Seed Production Internship

Job description

Vacancy details

General information

Organisation

The fourth largest seed company in the world, Limagrain is an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers. As a creator and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain markets field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products.
HM.CLAUSE, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, is an innovative global leader in the development, production, and commercialization of vegetable seeds. HM.CLAUSE belongs to the top 5 vegetable seed entities in the world. With over 2,000 varieties in more than 20 vegetable crops, HM.CLAUSE provides innovative solutions to growers worldwide.  

Reference number

2019-3315  

Company

HM CLAUSE

Job details

Function

Production & Operations - Agronomic production

Job title

Seed Production Internship

Business Unit

HM.CLAUSE

Employment Type

Internship

Contract duration

1700 hours

Main Goal

Assist with all activities including planting, stand counts, roguing, data collection, scouting and IPM decision making. Depending on the timing the intern will also gain experience with harvesting and seed processing.

Job description

The purpose of this role is to introduce the intern to seed production of solanum and cucurbit crops, primarily at the parent seed cages. The intern will be exposed to all aspects of our cage opertations and will also have the opportunity to work with commercial production reps to gain experience with open field commerical cucurbit production.

Profile

Work in different environments

Willingness to learn

Attention to detail

Job location

Job location

America/Carribean, USA, California

Location

Woodland, CA

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

High School Diploma

Minimum level of experience required

N/A

Languages

English (4 - Fluent)