasonal team members, we support a strong, sustainable food supply for our community and the country.