In-Person Companies (October 8)
As a student, alum, or industry recruiter - plan to join us for the Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day! We are pleased to announce we will be hosting an in-person event slated for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (9am - 2pm) at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Employer registration will run from July 24, 2024 through September 25, 2024 (5:00 PM). If you are an employer and would like to receive information on this event, please contact Mike Gaul at 515-294-4725 or via email at mikegaul@iastate.edu
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Please note we will not be hosting a Spring 2025 Career Fair.
Ag Leader was born from a passion and determination to transform agriculture forever. In 1992, Ag Leader changed the industry by bringing real-time yield data to farmers’ fingertips. Today, more than 30 years later, Ag Leader has become a global team that provides year-round solutions to help farmers plan, plant, apply, and harvest more efficiently and profitably. We are improving the lives of farmers. We are increasing the efficiency of production agriculture around the world. And we aren’t slowing down. Ready to use your talent to implement change? Join our team of innovators revolutionizing agriculture.
The AgCareers.com mission is to provide global talent solutions in agriculture and food. We strive to “Feed the World with Talent” in the industries we serve. Our passion is agriculture, demonstrated by our investment in time and resources engaging with candidates and employers in the industry. AgCareers.com works to build the pipeline of talent to the industry by expanding knowledge about the breadth of career opportunities in agriculture.
EMPLOYMENT WITH A PURPOSE
As a farmer owned cooperative dedicated to being a value added supplier of products and services, the professional employees of Agriland FS work as a team with the goal of improving farm profitability. Employees become partners with customers by earning their business through reducing risk, improving revenue and making the customer's life easier.
TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
With a strong balance sheet comes a strong foundation for success. Agriland FS not only invests in equipment and technology for fast efficient service, but invests heavily within employees by identifying and developing talent. It is the ability to identify and grow leaders in every department and location that defines the Agriland way. Each individual is given the coaching and Life Long Learning to help reach his or her professional goals.AgriVision Equipment Group was formed on January 1, 2014, with the merger of A&M Green Power Group and Barker Implement. The merger completed the consolidation of four long-time, family-owned John Deere dealerships that cover Southwest and South Central Iowa, into one operating unit.
AgriVision Equipment is owned by the five former dealerships: Athen Implement, Barker Implement, Macedonia Implement Co., McCunn Equipment, Pender Implement and our CEO Jeremy Ostrander. The multi-generational relationships of the five dealership families (Athen, Barker, McCready, McCunn, and Allen) have made this a natural fit.
AgState is a full service Ag Retailer. Our cooperative was formed September 1, 2021 when ALCECO and First Cooperative Association became a merged entity. As a co-op, we are driven to help our customer succeed and be profitable. We specialize in Grain, Agronomy, Feed, & Energy across 34 locations in Northwest Iowa.
ALCIVIA is a leading, member-owned agricultural and energy cooperative located in Wisconsin and serving customers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa. We provide expertise, service, and products in the areas of agronomy, animal nutrition, energy, and grain, and have a full portfolio of options for competitive operating loans and input financing. Learn more at https://www.alcivia.com/
Altec is a leading supplier of products and services for the electric utility, telecommunications, lights and signs and contractor markets. We design, manufacture, sell and service products and provide services to more than 100 countries throughout the world.
https://www.altec.comEstablished in 1963, Baker Group is Iowa's premier full-service specialty contractor. Baker Group offers a wide range of services including: designing, installing and servicing commercial/industrial/institutional mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, piping, sheet metal, building automation, security access control, CCTV, parking management, and fire alarm systems.
C & B Equipment, LLC started with one location in 1988, in Gettysburg, SD, when Dan Cronin and Rod Burwell made the decision to purchase the local John Deere dealership. In their first year of supporting the farmers, ranchers and local community, devastation hit when the owner suddenly passed away. Fast forward to 2022, and C & B has evolved to become one of the largest and most recognized John Deere dealership groups, operating 37+ stores in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
CJ Bio America is a distinguished global leader in both Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH) and Human Nutrition and Health (HNH). The company?s amino acid animal feed additives continue to lead the global expansion of advanced livestock culture, while its line of non-GMO, vegan-based savory flavorings, umami components, and plant-based proteins continue to expand its influence among global consumers.
