GROWMARK Welcomes 86 Summer Interns

The GROWMARK System will welcome a new class of 86 interns for the summer of 2025, starting May 19. Through a competitive application process, interns were selected for placement in two different internship programs within the GROWMARK System.

The Exploring Agriculture Internship Program welcomes 37 students whose internships will focus on operations, equipment, and technology for scouting, facilities, maintenance and repair, and learning about the GROWMARK System. This program is designed for first—or second-year college students who are seeking to explore agriculture as a potential career path.

The GROWMARK Internship Program welcomes 49 students whose internships will be business-focused, with opportunities for networking and development throughout the summer. The GROWMARK intern class allows students to gain exposure in areas such as business, marketing, recruiting, accounting, IT innovation, and product and service-related activities.

“We’re excited to welcome our next class of interns, and we are looking forward to providing them with a practical, meaningful work experience that will allow them to apply what they have learned in the classroom and learn more about careers in agriculture,” said Student Recruiting Manager Kristi Orrick. “Both programs will help students gain experience and a better understanding of what they want to do after they graduate and the career paths available to them in the agriculture industry.”

Interns are listed below, organized by program and then alphabetically by college or university.

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by member cooperatives. More information is available at GROWMARK.com.

2025 GROWMARK Internship Program Participants:

Bowling Green State University

• Allison Moore

DMACC

• Jade Osborn

Illinois State University

• Joshtin Maher

• Aaliyah Thomas

• Alexa Womack

• Austin Elliott

• Carl Ghess

• Evan Kraft

• Josh Soglo

• Julia Everett

• Olivia Acheampong

• Tristan Craves

Illinois Wesleyan University

• Luiz Bossetto

Iowa Lakes Community College

• Adriana Krieger

Iowa State University

• Jack Smith

• Katrina Hageman

• Molly Blum

• Abigail Crosby

• Tim Moon

• Ana Roehling

• Brianna Krusemark

• Tyson Brown

• Cole Glick

Kirkwood Community College

• Landon Stolte

Lake Land Community College

• Brock Probst

Murray State University

• Colton Stelling

• Lyric Engelbrecht

New Mexico State University

• Grady Hodnett

North Carolina State University

• Sam Stallings

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

• Alec Kocher

• Hayden Travis

Parkland College

• Reece Sarver

University of Cincinnati

• Owen Huffman

University of Guelph

• Erin Masterson-Foster

• Mitchell Wood

• Aiden Davy

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Julia Corzine

• Lucas Wiesbrock

• Alyssa Hamilton

University of Missouri

• Emma Boyd

• Grace Schneider

University of Western Ontario

• Khushmit Brar

University of Wisconsin – Madison

• Brandon Boyd

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

• Katelyn Stoller

• Ella Mackiewicz

• Jared Breuer

• Sydney Rider

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

• Annika Kosiarek

Western Kentucky University

• Myrrisa Belcher

2025 Exploring Agriculture Internship Program Participants:

Blackhawk Technical College

• Jackson Boatman

Des Moines Area Community College

• Jacob Halder

Ellsworth Community College

• Anna Dirksen

Highland Community College

• Jace Urish

Illinois State University

• Abby Erlenbush

Illinois Valley Community College

• Shelby Einhaus

Iowa State University

• Tanner Fiorendino

• Claire Sorensen

• Carter Hitz

• Zach Fike

Kankakee Community College

• Gianna Beaupre

Kirkwood Community College

• Sophia Kreutner

• Colton Becker

• Adam Bullock

• Bailee Burken

Lincoln Land Community College

• Emma Wyman

Murray State University

• Benjamin Flatt

North Carolina State University

• Will White

Penn State University

• Emily Shuey

• Jack Kelly

South Dakota State University

• John Dexter

Southwest Technical College

• Jayden Vavricka

SUNY Cobleskill

• Chris Pernat

University of Guelph

• Amy Sway

• Ashlynn Spence

• Josh Bruno

University of Northwest Ohio

• Julia Brodman

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

• Emily Seibert

• Mackenzie Aurit

• Tayden Bertrand

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

• Ben Weber

Virginia Tech

• Jacob van Baaren

• Emily McCoy

Wabash Valley Community College

• Glenna McVaigh

• Olivia Alka

Wilmington College

• Olivia Joyner

Western Illinois University

• Erin Mowen