Farming Intern

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Edinburg, TX, USA
In-Office
Internship
Consumer Web • Food
The Role
Support grove care, spray activities, scouting, nursery and irrigation rotations. Assist supervisors with crop maintenance, data collection, database updates, report creation, and farm operations while developing practical skills in large-scale citrus production.
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Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.

Job Description

Overview:

Our Farming Internship candidates will support a wide range of agricultural operations, with primary focus on Grove Care and Spray activities essential to tree health and fruit quality. Their responsibilities may include assisting with grove scouting, monitoring tree growth and pest pressure, helping prepare and calibrate spray equipment, and learning safe, compliant application practices. They may also rotate through the nursery to support seedling production and plant health tasks, work with irrigation teams to monitor moisture levels and maintain system performance, and contribute to general agricultural operations such as crop maintenance, data collection, and field preparation. This role provides hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of citrus production while developing practical skills in modern, large-scale farm management.

Here's what you'll do:

  • Assisting farm field supervisors with daily tasks and projects.
  • Assimilate and analyze production and farm- related data such as yield, size and quality information.
  • Assist existing management staff in evaluating, analyzing, designing, and maintaining varying Farming department data.
  • Create, present and distribute various farming reports.
  • Update, revise and distribute various databases; improve structure and availability.

Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

  • Must currently be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Crop Science or related studies required.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age or older
  • Must be at least in his or her Junior year/Junior academic standing.
  • Computer proficient in Excel, Access, Word, etc.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills are a must.
  • Demonstrate interest in Farming/Pest Control Operations
  • High attention to detail
  • Valid Driver License
  • Must currently be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in related studies required
  • Must have a Junior or Senior college academic level with a minimum of 2.5 Overall G.P.A. and a 3.0 Major G.P.A.
  • Must have started core concentration classes in related field
  • Computer proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Access, Word, etc.
  • Must have excellent communication skills-verbal and written
  • High attention to detail
  • Team oriented and have passion for learning

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

  • Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
  • Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
  • Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
  • Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com, or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com. 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
4,406 Employees

What We Do

Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $5 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

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