Background information:
Hay & Forage Grower magazine is published by W.D. Hoard & Sons Co., which also publishes Hoard’s Dairyman. The company has been in business for over 130 years with offices located in Fort Atkinson, Wis. The family-owned company also publishes a number of community-based newspapers and operates a dairy farm just outside of the city.
Hay & Forage Grower publishes six times per year and maintains an electronic presence in the form of a web site (hayandforage.com), Facebook (HayandForageGrower), Twitter (@hayandforage), and a weekly email newsletter (eHay Weekly). Magazine and newsletter content covers the United States with a mix of research-based forage topics, news, and farm features. The audience includes livestock producers (dairy, beef, sheep, and horse), commercial hay producers, custom forage harvesters, and forage industry professionals.
The intern experience:
The Hay & Forage Grower editorial intern will have the opportunity to learn and hone many communication skills as he/she works closely with the editorial staff. These include:
- Writing: The intern will write content for the both eHay Weekly and Hay & Forage Grower. This will include a mix of both short, information-based articles and longer feature stories.
- Social media: The intern will make regular Facebook page and Twitter feed contributions.
- Layout: The intern will assist in the layout of eHay Weekly and post articles to the web site.
- Copy editing: The intern will assist in copy editing content for both Hay & Forage Grower and Hoard’s Dairyman magazines.
- Photography: The intern will contribute to the company’s photo bank and learn new photography skills.
- Travel: The intern will make several trips during the summer to cover forage events and visit farms for feature articles.
- We make every effort to make this an enjoyable and educational experience.
Intern qualifications:
The editorial intern will be a self-motivated individual exhibiting a passion for the livestock and/or forage industries. He/she must have good writing skills and the desire to become a better communicator. The preferred successful candidate will have farm experience and be entering their Junior or Senior year of college. This is a paid internship.
Length of internship:
May to August 2018 with an exact timeline determined by the student’s school schedule.
Location:
The intern will work out of the Hay & Forage Grower office in Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Housing:
Hay & Forage Grower will assist with housing/lodging if needed.
To apply:
Submit a cover letter, resume, college grade transcripts, and two letters of recommendation to Mike Rankin, Managing Editor, 28 Milwaukee Ave. W., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538.
Deadline:
The application deadline is November 1, 2017.
Questions:
Contact Mike Rankin at 920-563-5551 or mrankin@hayandforage.com.