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) convenes and coordinates networks of experts to assemble, interpret, and communicate credible, unbiased, science-based information to policymakers, the media, the private sector, and the public.
We help our clients deliver nutritious and delicious products to consumers around the world, connecting every stakeholder in the supply chain from farm to table and grass to glass.
Full service Cooperative based in NW Iowa with Agronomy, Feed, and Grain Services along with the How-To Building Center.
Hy‑Vee operates more than 290 stores in eight Midwest states. The future is bright, and we want you to be a part of it. From in-store jobs to corporate careers, find out how to join the Hy‑Vee family today. Hy-Vee started in 1930 is always growing. From Retail and Supply Chain
John Deere Dealer - Sales, Parts, Precision Ag, and Service. Eleven locations in North Central Iowa
Kemin Industries, Inc. is a profitable and progressive, privately-held international global life science company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA) with a vision to improve the quality of life by touching half the people of the world every day with our products and services.
Key Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative with locations in 12 communities throughout central Iowa. Key Cooperative is an organization of 3200 members. We serve customers in six main counties: Jasper, Mahaska, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Tama - as well as surrounding counties.
The Kuhn Group offers a wide choice of specialized agricultural machinery to meet customers’ specific needs. KUHN produces innovative, high quality and high value equipment that will provide returns for our customers’ operations regardless of geographic location. Kuhn North America, Inc., of Brodhead, Wisconsin, is a leading innovator in agricultural and industrial equipment, specializing in spreaders, mixers, hay tools and tillage tools. KUHN, KUHN Knight and KUHN Krause products are sold by farm equipment dealers throughout the United States, Canada and many other countries.
LandMark Implement - the leading John Deere dealer across the plains of Nebraska and Kansas.
Maple Leaf AG represents a unique and diverse set of precision agriculture products and farm seed. We strive to be the provider of choice for professional farming operations in our trade area. Our team has an unrivaled passion for providing superior support to our customers, vendors and business partners.
Our customers have always known that they can depend on Merck Animal Health for more than just medicines. They count on Merck Animal Health for information, technologies and veterinary services that truly advance animal healthcare. It is our heritage and our mission.
Our core values are driven by a desire to be visionary in our thinking, and ever ready to respond to our dynamic industry.By collaborating closely with each other and our customers, we build strong partnerships in an effort to improve the health of animals around the world. We approach our work every day with a deep sense of responsibility ? to our customers, consumers, animals, society and the planet.
Nexus Cooperative is a farmer owned and controlled cooperative that was formed in February 2024 through the unification of Northern Country Cooperative and Viafield Cooperative.
Nexus has a 12-person Board of Directors.
As a cooperative, Nexus now serves over 5,000 farming operations in northeast Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Nexus currently has 26 locations, employing around 230 team members.
Nexus has openings each year for internships in Agronomy Sales and Operations, Marketing, IT as well as Accounting.
CDL Training & Testing for students seeking a Commercial Driver's License as a qualification for the employment they are seeking.
The Master of International Agriculture Degree Program (MIAP) is a multidisciplinary degree program, preparing students for a successful career in global agriculture. Blending theory, practical knowledge, and hands-on experience, the program prepares students to make a significant contribution to the field of international agriculture. MIAP is designed to allow students the opportunity to choose a focus area that fits their personal, professional, and academic goals.
Premier Crop is a precision ag data company, established in 1999. We focus on data analysis to enable hundreds of agronomic layers. This enables growers to 'think deeper' with their data by identifying and correcting yield limiting factors. Our customers can make agronomic decisions easier by providing detailed farm data.
Premier Technologies is Iowa's PREMIER Precision Ag dealership! Located in central and north central Iowa, we work with growers throughout Iowa to help solve their precision farming problems. Our main focus is to identify problems and identify solutions for growers to maximize profits and reduce input costs. input costs.
