Process Improvement : Fall Internship
Food isn’t what is used to be. We made it better, & we did it by building a different kind of farm. A farm where pesticides have no place – because everything is indoors, monitored & controlled, 24/7. A farm where robots do the heavy lifting, so humans can focus on making the freshest, most nutritious food possible. A farm that can produce 100 times more food than an ordinary farm. With 100% renewable energy & 97% less water. Pretty unbelievable, right? Well, believe it. This farm Is real. We call it 80 Acres Farms. Fresher food awaits you.
We are looking for Sophomores/rising Juniors who are self-motivated and driven individuals. Our rapid growth and expansion facilitates personal and professional growth, especially for those interested in agriculture, business/sales, engineering, technology, marketing, and operations. We are currently looking for interns to fulfill 25-32 hours per week for a 10-week program.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Data collection and appropriate documentation/run experiments on how to prevent plant pathogens.
- Data collection and appropriate documentation for Basil / Kale / Arugula testing that is currently in process.
- Document Lettuce Growth to be used as baseline for testing and harvest predictions.
- Photograph leaf and roots of each variety at every day of growth relative to a common scale.
- Document time/date, locations, and specific grow conditions of each picture taken.
- Save and organize data in a structure usable for further analysis.
- Capture yield data and leaf measurements for each variety at Harvest.
- Run dry weight tests as needed to support variety screens.
- Provide analytic support to the Arkansas farm for data collection and analysis.
- Help design and support the R&D trials to evaluate taste, crunch, mouthfeel, etc.; organize and manage the data to determine next steps.
- Continuous Improvement projects as assigned.