The GROWMARK System welcomed a new class of 86 interns for the summer of 2025, this week. Through a competitive application process, interns were selected for placement in two different internship programs within the GROWMARK System.
The Exploring Agriculture Internship Program welcomed 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 welcomed 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.
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