Internships
Preparing students for their career with hands-on learning opportunities is at the core of what we do. A vital part of that is the required summer internship. Students receive valuable experience and feedback from their supervisor and advisor. We partner with industry to deliver internship programs that benefit both the employer and student.
Employers
Your company can benefit from partnering with us to provide a valuable educational experience for future agricultural and green industry professionals! Contact Rachel Kohl to learn more about the opportunity to be an internship host.
Featured photos from Summer 2023 internships:
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Megan completed her required summer internship in upstate New York at Thunder View Farms, a premier source of locally raised beef, and Angus genetics including a growing embryo transfer program. Megan is racking hay in this photo.
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In this photo Megan is moving cows.
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Halter breaking this show bull was a breeze.
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Ulysses spent his internship with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness in Healdsburg, CA. It is a services leader in precision agriculture technology and products and crop research services.
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Matthew spent his internship working at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA.
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Matthew is weeding one of the beautiful flowerbeds at the resort.
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Chloe is pictured scouting beans for slug damage at her internship with her family's local feed, seed, and fertilizer business, Mathias Brothers Inc. in New Market, VA.
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This was Cole's view as he was assisting with pasture rotation as part of his internship at IX Ranch, a family owned multi-generational cow/calf and yearling ranch in Big Sandy, Montana.
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There was a blue sky backdrop as Cole was checking fence line.
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The sky is the limit for Cory during his internship with the Davey Tree Expert Company.
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Cory developed tree service skills while adhering to proper safety procedures.
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Jenna assisted with crop research at the Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC.
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Lianna completed her internship at CFC Farm & Home Center in Culpeper, VA. Here she is tracking the growth of foals.
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Lianna just finished gathering a soil sample.
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Six received a job offer at the end of his internship with Ruppert Landscape in Chantilly, VA. He is using a mini excavator in the photograph.
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Alex completed his internship with SonRise Ranch in Thermopolis, WY. SonRise Ranch is a regenerative grass-fed beef, free-range pork, lamb, and poultry ranch providing meats and eggs wholesale and directly to customers and through its restaurant. The ranch also offers farm stays.
Student Requirements:
- After completing 28 credit hours, students that are in good academic standing can complete their internship.
- Students are required to work a minimum of 10 weeks and a minimum of 400 hours in an internship related to their career objective.
The objectives of an Internship are to provide students with opportunities:
- to learn about the occupation of their choice through work experience;
- to test occupational career aspirations;
- to develop a more mature attitude toward their academic and professional preparation;
- to relate classroom instruction to occupational goals;
- to experience situations that cannot be provided in the classroom;
- to operate equipment which may not be available in the University laboratories;
- to acquire experiences gained through business/customer and employer/employee relationships;
- to develop personal qualities such as neatness, politeness, courtesy, and concern for colleagues and clientele; and
- to develop skills related to the process of gaining employment (e.g. resume writing, interviewing, etc.