Agronomy Intern Crop Scouting and Precision Technology

AGRILAND FS; Casey (IA); In loco; USD 17.000 - 25.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company vehicle

Descrizione del lavoro

AGRILAND FS is offering an internship program designed to develop future leaders in agronomy through hands-on training and real-world experience. Interns will gain exposure to integrated pest management, precision farming, and customer interactions that build communication skills.

As an Intern, you will learn crop scouting strategies, observe crop conditions and pest concerns, use GPS while scouting, and write field reports for customers and agronomy staff.

Competenze

• Foundational knowledge in agriculture and ability to learn quickly on the job.
• Proven experience working with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent driving record.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong maturity and decision-making skills.

Mansioni

• Learn crop scouting strategies from an experienced agronomy professional.
• Observe crop condition and pest concerns on contracted acres using scouting & IPM.
• Utilize GPS while scouting.
• Walk fields to collect samples of crop condition.
• Write reports on every field scouted and present reports to customer and precision farming staff.
• Operate a company vehicle safely.
• Assist location team members as assigned.

Conoscenze

Crop scouting

GPS usage

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Formazione

Foundation in agriculture

Strumenti

Scouting tools

Descrizione del lavoro

At AGRILAND FS, our internship program develops future leaders who possess critical thinking, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills, who want to grow a career with the best in the industry!

The position offers

• Hands on agronomy training using integrated pest management strategies
• Strong exposure to precision farming
• Excellent interaction with customers and employees to improve communication skills
• Summer long work experience that will look great on your resume
• Exposure to a premier agriculture retail cooperative offering a variety of career choices
• Company vehicle to use while scouting and scouting tools / info
• Opportunity to experience added training beyond crop scouting
• Will learn more on topics related to agronomy products and business

Employee Will

• Learn crop scouting strategies from an experienced agronomy professional
• Observe crop condition, pest concerns in contracted acres using crop scouting and integrated pest management strategies
• Utilize GPS while scouting
• Will walk fields to get the best sample of crop condition
• Write reports on every field scouted and present reports to assigned customer / crops specialist and precision farming coordinator
• Will operate a company vehicle in a safe and appropriate manner
• Assist location team members as assigned

Successful Candidates Must

• Have a foundation in agriculture with the ability to learn quickly on the job
• Proven experience working under little supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent driving record
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong maturity demonstrating excellent decision-making skills