Cultivating Career Connections
Agricultural cooperatives bring together a wide range of careers and related industries to help feed the world. Go inside the day-to-day lives of real-world professionals working behind-the-scenes for and with co-ops, and show students the diverse skills that can be harnessed to find success in agriculture and beyond.
This series introduces students to a wide variety of in-demand career paths that are essential to maintaining a successful agricultural co-op.
Ahmad Clofer
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
How do co-ops get the equipment they need to do their job? Ahmad is an important part of the equation and leverages the power of the cooperative system to make sure cooperative employees have the tractors, excavators, and large vehicles they need.
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Dan Warner
Master Electrician
Meet a Master Electrician and learn how Electricians power the production plants critical to the global food supply chain.
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Carl Hopp
Flour Production Manager
How are soybeans grown at a farm transformed into the soybean oil and flour used in everyday consumer products? Join Carl as he takes you behind the scenes of a Flour Mill to discover this process.
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Michaela Wendlandt
Truck Driver
Find out how Michaela came full circle working for a co-op after having grown up on a farm, using her mechanical-mindedness and love for new challenges.
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Barbara Carruthers
Animal Nutritional Consultant
Did you know farm animals have nutritionists? Discover the combination of science and loving care that Barbara puts into maintaining healthy diets.
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Evan Sieling
Senior Business Analyst, IT
Learn about the cutting-edge field of Precision Agriculture from Evan, who helps farmers translate the insights of software tools to make data-driven farming decisions.
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Michelle Adams
Logistics Superintendent
Go inside the many roles involved in managing logistics in an export grain terminal, from maintaining schedules for shipments to managing transportation to organizing materials and products.
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Kris Stone
Reliability & Maintenance Leader
Explore how preventive and predictive maintenance help ensure that terminal operations will run smoothly and that schedules and deadlines will be met.
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Ryan Boese
Grain Trader
Discover how the complex global food supply chain intersects with the world of person-to-person business transactions by exploring the role of a Grains Trader.
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Agriculture Cooperative Logistics: Student Investigation
Grades 9–12
Learn how advanced technologies and efficient grain processing are integral to modern farming and supply chain management.
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Agriculture Processing Careers: Student Investigation
Grades 9–12
Learn how agricultural products get from harvest to final product, and develop an understanding of how different careers contribute to the overall success of the processing industry and its impact on our supply chain.
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