The work may be field or laboratory oriented depending on the activities of the professor involved. In addition to receiving academic credit, interns are paid a modest salary. Monsanto AgChemicals Company offers internship opportunities involving field and laboratory research projects on the evaluation of pesticide efficacy. Internships are generally for six months and normally start at the beginning of spring quarter and run through the summer. Lipha Tech offers a 10-week internship in agricultural chemical sales.
Interns travel extensively to dealers and chemical distributors in the southeastern states.
Salary, expense account and vehicle are provided. U.S. House of Representatives, Agricultural Committee offers internship opportunities as committee staff assistants, communications office interns and legal counsel's office interns. Walt Disney World offers internships at their nursery in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Interns are involved in a wide variety of experiences including integrated pest management, landscape maintenance and nursery operations. Longwood Gardens , Pennsylvania offers about 50 student internships per year in areas such as arboriculture, computer graphics, greenhouse production and integrated pest management.