Internship Announcements

Important!  Internship Announcements and Deadlines, 2008

Cargill Corporation – grain handling and processing.
General application information for internships and full-time employment can be found on the site. Go to  www.cargill.com/careers; Click on Opportunities; Click on College/University Recruiting; Click on Cargill Opportunities; Select and read Cargill Animal Nutrition job descriptions for Administrative Manager, Plant   Manager and Consultant (full-time and intern); Click on the Gallup link to begin the assessment process. The assessment will take approximately one hour.
In the past, there have been local internship opportunities at the Westwego terminal, and/or at Reserve. These are parts of Cargill's "Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain". The two terminals are located on the lower Mississippi as transshipment points. The two plants export about 18 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds, and grain by-products and derivatives annually. This work is accomplished through year-round 24/7 operations. Commodities arrive 90% by barge and10% by rail, and are loaded onto vessels for shipment around the world. The two facilities employ forty professional staff, and usually have a limited number of entry-level openings annually to replace people who promote "up" in the Cargill system. Recruiting and hiring for interns and full time employment for these facilities is done at the facility. Contact Dr. Hinson for information. Hires include

1. production supervisors at Reserve and Westwego, typically from major including agricultural business, agricultural economics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial technology or agricultural
2. mechanization internships to high-performing undergraduate students interested in careers as supervisor, production manager, and maintenance manager.

Cargill retains a profile of hiring mainly at entry level, and promoting from within. The career track suggested above leads to expertise in large plant management, multiple facilities management, mechanical & electrical maintenance oversight, construction projects manager, or specialist in marine operations or grain handling. This is true for agri-related positions in North America and abroad.

Sunshine Equipment Company - Part-time sales associate now / summer internship at Baton Rouge store

Sunshine Equipment, on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge, is interested in hiring salespeople for the spring and summer seasons, with the possibility of summer internship and full-time work. New employees would train in sales through a program set up by the company, with sales training supplemented by store staff. If internship is requested, the student would have to meet departmental guidelines to qualify for the internship class (see criteria at http://www.agecon.lsu.edu/Internships/Internships.htm). Sunshine would like to get salespeople in place and trained as soon as possible. Please respond to Dr. Hinson as soon as possible if you are interested, and interviews will be arranged.

Associated Grocers, Inc Baton Rouge – has an internship program that has had ag business students in the competition. I’m in contact with this company and will provide information as received.

Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC – for information, contact the Partners Advantage Recruiting Services, BRynn Burns, Recruiting Coordinator, abburns@landolakes.com

USDA Farm Service Agency is recruiting.

 Loan Specialist (Agricultural) positions located throughout the United States.  Loan Specialists (Agricultural) perform a broad range of professional agricultural functions associated with providing supervised credit and technical assistance programs for agricultural enterprises and related rural activities. The work requires performance of  broad technical and financial functions to assist farmers, ranchers, and other rural residents in the planning, development, operations, and maintenance of agricultural enterprises. Employee’s perform duties associated with making, servicing, and supervising loans and providing technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers. Loan Specialists are required to successfully complete all the requirements of the Farm Loan Training Program.  

The Career Intern Program is designed to attract college graduates and other candidates who have diverse professional experience, academic training, and competencies to careers in the Federal Service. Interns who participate in this two-year program receive valuable on-the-job experience as well as formal classroom training.  After successful completion of the program, interns are eligible for conversion to permanent positions.

Contact
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Kansas City Human Resources Office
6501 Beacon Drive, Stop 8398
Kansas City, Missouri 64133-4675
Phone Number:  (816) 926-6781
  

General ag careers
http://www.agcareers.com/intern/internship4.htm

Sanderson Farms - poultry industry.

Internships in production and in processing at Sanderson locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other states. Sanderson hosts a ‘Super Chicken Road Show’ at the Laurel, MS, plant every year, and those who attend get first shot at locations. Internships that are not filled from the SCRS are offered to other interested students. More information about this year’s SCRS as soon as received.

