WinField United Research & Development Intern, Summer 2026

WinField United Research & Development Intern, Summer 2026

WinField United Research & Development Internship, Summer 202 6

When you intern at Land O'Lakes, you're joining a Fortune 250 agribusiness and food production leader with more than 100 years of operations as a farmer- and member-owned cooperative.

With business units spanning crop insight and inputs, animal nutrition, dairy foods, and sustainability solutions, you will experience a hands-on, purpose-driven internship.

You'll have opportunities to network with industry leaders, tour our state-of-the-art facilities, and be challenged with a business-critical project, all while gaining skills that will impact your career trajectory.

WinField United offers unmatched agricultural expertise to help farmers, retailers, and other partners succeed.

As a customer-owned wholesale supplier of crop protection inputs, seed, and crop nutrients with a commitment to shaping the future of farming, we are uniquely positioned to help retailers and farmers implement modern farming practice s.

To grow more food with fewer input s.

To be even better stewards of precious land and water resources .

To always be mindful of the next generation of farmers.

We have Research & Development I ntern openings available for Summer 202 6 at our WinField United Innovation Center in River Falls, WI.

Internship Duration: 11 weeks (May - August 202 6 )

Interns are paid $25.00/hour.

Relocation assistance may be provided to eligible candidates for the duration of the summer internship.

Research & Development Field Intern

The R&D Field Intern will be responsible for implementing research in a field setting based on protocols received from research managers.Responsibilities will include tasks such as field prep, planting of crops, laying out trials, spraying treatments, and some data collection (tissue sampling, visual ratings, stand counts).

Trials conducted will cover multiple product lines such as seed treatment, adjuvants, herbicides, fungicides, plant nutrition, biologicals, and application technology.

They will work with a team consisting of 2-3 fellow interns as well as full-time staff.

The intern will have the opportunity to work closely with research scientists and learn about various product areas as well as how and why we conduct research differently based on the product area being tested.

Research & Development Lab Intern

The R&D Lab Intern will primarily support the biological, phenotyping, and controlled environments labs, with possible involvement in chemistry, seed treatment, and wind tunnel labs as needed.

The Controlled Environments lab, part of the Product Development group at the River Falls Innovation Center, features a greenhouse, growth chambers, and facilities for plant-based research on WinField United's experimental and current products such as adjuvants, herbicides, plant nutrition, seed treatments, and plant growth regulators for diverse cropping systems.

The R&D Lab Intern will help conduct...