DEADLINE: Host farm applications must be submitted by November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Objectives:
- To create opportunities for students to gain practical knowledge, information, and skills about progressive dairy operations stretching beyond their familiar past dairy experiences
- To provide an internship position that is financially lucrative and competitive with industry standards
- To allow for existing dairy producers to share their passion for the future of the dairy industry with the next generation
Farms must be:
- A progressive, well-managed, dairy business with a positive outlook on the industry.
- Willing to expose the intern to all aspects of a successful, progressive dairy operation including financial information and management team meetings with adequate training and consultation in order to achieve learning objectives.
- Willing to provide information concerning organizational policies and procedures.
- Able to pay the intern a standard employee wage in adherence with all federal and state employment requirements.
- Requested time-off, hours of work, and additional details of the internship will be determined in collaboration with the farm and intern.
- Able to provide a safe working environment and conduct a safety and animal care overview upon the start of the internship.
Farms are expected to:
- Carry Workman’s Compensation Insurance on the intern.
- Add the intern onto the farm’s commercial vehicle policy.
- Hold an in-person interview at farm location with a prospective intern.
- Determine goals, area of focus, and project for the internship.
- Participate in a pre-internship informational session.
- Participate in 1 on 1 call with On-Farm Internship Committee Coordinator.
- Participate in a 30-day and final review with the intern and provide written review feedback.
- Allow interns to participate in:
- Weekly discussions via Zoom with On-Farm Internship Committee Coordinator and other interns.
- Industry events such as PDMP Issues Forum, Open Houses, etc.