JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Internship

Introduction

As the world’s largest cattle feeding company, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC (Five Rivers) is well positioned to lead the cattle feeding industry into the future. The company operates thirteen feedyards in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Wisconsin and Ohio and markets more than 1.5 million head of cattle a year. As an integrated part of the largest beef processing business in the world, we work to achieve just-in-time delivery of cattle and continuous improvement of our cattle and our operations. Through our research programs, we are actively improving our cattle feeding nutrition programs, production practices and operations to develop cattle that meet the needs for a range of specialty markets. We take pride in our safe, environmentally friendly operations and a professional, team-based workplace. The Five Rivers team of 650 skilled and dedicated employees is just one of the reasons why our company is uniquely positioned for continued growth and success.

• Information about JBS Rive Rivers Cattle Feeding feedyard locations can be obtained here
• Information about the internship learning objectives can be obtained here

Application

The JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Internship Scholarship is awarded to selected undergraduate and graduate students who have interest in beef cattle production. Students will receive $1,000 to spend up to 3 mo as an intern at a JBS Five Rivers feedyard in TX, OK, KS, or CO locations. Students will not receive a salary while at the JBS Five Rivers feedyard and a minimum of 2 mo of internship is required.
The scholarship will be awarded to students that meet the following selection criteria:

1. Student is participating or has participated in the FIPSE/CAPES exchange program,
2. Student has a GPA greater or equal to 2.5,
3. Student has successfully completed at least two courses in general or basic Animal Science
4. Student has to be currently enrolled as undergrad or graduate when applying for the internship, and
5. Student should have active health insurance.

Interested students should send the following documents for application:

1. Short curriculum vitae,
2. Current transcripts,
3. Statement of purpose (up to 1 page),
4. Names and contact information including emails of three references, and
5. Indicate the first three JBS Five Rivers feedyards of your preference.

Applications will be evaluated by a panel of faculty and staff of Texas A&M University and awarded students will be notified. The final approval for an international student will be dependent on his/her ability to obtain an appropriate VISA.

Students should submit their applications to Dr. Luis Tedeschi or Cathryn Clement. The application deadline is November 30 for Fall and April 1 for Spring.

Past and Current Interns

The following exchange students have been awarded the JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Internship Scholarship and have been interns at a JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding feedyard.

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Dr. Luis Orlindo Tedeschi Associate Professor Texas A&M University	Dr. Roberto Sainz Associate Professor University of California, Davis	Dr. Bruce Golden Professor California Polytechnic State Univesity	Dr. João Vendramini Assistant Professor University of Florida
Dr. José Carlos B. Dubeux, Jr. Professor Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco	Dr. Raul Franzolin Professor Univesidade de São Paulo – FZEA	Cathryn Clement Program Coordinator Texas A&M University
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education		Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior