Ag/NatR Internship:  Ag Business

 

Name:

Major:

Summer:

Richard Proulx

Ag Business

2002

 

 

Place of Employment:

Address:

City:

State/Province:

ZIP/Postal Code:

Company/Org. URL:

 

Proulx Farms

15878 210 Ave SW

Red Lake Falls

MN

56750

None

 

Supervisor/Position:

Phone Number:

John Proulx Owner

218-289-3485

 

 

Job Title:

Farm Operations Intern

 

 

Job Responsibilities:

Operated equipment, Participated in crop and variety decisions, Scouted crops, Servicing equipment, and any odd jobs.

 

Summarize Your
Experience:



 

 I sat in on meetings about varieties and help decide which to plant, Operated equipment getting the ground ready for planting. Serviced and operated equipment during harvest and ground work. Learned some of the challenges facing today’s farmer.

 

What I liked most about
the job:

 

I learned the most from actually getting hands on experience throughout the year. I liked the variety with the job, every day you were doing something different.

 

Challenges on the job:

 

 

There are some challenges with the job like the long hours, the weight of each decision, and The uncertainty of the weather.