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seed corn Job opportunities consistently exceed the number of qualified graduates, with a continued bright outlook for young men and women. Graduates apply their knowledge in Careers managing field production operations, grower technical services, new product research and development, and marketing.

Career options include:

  • Agronomists (Crop production consultants)
  • Agriculturists for private industry (such as American Crystal)
  • Agriculture chemical, fertilizer, and seed sales representative
  • County agricultural extension agents
  • Crop consultant
  • Crop scout
  • Crop Improvement field representative
  • Crop managers (Farm managers)
  • Crop product sales and services
  • Crop research technicians for private industry and universities
  • Elevator managers
  • Farm insurance agents
  • Farmers
  • Laboratory technicians
  • Managers of farm service centers
  • Natural resources conservationists and agents for government agencies
  • Quality control experts for food processing
  • Research associates with private plant breeding companies
  • State Department of Agriculture
  • Seed analysts
  • Seed and grain inspectors
  • Seed conditioning plant managers
  • Seed and grain marketing experts
  • Soil testing technicians

Alumni Features:

in the field

Recent Placement of UMC Alumni

Matt Thompson '03
Agronomist, United Agri Products (UAP) Northern Plains

 
Kevin Jacobson '03
Graduate School, NDSU
Clint Ostby '03
Graduate School, NDSU
Martin Hochhalter '01
Research Specialist, NDSU
Oversee Student Workers, Analyze Data Plant, Maintain + Harvest Barley Nurseries, Maintain Seed Storage + Increases Lines
James Mages '01
Agronomist/Sales, United Agri Products (UAP) Northern Plains
Carver Olson'00
Agronomy Sales/Service, Lyon County Farm Service
Sales, GPS and G15, Customer service
Neil Wiese '99
Field Supervisor, Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
oversee field inspections, performing annual inspections of MCIA
Marcus Meiners '98
Agronimist, Harvest States of Long Prarie
Sales, Customer Service, Scouting
John Fridgen '98
Research Scientist, NASA Institute for Technological Development
Brent Wagner '97
Owner, Wagner Farms
Lance Reitmeier '97
Farmer/Sales, American Crystal Sugar Company
Jeremy Paulsrud '96
Farmer
Responible for 2000 acres of wheat, sugarbeets, corn and soy beans, and 40 head of cattle
Ann Heinze '95
Research and Development Technologist, American Italian Pasta Co.
Develop pasta to fit applications for large food companies, Research raw materials to use
Tom Kleven '95
Field Scientist, Bayer Crop Science
Field testing of new crop protection AI's
Michael Boucher '94
Farmer
Responsible for 2100 acre farm, and all decisions
Tyler Grove '94
Senior Agriculturist, American Crystal Sugar Co
Work with shareholders of the company produce, store, and get product to the processing facility
Ruth E. Bornsen '94
Sales Rep, Dufont Crop Protection
Sales, services, support + stewardship of crop protection product line,
Milo Ravndalen '82
Owner, Ravndalen Farms
Responsible for 3700 acre grain + grass seed operation
Richard Magnusson '81
Partner, Magnusson Farms
General Management
Paul McNelly '81
Project Manager, MN Dept. of Agriculture
Conduct project meetings dealing w/investigation + recomediation of fetilizer and pesticide spills
David Genereux '80
Senior Consultant, Centrol Inc.
Crop Consulting/Advising
Mark Magnusson '79
Agricultural Chemical Investigator, MN Dept. of Agriculture
Pestieide + Festilizer Regulation
Donn Vellekson '75
Experimental Plot
Coordination, University of Minnesota
Breeding and Seed Production of grass and
legumes, w/emphasis on crops grown in MN
Bruce Paulsrud
Extension specialist in plant pathology + pesticide safety education, University of Illinois
 
Teach private + commercial pesticide applications, safety+effectively, disease management info
Brent Sorenson
Current Faculty Member, UMC Ag Business
Mitchell Kreps
Agronomy/Sales, Saudi Co.
DaNell Jamieson
Agronomist, Ball Helix, Co.
Trent McCollum
Agronomist/sales, Agriliance

 

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