Equity Exchange

Summer Internship

Equity Exchange offers interns the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of a diversified agricultural cooperative. Interns will work alongside cooperative staff, interact with agricultural producers and customers, and gain exposure to agronomy, grain operations, marketing and communications, inventory management, and other areas of cooperative business.

Internship responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with agronomy products, customer service, and product delivery
• Supporting crop scouting, soil sampling, soil testing, and field problem-solving
• Learning warehouse, agronomy plant, scale, and grain elevator operations
• Sampling and testing grain for quality factors
• Assisting with inventory management, invoicing, and basic grain accounting
• Supporting marketing, social media, photography, and member communications
• Assisting with meetings, special projects, and other cooperative activities
• Working across departments to gain a broader understanding of cooperative operations

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in agronomy, soil science, agricultural business, agricultural economics, communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field
• Completed at least sophomore-level coursework at a four-year university
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, reliable, detail-oriented, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable using computers, web-based applications, and common office software
• Experience or demonstrated interest in agriculture, crop production, grain operations, agronomy, farm supply, marketing, communications, or related areas
• Relevant coursework in areas such as agronomy, soil science, agricultural business, agricultural economics, communications, marketing, journalism, accounting, or related subjects is preferred

This internship is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of agricultural cooperative operations while developing practical skills in agronomy, soil and crop management, grain operations, customer relations, marketing, communications, and agricultural business.