Nebraska Corn is now accepting applications for seven internships starting in May 2017. Qualified college students will have the opportunity to apply for internships hosted in Lincoln, Nebraska, across the United States and internationally. 

Two opportunities are year-long internships in the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) offices in Lincoln. The balance of the internships will be during the summer, located in NCB cooperator offices across the United States. These cooperators include: the National Corn Growers Association in St. Louis, Missouri and Washington, D.C.; the U.S. Meat Export Federation in Denver, Colorado; and the U.S. Grains Council in Washington, D.C. The international internship will most likely to be with the U.S. Grains Council in the Panama City, Panama office.

“Through partnerships with our national cooperators, Nebraska Corn is able to offer one of the best internship programs in the state,” said Emily Thornburg, director of communications at NCB. “We offer a diverse group of opportunities, with the focus ranging from public policy, to marketing and communications and international relations. I would encourage any college student hoping to excel in an agricultural focused career to apply for these internships.”

Applications are due to the Nebraska Corn Board office by 5pm on Friday, October 21, 2016. To apply for an internship or to learn more about the program, click here.  

The seven Nebraska Corn internships available are listed below:

• Communications Internship
  with the Nebraska Corn Board in Lincoln, NE {May 2017 – May 2018}
• Marketing and Communications Internship 
  with the National Corn Growers Association in St. Louis, MO {Summer 2017}
• Public Policy Internship 
  with the National Corn Growers Association in Washington, D.C. {Summer 2017}
• Promotion and International Relations Internship
  with the U.S. Meat Export Federation in Denver {Summer 2017}
• Public Policy and International Relations Internship 
  with the U.S. Grains Council in Washington, D.C. {Summer 2017}
• International Agricultural Relations Internship 
  with the U.S. Grains Council or U. S. Meat Export Federation (location TBD) {Summer 2017}
• Communications Internship
  with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association in Lincoln, NE {May 2017-May 2018}

Kelly Brunkhorst, executive director of Nebraska Corn added, “Investing in our future agricultural leaders is a priority that we have long supported. Our internship program has been engaging students for over 20 years, and year after year, we see outstanding students go through the program and go on to excel in the industry.”

The Nebraska Corn Board’s market development, research, promotion and education programs are funded and managed by Nebraska corn farmers. Producers invest at a rate of 1/2 of a cent per bushel of corn sold.

The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) is a grassroots commodity organization that works to enhance the profitability of corn producers. NeCGA has more than 2,400 dues paying members in Nebraska. NeCGA is affiliated with the National Corn Growers Association, which has more than 36,000 dues paying members nationwide.