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Crop Scout Intern

Peterson Farms is a progressive, family operated row crop production farm based out of Loretto, KY. As a Crop Scout Intern at Peterson Farms your primary responsibility will be to assist the agronomy team in the scouting and agronomic management of corn, soybeans, and wheat throughout the various stages of growth during the summer. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Stand counting and growth staging crops 
• Weed, insect, and disease identification
• Soil and tissue sampling
• Operational decision making based upon the collection of agronomic data
• Other on-farm duties as assigned
Through an internship with Peterson Farms you can expect to learn agronomic management practices and how they are implemented in a large row crop production operation.