What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ag Advisor Intern position at Frontier Cooperative?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Summer 2025 Frontier Cooperative Ag Advisor Internship for our Syracuse, NE location.
Frontier Cooperativeis an agriculture leader in Nebraska providing grain, agronomy, feed and energy products and services to our customers. At Frontier, we have a long-standing tradition of successful partnerships with our customers by managing our business with the highest integrity and quality while being responsible stewards in our communities.
Essential duties :
This role will support the Frontier agronomy business unit and assist with assigned projects. The agronomy intern will work closely with the local Frontier Ag Advisor on agronomy activities and other assigned duties relating to agronomy sales. The selected candidate will help prepare and deliver orders of fertilizer, chemical, and seed to growers. The candidate will spend time learning the process of how and why seed is treated, and how to operate a seed facility. He or she will perform crop scouting activities such as weed, insect, and disease identification along with tissue and soil sampling. This person will spend time learning how product is applied to fields and help operate Frontiers aerial hanger during fungicide application season. This position requires time spent building customer relationships, such as helping with in-season grower events (Answer Plots) and working with growers on their farm plans and farm research / trials. As the agronomy intern, the candidate will have the opportunity to learn, understand, and help promote Frontiers Ultimate Acre System, which is systems approach proprietary to Frontier. This system ties all our business units together with the farm plan created by our ag advisors who receive year-round training about the system.
Job skills and requirements :
- An interest in pursuing a degree in an agricultural-related field
- Ability to learn and navigate through Frontiers digital platforms including but not limited to : R7 Tool, NutriSolutions Climate FieldView and FieldAlytics
- Progressive mindset toward ag technology and the advancement of agriculture
- Organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, ability to collaborate with a team, as well as work on projects solo
- Attention to detail and ability to take detailed notes
- Excellent communication skills (writing, polished verbal communication skills)
- A willingness to spend time learning about the cooperative system and each of the business units of Frontier Cooperative
- Flexibility to work outside of regular office hours if necessary or when possible
- The ability to work in a professional office environment
- Valid Drivers License and ability to travel within our business footprint
- Organizational and time management skills
- Ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, adversity, and constant change
