One-of-a-kind feedyard internship applications now being taken

    The Timmerman Feedyard Management Internship is a nationally renowned feedyard management training program, exclusive to the University of Nebraska­­–Lincoln, which has been producing feedyard management and industry leaders since 1988.  
     Designed for students interested in pursuing a career in beef feedyard management or other related agribusiness areas, the program trains students through comprehensive feedyard and personnel management classes with real-world experiences in established Midwest feedyards.
     “We’ve had students from 20 states, and we’ve worked with 50 feedyards and numerous interns who have completed the program in the past 30 years,” said Galen Erickson, Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science, and UNL feedyard extension specialist.
     “This is the perfect way for students to get into agriculture, get your foot in the door to learn skills so you can continue at the feedyard you intern at or take them somewhere else,” he said.  
     This internship program is the only one like it in the nation. Interns who come to Nebraska will have a unique seven-month experience.
    The tri-segment program begins in late May with six weeks of class discussions and industry field trips.  
    From July through December, interns are assigned to a Nebraska feedyard, which is tailored to their specific goals and interests.
    Interns will have the opportunity to experience each facet of the business—animal health, economics, waste management, working with rations at the feed mill, personnel management and bookwork.  
    Finally, students will return to campus in December for two weeks to review their experiences at feedyards and learn from the experiences of other students in the program.
    Applications for the program will close March 1.
    For more information, visit animalscience.unl.edu/unl -feedyard-management-internship. 

 

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