Sell yourself; Sell the product

It has been over a month since I started my internship with Bayer Crop Science. Since then I have seen more of the state of Illinois than my own back yard, I have ventured out to Raleigh, NC and I have been calf high in mud learning in the field.
  

Bayer Crop Science at Research Triangle Park
in Raleigh, North Carolina

My weeks consist of a lot of driving and meeting with retailers. More importantly, I gather data for field test plots with a product called Stratego YLD. This is a fungicide that helps with test weight and ant for corn at harvest time. My photography skills have been put to work with recording pictures of each field I am in. With all of the rain it has been more difficult to have plots put out at the right time. On corn the cut off to apply Stratego YLD is V5 and the rain made it too wet to get in the field for most growers.

I will be working on gathering information for a tent to be set up for Bayer Crop Science at the Farm Progress show in Decatur, IL. 

I am enjoying the growers and retailers that I have had the opportunity to meet. I met Dr. Powell with Growmark agronomy on a crop injury issue. I've learned more this summer then I would have ever dreamed of. 

I've been working on selling myself to the people I meet daily. Building relationships and putting my best foot forward are the two most important aspects of my job. I am confident that I can successfully accomplish every goal I have for this summer.