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20 Sep 2023

Part Time Agronomy in United States

Effingham Equity –  United States

Job Description

About The Equity
The Equity is an independent cooperative headquartered in Effingham, Illinois and has over 500 employees. Our market area currently includes 19 locations and covers South-Central Illinois and Southwest Indiana. The Equity has five divisions including: Agronomy, Grain, Feed & Livestock, Energy, and Retail Store, plus a Precision Agronomy dealership. The Equity’s mission is to deliver value to our customers through operational excellence, providing information, exploring opportunities, and supporting profitable roles for producers. Our core values, profitability, customer focus, constant improvement, integrity, and accountability have led to our success. These core values will continue to keep our company strong into the future. We hold sacred our brand promise of offering the best products, latest technology, and high-quality service, done right!
About the Position
The Equity is seeking Agronomy Interns who are pursuing a B.S. degree(s) at a four-year college/university with a major in Agronomy, Crop Science, Agriculture Business, or related fields. Candidates should have strong communication skills, with the capacity to pay attention to detail, think analytically, and work independently.
The internship will expose students to the many facets of ag retail, which include, but are not limited to:

Obtain a CDL and other licensing as needed
Work with locations to carry out day-to-day operations
Complete a research project, analyzing the results, and present the findings
Scout fields for weeds, insets, and diseases
Work with salesmen to learn about their careers
Participate in weekly supervisor meetings, agronomy training sessions, field days, and internship development program
Build agronomy product knowledge regarding seed, pests, seed treatments, adjuvants, micronutrients, chemicals, and fertilizer

Location
Multiple Equity Locations
Reports to
Location Manager
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
How to Apply
Submit resume and job application to Ryan Wermert at Ryan.Wermert@TheEquity.com
For more information about the Agronomy Internship, please contact Ryan Wermert, Agronomy Marketing Director, via email at Ryan.Wermert@TheEquity.com
Effingham Equity shall not be liable for, shall not pay, and expressly rejects and disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for any commission, expense, fee or cost claimed or charged by any recruitment or employment agency, firm, or company in connection with the employment of any candidate selected by Effingham Equity for the position described above unless a written contract is executed by Effingham Equity and such employment agency, firm or company before Effingham Equity makes an offer of employment to such candidate.

Company Size

201-500

Industry

Agriculture

Founded

1919

Job Segment

Full Time, Operations, Production, Agronomy

Nearest Major Market

Champaign, St. Louis, Terre Haute, Decatur

Date Posted
09/19/2023

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