Potato Farm Intern

Location: St Anne, IL
Position Type: In-person, Internship
Compensation: $17/hour

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scouting potato, wheat, corn and soybean fields for weeds, insects and diseases.
• Collecting potato yield samples and GPS soil health samples.
• Team leader on the Petiole, Soil Nutrient and Nematode Tracking Projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants should be enrolled college students or recent college graduates interested in plants, insects, plant disease, agronomy, precision agriculture or farming as possible career interests.

Applicants must have:

• A reliable vehicle and valid Driver’s License.
• The physical ability to walk over potato hills for 8 or more hours each day.
• A positive attitude and a willingness to learn.
• The physical ability to work outdoors in humid and warm summer weather.
• The availability to work some long days for periodic trips to the Michigan location.

To Apply

Contact Casey Carr, Senior Agronomist, at casey@SackettPotatoes.com or 616-824-1037