Nikita Kristenko
“I was interested in agriculture because I’m from a country that relies heavily on it, and I love the nature of it. I thought this internship was collecting crops on a farm. I came here and there were big shipping containers with crops inside them. For me, it’s like science fiction!”
Precision Data Management Intern
Collect and use data from equipment and data collection devices to create maps of fields to assist farm owners in better understanding soil nutrients, moisture, crop health and other items that assist in good decision making for the health and wellbeing of the land and crop as well as increased production.
Precision Agriculture Intern
Install and operate equipment used for precision farming including data collection devices, mapping and GPS, and equipment used with autonomous farming equipment or “SmartFarms”. (Note: Application developers and occupations related more towards programming and software/hardware development are available through our ICT program)
Turf Management Intern
Assist in the production, installation, and care of turfgrass for both commercial and residential use.
Horticulture Health & Maintenance Intern
Support plant health and maintenance including ornamental plants, trees and flowers, by diagnosing and treating plants for pests and diseases as well as long term maintenance including tree pruning, thinning and removal, hazardous tree assessments and storm damage clean up.
Fruit & Vegetable Production Intern
Participate in propagating and growing of plant material including the clipping, suckering, and tying. Assist in maintaining health plants by weeding and thinning as appropriate, as well as properly nourishing with fertilizers and water. Operate and maintain equipment used in all processes of seeding, growing and harvesting of the vegetables and fruit. Inspect plants and […]
Flower & Plant Production Intern
Participate in the seeding and transplanting of flowers, tropical plants, bedding plants, or trees.
Food Research Intern
Assist companies in developing new products for market. Depending on the area of internship, students could assist in testing food products and ingredients. They may be involved in reviewing production and manufacturing of products to increase efficiency, quality, and safety.
Food Production Intern
Support food production. Skills learned could include food handling, knife safety, and production line operations as well as quality control and food safety standards and protocols. Advanced skills in learning to cut meat, produce cheese or sausage and other processing skills such as pickling or making condiments could be also obtained.
Data Management Intern
Use data collected from automated technology to assist farm owners in good decision making for the wellbeing of the herd and to increase production.