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Agribusiness internships for college students

Agribusiness internships are with seed and crop protection companies, equipment makers, grain and food companies, cooperatives and agricultural lenders. Many are in sales, agronomy, grain merchandising or lending, and a lot of them run through the growing season.

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Recent agribusiness internship listings

A sample of recent postings from employer job boards and public feeds. Search by ZIP code to see the ones near you.

Common agribusiness internships

  • Ag sales or agronomy sales intern — Visits growers and dealers, learns the products and supports a sales territory.
  • Grain merchandising intern — Buys and sells grain, tracks cash and futures prices, and helps manage price risk.
  • Ag lending or credit intern — Analyzes farm financial statements for a lender such as a Farm Credit association.
  • Food and supply chain intern — Works on sourcing, processing or distribution at a food company.

Skills employers look for

  • Excel
  • Sales and relationship building
  • Commodity markets and hedging basics
  • Farm financial analysis
  • Comfort with travel and fieldwork
  • Communication with growers

When agribusiness internships recruit

  1. Freshman–sophomore year
    Join your agribusiness club or NAMA student chapter, and spend a summer on a farm, at a co-op or at a grain elevator.
  2. Junior fall (Sep–Oct)
    Seed, crop protection, equipment and food companies recruit at fall career fairs, often for sales and agronomy internships.
  3. Spring
    Co-ops, grain companies and ag lenders fill remaining summer roles.
  4. Summer
    Many ag internships follow the growing season, roughly May to August.
Typical timing — firms set their own dates, so check each one.
Recruiting timeline for agribusiness internships, from freshman–sophomore year to summer

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Certifications that strengthen a agribusiness application

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Resume keywords for agribusiness internships

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agribusinessag salesagronomygrain merchandisingcommoditieshedgingfarm managementcrop inputsag lendingcustomer relationships

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Key terms for agribusiness internships

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Questions students ask

What jobs can an agribusiness major get?

Ag sales, grain merchandising, agricultural lending, food company supply chain roles and farm management, among others. Sales is a common starting point.

When do agribusiness internships recruit?

Large seed, crop protection, equipment and food companies recruit at fall career fairs; co-ops, grain companies and lenders often hire in the spring for the summer.

Where are agriculture internships posted?

AgCareers.com specializes in agriculture and food jobs and has an internship section, alongside companies’ own career pages and the general job boards.

Guides for your applications

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