Category: USDA

Successes

Eighth Annual Latino Farmer Conference

The Eighth Annual Latino Farmer Conference will be held November 17-18 in Escondido, California, at local forms and the California Center for the Arts.  This is an annual stateside sustainable agriculture conference for Spanish-speaking farmers.  This conference brings together the Latino farming community, the agriculture industry, and advocates for sustainability and agribusinesses for two-days of…
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USDA Careers

USDA needs talent, check out the jobs at their website

Harvesting Leaders of Tomorrow

Dust off your resume and check out this exciting career and internship fair at Fresno State! All majors are welcomed! Date has been moved to the 23rd, see the flier below.

USDA Internship Positions

There are two USDA internship positions posted currently on USAJobs.gov for a biological science trainee and a social science trainee. The application windows are pretty short—the applications close on 11/26/2021 or until 70 applications are received.  Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=nifa Bookmark USAJobs.gov for internship opportunities as they are posted multiple times a year for various USDA agencies.

Harvesting the Leaders of Tomorrow Career & Internship Fair

Merced College students have received a formal invite to attend the “Harvesting the Leaders of Tomorrow Career & Internship Fair”, an event at California State University, Fresno on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from Noon to 4:00 p.m.  The IN-PERSON fair is designed to provide students, faculty, and staff from HSIs in Central-Northern California with the…
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USDA Internship with Fresno State

Our office, the USDA Office of Partnerships & Public Engagement (OPPE), is partnering with the Fresno State University Lyles College of Engineering and Jordan College of Agricultural Science and Technology to host the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) virtual internship information session.  The information session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27 at Noon to…
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Western Food Safety Summit 2021

The Western Food Safety Summit 2021 – A Virtual Event Through Zoom May 5th and 6th 2021.The Western Food Safety Summit brings together all levels of the agricultural workforce and support services to California’s Central Coast for two days of intensive training on the most current food safety issues and concerns for fresh fruits and vegetables.…
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2021 OneUSDA Summer Pathways Internship

The application for the 2021 OneUSDA summer pathways internship session is live!  OneUSDA summer pathways internships are offered at locations across the nation in a number of different career interest areas.  Students in high school to graduate school can apply for these paid internships, and pathways interns can opt into conversion to a full-time position. …
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