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Lamb Weston Agriculture Intern in Kennewick, Washington
Title: Agriculture Intern Location: Kennewick, WA About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career. - Paid internship, May - August (actual dates may vary) - Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department - Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business - Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program - Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation Job Description Support the Lamb Weston Agricultural Services team with several projects related to agronomy. A skilled mentor with be assigned to the intern for the duration of the internship. This mentor will provide training and complete weekly reviews to assess progress and answer questions. Typical duties may include but are not limited to: * Working alongside the raw potato grading crew to build an understanding of potato grading * Collaborating with your assigned mentor based on areas of focus which include but are not limited to Agronomy, Partner Grower - Farming, and Raw Utilization/Procurement Agronomy: * Gain a hands-on in-depth understanding of the science behind potato growth, development, and how environmental variables directly affect quality & yield * Responsible for new variety data capture, trial development and implementation, field scouting, and observation Ag Technology: * Broad exposure to several remote sensing platforms (i.e. aerial imagery, satellite imagery, weather stations, etc.) used to monitor crop growth and development * Utilization of GIS software to map, track, and disseminate important research plot data Partner Grower - Farming: * Review, analyze, and learn about the budgetary process and practices that affect quality and yield such as crop management, pest & fertilizer applications, soil moisture management, chemigation & fumigation Raw Utilization/Procurement: * Work directly in the field and help to help ensure the highest quality potato attributes and build an understanding of how plant efficiencies directly impact raw product costs * Build a To view the full job description,