Research Operations Intern

“WE BUILD TRUST WITH FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD BY SUPPORTING THEM TO SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND FLAVOR OF THEIR PRODUCTION.”

HM.CLAUSE is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative founded and managed by farmers. HM.CLAUSE specializes in the breeding, production, and sale of vegetable seeds. From the world market to the farmer's market, we collaborate with our customers to deliver successful solutions for the agricultural challenges of today and produce the highest quality vegetable seeds for the future. Our global team of experts and state-of-the-art research facilities enable us to work side-by-side with growers to provide the most regionally relevant and reliable vegetable seeds available.

If our mission resonates with your passion, we look forward to your application.

You will be a great fit if you have experience similar to:

• Manage one of three intern projects – tomato, pumpkin, or sales
• Conduct and manage scouting of cucurbit isolation fields for weed, insect, and disease
concerns.
• Conduct and manage scouting of sweet corn and snap bean trials located both on station
and at remote locations
• Prepare reports as needed for station production issues.
• Assist station management with irrigation management.
• Assist in planting of research trials.
• Evaluate crops for production concerns
• Assist breeding programs with crop pollinations and evaluations.
• Assist with fresh product harvest for yield trials in snap bean and sweet corn
• Operation of research equipment including but not limited to: bean grader, corn cutter
• Dry seed collection, separation, sorting, counting, treating, and packaging

To be considered, you will need: 

• Able to meet the physical demands of the position working in extreme weather conditions,

and must be able to lift up to 25 lbs

• Ability to use Microsoft office suite of programs

• Base knowledge of crop pests found in Wisconsin

• Valid driver's license required.

Education & work experience required:

• Be enrolled in post high school program of study related to plant sciences or documented prior experience in plant breeding/research