Pilgrim's Pride - poultry industry.  Internships in production and in processing were available in the past, and we are working to confirm those for 2008.

Manda's Fine Meats - processed meats industry. Internships in food safety and quality control at the Baton Rouge, La. location have been available in the past, and we are working to confirm for 2008.

Gilster/Mary Lee - packaged foods, mostly grain-based.  Internships in a production plant at the Chester, Il. location. Don Welge, General Manager, is one of our most loyal alumni, and has made a standing offer to host interns. The company is a major supplier of private label packaged foods, with sales to WalMart, Associated Grocers, and many others.

Poultry Industry Summer Internship, deadline March 17, 2008 – 8 to 10 weeks of work with a poultry company in the southern region of the US. The announcement is on the bulletin board, second floor Ag Administration Building.

Ornamental Nurseries – contact Dr. Hinson
Windmill Nursery – Folsom, La. – working on a production nursery
Holloway's Nursery - Forest Hill, La. - working on a production nursery

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's International Internship Program, deadlines below--  this announcement last year’s but the program continues, so use the contact information if you are interested.

PAID INTERNATIONAL AND WASHINGTON, D.C. INTERNSHIPS WITH THE USDA FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE.  
International Agricultural Internship Program

We are looking for a few outstanding senior and graduate level college and university students to work in our OVERSEAS offices to promote U.S. agricultural interests through the International Agricultural Internship Program (IAIP) for FALL 2007.  The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, one of the four U.S. government foreign service agencies, places about 10 students each semester (fall, spring and summer) with excellent analysis, marketing, writing, language and organizational skills and experience to work on international agricultural trade policy issues, commodity and market analysis and organizing trade events in our overseas offices for a 10-16 week PAID INTERNSHIP.  U.S. citizen students who are majoring in a business or science related agricultural field, i.e. Ag Econ, Econ, Finance, Business or Marketing, International Studies or Relations, Law or in a Biotechnology Program are eligible.  Online registration for the fall semester closes April 3, 2007.  The spring 2008 application deadline is August 18, 2007 and the summer 2008 application deadline is November 15, 2007.  We encourage you to check the website two months before the deadline to see if any deadline changes have been made.  For more information about FAS internship programs, please click on http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/newjobs/newjobs.html.   For further information, email: internships@fas.usda.gov  

Food Marketing Institute, 655 15th Street NW, Washington, DC.  FMI has no formal internship program, but it has had a few internships over the years. All are unpaid. However, the organization is interested in interns. There are opportunities for excellent learning experiences. The organization has many employees who would be excellent teachers. If interested, become familiar with the organization through its website. Think about ideas about what an internship might be. Dr. Hinson can help with the contact, or go directly to FMI.

Food Institute, 1 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407.  FI’s approach to interns is similar to that of FMI. www.foodinstitute.com

Baton Rouge Area Chamber - Research Internship
(this is last year’s announcement, but make the contact if you are  interested)

The Organization:  The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) leads economic development in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. 

The Position:  The Research Intern is responsible for supporting a variety of projects and programs with analysis in the areas of economics and public policy.  Major functions involve conducting analysis and summarizing specific policy issues, preparing economic and policy presentation materials, and supporting regular economic trends reporting and business intelligence endeavors.  Additionally, the position may involve attendance at meetings that relate to economic development and/or public policy. The Research Intern position requires a commitment of 15-20 hours per week during school semesters with the potential for full-time work in the intersession and summer periods.

The Person: A successful candidate will demonstrate excellent analytical and writing capabilities, strong interpersonal skills, an interest in economic and community development, and an exceptional undergraduate academic record in a related field (significant progress towards a degree in economics, finance, management, political science, or public policy). 

Application Deadline:  September 15, 2007

To Apply:  Please submit a cover letter and resume to Rachel Veron at rachel@brac.org.  Any questions should be directed to this address.  Please do not contact the office by phone or in person.
The Fund for American Studies (learn more from the website)