Intern Sustainability

Key Responsibilities

Sustainability Engagement & Research

• Develop a detailed understanding of the current state of sustainability across CSS Farms.

• Learn and apply the CSS Pillars of Sustainability to ongoing and future initiatives.

• Review all farm-level sustainability projects and the updated 2025 CSS Sustainability Roadmaps.

• Meet with farm managers and agronomists (via Teams or phone) to understand current practices and gather site-specific sustainability data.

• Visit 23 farm operations (when possible) including greenhouse seed farms and/or chip farm locations.

Project Leadership

• Using the CSS Pillars of Sustainability develop a tailored sustainability project aligned with:

  1. The interns interests and

  2. CSS Farms 2026 Sustainability Objectives & Goals.

• Collaborate with the Marketing Director to understand and support sustainability communication strategies for internal teams customers and the public.

Roadmap Development

• Support the creation and refinement of Sustainability Roadmaps for:

  • Colorado City CO NFT / Greenhouse

  • Cody NE Seed Farm

  • North Platte NE Seed Farm

  • Ione OR Seed Farm

  • Holbrook ID Seed Farm

  • Lyndonville NY Seed Farm

  • Bliss NY Chip Farm

  • Comanche TX Chip Farm

• Coordinate with site managers and key team members to gather content.

• Organize professionalize and prepare the roadmaps for presentation.

• Present roadmap draft deliverables to each farms GM Farm Manager(s) and Agronomists prior to internship completion.

Optional Project (Based on Interest): Water Evaluation Texas Panhandle

• Analyze water availability and usage patterns of the Ogallala Aquifer near Dalhart TX.

• Report on aquifer levels depletion well performance and long-term sustainability considerations.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Agriculture Environmental Science Sustainability Natural Resources Agronomy Ag Business or a related field.

• Strong interest in agricultural sustainability and regenerative or resource-efficient farming practices.

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with diverse teams across multiple states.

• Strong analytical organizational and research skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word).

• Willingness to travel to farm sites as needed.

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

• Experience with sustainability reporting environmental data water resource management or agricultural systems.

• Familiarity with farm operations agronomy or production agriculture.

• Comfort coordinating meetings and gathering information from multiple stakeholders.

• Interest in developing professional-quality reports presentations or roadmaps.

• Curiosity initiative and a self-driven approach to project development.

• Strong communication skills including the ability to present findings to leadership teams.

Required Experience:

Intern