The GROWMARK System Announces Class of 2023 Summer Interns
The legacy internship program continues for its 64th year
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (May 16, 2023) The GROWMARK/FS System is pleased to welcome its newest class of interns for the 2023 experience. 74 interns were selected during a rigorous application process and are now working hands-on at GROWMARK and FS company locations across North America.
"We are excited to continue our internship programs with participants at GROWMARK Inc., GROWMARK retail and subsidiaries, and FS member cooperatives throughout North America,” said GROWMARK Member and Student Recruiting Manager Amie Hasselbring. “Students will have the opportunity to develop their professional experience and expand their networks with both peers and industry experts. The programs continue to be a pipeline for early career talent into the System by providing valuable hands-on experience."
There are two tracks: the GROWMARK Interns are exposed to accounting, marketing, and product and service-related activities. Each intern will complete a business-related project and deliver a presentation on their project at the conclusion of their internship.
Interns in the Exploring Agriculture program will be focused on operations, equipment & technology for scouting, assisting with facility and equipment maintenance & repair, and building professional relationships with FS locations and customers while learning the different products and services the GROWMARK System provides.
The GROWMARK program interns, serving GROWMARK, FS companies and Southern States Cooperative, come from:
Illinois State University, IL
- Addison Rucker, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Ally Dauck, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Angela Leone, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Bryce Teubel, GROWMARK, Inc.
- David Salegna, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Graham Parr, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Landon Cook, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Lia Lohnes, GROWMARK Inc.
- Madison Lane, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Owen Fresia, GROWMARK Inc.
- Shawn Goebel, Central Commodity FS
Iowa State University, IA
- Anna Koehler, Insight FS
- Bryce Mougin, AgVantage FS
- Kayla White, New Century FS
- Peyton Richie, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Tessa Karl, Ag-Land FS
Lincoln Land Community College, IL
- Natalie Lavin, Central Commodity FS
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
- Sarah Bash, Legacy Farmers Cooperative
Murray State University, KY
- Evan Williams, Southern States Cooperative
North Carolina State University, NC
- Jacob Collier, Southern States Cooperative
Ohio State University, OH
- Aaron Rieman, Legacy Farmers Cooperative
Parkland College Champaign, IL
- Taylor Alwood, Illini FS
Penn State University, PA
- Julia Neideigh, GROWMARK FS Mid-Atlantic
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
- Erin Anderson, GROWMARK, Inc.
Rend Lake College Ina, IL
- Anna Kistner, Southern FS
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
- Jesse Fedderke, Gateway FS
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Eric Attardo, FS Partners
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
- Jacob Peters, Prairieland FS
- Jaton Shaffer, Illini FS
- Madalyn Koster, GROWMARK, Inc.
- Nathan Welch, West Central FS
University of Wisconsin – Platteville, WI
- Alexis Healey, Insight FS
- Isaac Ward, Conserv FS
- Kyle Haldiman, Insight FS
University of Wisconsin – River Falls, WI
- John Kress, Insight FS
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, WI
- Klaire Trieloff, Insight FS
Western Illinois University, IL
- Anna James, Sunrise FS
- Austin Reynolds, West Central FS
- Davee Smith, Sunrise FS
The Exploring Agriculture program interns, serving FS companies and Southern States Cooperative, come from:
Blackhawk Technical College, WI
- Marie Harried, Insight FS
Ellsworth Community College, IA
- Gatlin Johnson, New Century FS
Hawkeye Community College, IA
- Zakary Wauters, AgVantage FS
Illinois Wesleyan, IL
- Alex Rueck, Heritage FS
Iowa State University, IA
- Matthew Waddingham, AgVantage FS
Joliet Junior College, IL
- Liam Graham, Insight FS
Kaskaskia College, IL
- Dee Boeing, Gateway FS
Lincoln Land Community College, IL
- Aidan Schneider, Prairieland FS
- Luke Adams, Prairieland FS
Lincoln Trail College, IL
- Nestlee Cook, Wabash Valley Service Co.
Mitchell Technical College, SD
- Jacob Hirsch, GROWMARK FS Midwest
Morningside University, IA
- Darien Rabe, GROWMARK FS Midwest
Murray State University, KY
- Ava Isaacs, Southern States Cooperative
North Carolina State University, NC
- Caden Noonkester, Southern States Cooperative
North Iowa Area Community College, IA
- Max Frohling, AgVantage FS
Northwest Missouri State University, MO
- Luke Picht, GRAINCO FS
Penn State University, PA
- Jaren Bomgardner, GROWMARK FS Mid-Atlantic
Purdue University, IN
- Allaina Beaupre, Heritage FS
- Elizabeth Schillinger, GRAINCO FS
Riverland Community College, MN
- Soren Jacobson, Insight FS
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
- Jacob Kapp, Gateway FS
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, WI
- Desmond Miesen, Insight FS
- Makayla Weigel, Insight FS
SUNY-Cobleskill, NY
- Daniel Eyre, GROWMARK FS Mid-Atlantic
University of Findlay, OH
- Amara Day, Legacy Farmers Cooperative
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
- Cooper Allaman, West Central FS
- Merritt Weese, GRAINCO FS
University of Mount Olive, NC
- Quadriyyah Brown, Southern States Cooperative
University of Northwestern Ohio, OH
- Gabrielle Nye, Legacy Farmers Cooperative
University of Wisconsin Platteville, WI
- Aidan Sawyer, Insight FS
- Louden Fuerstenberg, Insight FS
University of Vermont, VT
- Cady Clucas, GROWMARK FS Mid-Atlantic
Virginia Tech, VA
- Josh Lipinski, Southern States Cooperative
Wabash Valley College, IL
- Charles Legg, Wabash Valley Service Co.
Western Illinois University, IL
- Makenna LeFebvre, West Central FS