GROWMARK Summer Internship program well under way

2013 GROWMARK Summer Interns
at GROWMARK corporate headquaters.

In the fifty-fourth year of the program, a record breaking number of college and university students are exploring career opportunities as GROWMARK summer interns. They are working at either a GROWMARK facility or FS Co-operative throughout North America.



Chaperoned by Barry Hannah, Ontario Human Resources manager, four Ontario summer interns recently joined 57 others from the United States for orientation at GROWMARK’s corporate office in Bloomington IL. “It is always impressive to see the high calibre of interns each year as well as the broad reach and impact the program has with recruits from 16 universities and colleges System wide,” says Hannah.

The interns are exposed to accounting, marketing, communications, and product and service-related activities. Each intern will complete a special project and deliver a presentation on that project to other interns and GROWMARK executives later this summer.

“This year, we have our largest intern class ever,” said Ashley McClintock, GROWMARK university relations manager. “They will gain hands-on experience in their chosen field, and have the opportunity to clarify career goals.” The GROWMARK intern program began in 1959 with three interns. Since then, 892 students have been involved in the program.

From the University of Guelph, GROWMARK Ontario summer interns travel via

GROWMARK corporate jet to Bloomington IL to meet up with U.S. interns at orientation weekend on May 19.

From (L-R): Stephanie Campbell, of Chatham is majoring in food, agriculture and resource economics and working for AGRIS Co-operative, Ltd.- (GPS aerial crop scouting); Laura Price, of Minesing, is majoring in honours agriculture and working for FS PARTNERS- (Customer service analysis); Jason Pronk, of Arthur is majoring in agriculture business and working for FS PARTNERS- (crop scouting customer-needs analysis); and Robert Bos, of Goderich, is majoring in agriculture business working for Lucknow District Co-operative, Inc.- (energy).

To learn more about the GROWMARK Summer Internship Program, visit: http://www.growmark.com/OurCareers/Pages/Internships.aspx