Redstar is committed to serving our agricultural producers while leading them in their crop production plans throughout the growing cycle. We strive to provide quality tested and high performance products that meet or exceed our customers needs and expectations. Our greatest intent is building lasting relationships with our customers-our most valuable asset.
Rueter's, a certified dealer for a wide range of agricultural and construction equipment, has been in the equipment business for over seventy years guaranteeing total customer satisfaction before, during, and after the sale. This fast-growing company has 7 locations in the state of Iowa and Nebraska.
Sentera is a world leader in drone based precision agriculture based in Minneapolis, MN. Sentera builds specialized cameras, drones, and software to capture and analyze images of fields and provide actionable information to growers and researchers.
Simmons Foods is a vertically integrated supplier of poultry, pet food and feed ingredient solutions based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1949, Simmons remains a privately owned and family-led business. It is comprised of approximately 7,500 employees across more than 35 facilities with total annual sales in excess of $1.4 billion. It is one of the largest employers in Arkansas, with additional operations in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Ontario, Canada.
Through its culture of integrity, Simmons works to build long term relationships and trust with customers. The company strives to provide a safe workplace, opportunities for growth and serve as a steward of its communities and environment.Sinclair Tractor was formed in 1998, as Sigourney Tractor & Implement. Today we have grown to 13 John Deere locations and 5 NAPA locations, along with Yield Force & Sinclair Supply. We are 300+ employees strong and live by the core values of God, Family & Sinclair Tractor, in that order. Our families & communities are our number one priority, and we understand that we would not be where we are today without great employees and great customers. We serve a wide range of customers including farmers, landscaping professionals, general contractors, and our neighbors' backyard. At Sinclair Tractor, we do not just say "We Strive to Earn Your Business Every Day," we mean it. We sincerely hope that after reviewing our available internships and job openings that you will consider becoming a part of the Sinclair Tractor family.
Solinftec, a global leader in digital agriculture, develops solutions that provide real-time insights that enable farmers to make real-time decisions, increase operational efficiency, crop yield and reduce environmental impact. Solinftec?s solutions are available in more than 10 countries, over 18 million acres, and combines the best of available technologies in IoT (Internet of Things), telecommunications, data processing and data science (algorithms and artificial intelligence).
Solinftec is rapidly expanding internationally. Its SaaS platform is penetrating quickly in the US, as well as in other markets such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. The company recently gained global recognition by receiving the prestigious "AgFunder Awards" as AgTech's Most Innovative International Startup.
Sweetwater Technologies Powered by Gripp is a full-service drone application and business development company, offering the next generation of farmers and ag professionals turn-key, owner-operator partnerships within precision agriculture. It is our vision to build economic growth through future agricultural generations. At the end of the day, it’s about creating an opportunity for the next generation in agriculture to diversify their income, come back to their family farms and create something that is uniquely theirs, supporting their agricultural endeavors.
Titan Machinery Inc., founded in 1980 and headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, owns and operates a network of full service agricultural and construction equipment dealer locations in North America and Europe.
Since 2009, Trackside Solutions has been supporting OEMs to help them reach their production goals and solve the problems that are barriers to manufacturing success. Trackside has developed key strategic alliances with manufacturers worldwide by consistently delivering on our core competencies: engineering design support and production, prototyping and testing, field support and production.
Unverferth is a leading manufacturer and marketer of tillage equipment, pull-type sprayers, fertilizer applicators, hay and grain handling equipment, and agricultural dual and specialty wheels. The family owned atmosphere which promotes pride in product quality and value is as prevalent today as it was over 65 years ago.
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.
Van Wall Equipment has grown into one of the largest John Deere dealership groups in the country with over 700 employees and 30+ John Deere locations spanning four states in the Midwest including Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. Van Wall is proud to sell and service a wide range of John Deere equipment including products specialized for agriculture, golf & turf, light construction, commercial, and lawn and garden applications. Additionally, our precision agriculture team and our solar energy team deliver a breadth of complementary products and services to improve the profitability and competitiveness of our growers.
Vermeer is a world leading manufacturer of agriculture, construction, surface mining, tree care, organic recycling, and wood waste processing equipment