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Agriculture Internship/Vacation Programs for Undergraduates
One of the best ways to prepare for a career in agriculture is by undergoing an internship where you gain valuable on-the-job training, develop your skills and expand your knowledge. Through internships you are able to apply what you know into practice in a professional environment, getting first-hand experience on how to work in the agriculture industry. As the agriculture industry has many sectors, an internship will allow you to become flexible with the different sectors and tasks given by the employer such as sectors in:
- Animal health and welfare
- Soil and water conservation
- Biotechnology and genetics
- Agribusiness
- Resource economics and international trade
- Agricultural policy, aid and development
The primary goal of internships is to train potential candidates into the agriculture industry and exposing them to the work with the help of professionals to guide and mentor you throughout the duration of the internship. They also help students with determining which path to go to for their future career.
Requirements
To be qualified for an internship in agriculture, you have to be studying a degree in either agricultural science, chemistry, biology, business, or a discipline that is associated with agriculture. Other requirements include general skills including:
- Time management
- Planning and organising skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to work in all weather conditions
- Technical knowledge
- Strong physical health etc.
What to Expect
The work interns may expect to be doing in agriculture internships revolve around all aspects of agriculture; both indoor in an office or laboratory, or outdoor working in the field. Interns will learn methods of design that are applied to everyday farm situations and be fully involved in all farm activities. The following is a list of tasks that an intern can expect to be doing, however are not limited to during their internship:
- Field work
Includes seeding, transplanting, weeding, thinning, harvesting - Tractor work
Includes bed preparation, haying, mowing - Composting and soil improvement
- Harvesting and preparing food for storage
- Food preparation and nutrition
- Distribution
Packing, delivering restaurant orders, sales at farmers' markets - Greenhouse
Includes seeding, transplanting, watering, trellising, pest control - Water management
- Resource saving and salvage
- Animal care
Includes feeding and watering animals, milking cows, collecting eggs
Internships are becoming more and more common for undergraduates to undertake for experience, especially for students in majors of agriculture and life science. Agricultural internships allow you to be exposed into all types of work that are related and they help you get an insight into a full-time career, build a network with professions, gain confidence and build a professional character as well as get that meaningful experience which could be used as an advantage in your future.