Farming Intern

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper, and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year‑round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.

Our Farming Internship candidates will support a wide range of agricultural operations, with primary focus on Grove Care and Spray activities essential to tree health and fruit quality. Their responsibilities may include assisting with grove scouting, monitoring tree growth and pest pressure, helping prepare and calibrate spray equipment, and learning safe, compliant application practices. They may also rotate through the nursery to support seedling production and plant health tasks, work with irrigation teams to monitor moisture levels and maintain system performance, and contribute to general agricultural operations such as crop maintenance, data collection, and field preparation.

This role provides hands‑on experience across the full lifecycle of citrus production while developing practical skills in modern, large‑scale farm management.

• Assisting farm field supervisors with daily tasks and projects.
• Assimilate and analyze production and farm‑related data such as yield, size and quality information.
• Assist existing management staff in evaluating, analyzing, designing, and maintaining varying Farming department data.
• Create, present and distribute various farming reports.
• Update, revise and distribute various databases; improve structure and availability.

• Must currently be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Crop Science or related studies.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must be at least in Junior or Senior year (Junior academic standing).
• Computer proficient in Microsoft Office:
  Excel, Access, Word, etc.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate interest in Farming/Pest Control Operations.
• High attention to detail.
• Valid Driver License.
• Minimum 2.5 overall GPA and 3.0 major GPA, with core concentration classes started.

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401(k).
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program.
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time.
• Wonderful Giving: opportunity to donate company money to a cause of your choice.

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories. EEO is the law.