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CA EDUCATION PROGRAMAGRICULTURE

LIVESTOCK, FIELD CROPS

CAEP CONFIDENTIAL copyright 2009

CAEP LLC112 Lincoln Ave. EFergus Falls MN [email protected]

WHAT TO EXPECTWHAT TO EXPECT Placements in more than 20 states Learn about American agricultural practices and

experience American rural life Stipend: $900-$1400 per month depending on

program 30-55 hours per week depending on season Room and board conditions vary, however most

hosts have accommodations near the training site

Must have some experience with the program area you are selecting or have a degree in that area



PLACEMENT LOCATIONSPLACEMENT LOCATIONS 133 Hosts in the USA



PLACEMENT AREASPLACEMENT AREAS

Dairy Swine Poultry Mink Field Crops Custom Harvesting Citrus Apiary Soil Testing



LIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK Placements year round Dairy, Beef, Swine, Poultry, Mink General skills learned: Care of animals, feed rations and nutrition,

environmental controls, health monitoring and veterinary care, farm management techniques, farm equipment use and repair, breeding and maintenance of herd



FIELD CROPSFIELD CROPS Seasonal Placements: April-November Operations are between 3000 and 15000 acres Some of the training may include:

Crop rotation management, weed identification, Seed, fertilizer and crop protection decisions, farm bookkeeping, marketing of crops including options and forward contracting, operation of farm machinery and on road vehicles. Maintenance and repair of farm machinery. harvesting and drying of crops, time management



CUSTOM HARVESTINGCUSTOM HARVESTING Seasonal Placements from April- November Harvesting starts in Texas and ends at the Canadian

boarder so you see nearly all the “heartland” of the United States

Must be comfortable living in small spaces as you will be traveling with any others

Training may include: Operate and take part in harvest and field work in the most efficient manner possible, Learn general maintenance skills, Marketing of crops. Operation and maintenance of farm machinery and road vehicles. Harvesting of crops. Exposure to field testing of new combines and headers.



SOIL TESTING SOIL TESTING SEASONAL PLACEMENTSSEASONAL PLACEMENTS

Currently Midwest Independent Soil Samplers (MISS) is one of the largest independent soil sampling businesses in the U.S. providing soil collection services, soil characteristic identification, and soil condition assessment for the ag production community. MISS provides quality work done in a timely manner at a competitive price, allowing the cooperatives to utilize the most advanced technologies for their variable rate program.

Several years ago, MISS reached the 2,000,000 acre mark in grid soil sampling. MISS has worked in a dozen states west of the Mississippi River from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. Primarily, we soil sample in Southern Minnesota, Iowa, Eastern South Dakota, Eastern North Dakota, Nebraska, Northern Kansas and Northern Missouri.

The soil sampling staff is comprised of four full time area managers that lead the soil sampling crew. In addition we have five permanent and five temporary soil samplers. In the past we have had a large number of college interns for the summer and fall soil sampling seasons. We have seen a large decrease in the applicants because colleges are encouraging students to complete their coursework in four years.



CITRUSCITRUS Seasonal placements during the winter months All of our citrus placements are in FLORIDA. We

currently are using three operations that are giving a trainee a good insight to direct marketing of their crops.

Some of the training may include: Grading, sizing, packing, stacking fruit as well as stacking the gift packages on the truck. Training will include equipment safety, citrus care, and crop education.



APIARYAPIARY Seasonal and year long placements Two of our hosts are in Hawaii and

both of them are raising queen bees for North American beekeepers.

We have beekeepers for fruit or almond tree pollination and honey production.

Skills learned may include: professional handling of beehives which include feeding beehives, beehive nutrition, movement of beehives, and learning about location site needs at different times of the year. Trainee will learn to operate machinery, observe business management and taught pricing of honey on the market and pollination contracts dealing with fluctuating prices.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM, PLEASE

CONTACT:

Coordinator:

Maja [email protected]

mbehrens1 (Skype)

+1 218 739-3241 ext. 3516

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