Excellence in Ag Student Internship & Scholarship

Federated Co-operatives Limited, and the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) are helping tomorrow’s agriculture leaders get a head start on their careers. The Excellence in Ag Program is a unique scholarship and internship opportunity that helps finance a student’s education, provide valuable field experience, and build their professional career in the agribusiness industry. Students studying agriculture at an accredited institution will enter the program every year.

This year, we are looking for 5 new students to join the Excellent in Ag Program. Here the benefits of applying for the Excellence in Ag Program:

• Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded in installments of $2000–$4000 annually up to a maximum of $16,000 towards an applicable degree and completion of the program.
• Internships: Paid internships will be available for up to three years in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, or Alberta. During this internship, students will be fully integrated into the Agro Team at a local co-operative.
• Employment: Upon successful completion of post-secondary education, students have the opportunity for full-time employment — including a signing bonus — at a local co-operative.

What you’ll do:
The Excellence in Ag Student is critical to a local Co-op in the CRS. You will work with a local Co-op and will learn how a retail functions. You will get the opportunity to work with the entire Ag Solutions Team (Seed, Crop Protection, Ag Equipment, Fertilizer and Feed).
• You will complete training plans to understand the retail business while providing timely, and accurate agronomic information and guidance on seed choices, weed, disease, and insect management, and crop nutrition to our grower customers.
• You will participate in field activities such as scouting, soil test recommendations, develop crop plans and capture in-field data management working with grower customers to develop cropping and crop nutrition plans.
• You will work with current and prospective grower customers to expand awareness of Co-op agronomic services and product lines as well as coordinate and deliver content at grower meetings or field tours.
• You will adopt and become proficient in AgZone, which is Co-op Agro digital ag platform to provide insight to your Co-op Agro team on product forecasting and sales targets to meet or exceed sales and margin targets.
• You will work with your retail team to develop and deliver marketing programs, manage manufacturer programs, and determine issues in product performance, facilitating resolution of product performance inquiries within the shortest possible time frame.
• You will be required to perform your duties in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines.