Title: Farm Intern
Location: Acampo, CA 95220
Duration:4+ Months Contract
Shift: M-F: 6 AM to 2:30 PM
Description:
A company truck will be provided for use during the internship (Ford 150) so candidates must be comfortable driving a truck and have a valid driver’s license.
Qualifications:
basic knowledge of agriculture. Willing to learn. Double checking what’s in the map verses what’s in the field. Able to follow directions; quick learner. Willing to report findings. Good communication skills. There will be two locations — must be able to drive a BASF vehicle to get to the other location.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for returning plants after planting.
- Watering plants.
- Plant counting after first week of planting.
- Replant if needed — be able to identify when this needs to be done.
- Labeling plants.
- Training will be provided.
- Be present with critical tasks, for example, pollination in Esparto location.
- Flower count for watermelons trial.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum 1 year of relevant experience or related to specific Agriculture Crop Growing
- High School degree with 2 years of experience in agriculture.
Work experience:
- Minimum of 1 years of relevant experience in the areas of farm, agriculture and crop management in crops like watermelon, melon, processing tomatoes, hot peppers and lettuces.
