With employers representing the food, fiber, natural resources and life sciences sectors, students can expect to find opportunities for internships and permanent employment as well as representatives of graduate programs and professional schools.
All students are encouraged to participate -- from freshmen exploring career options and internships to seniors seeking permanent employment. In addition, we encourage graduate students to attend and explore the career opportunities available to them. Faculty and staff are also welcome to network with employers and organizations.
All majors and degree levels! You'll find internship and full-time employment opportunities as well as professional and graduate school programs.
Business casual or business professional dress is recommended.
Be prepared to dazzle employers. Bring a portfolio or folder, copies of your resume, and pen and paper for taking notes.
The event will be from 10 am to 3 pm and students are welcome to drop by at any time. We recommend allocating 15-30 minutes per targeted exhibitor.
The Career Connections Center is hosting the following events to help students prepare for the CALS Career Expo:
Direct questions to Gabby Diaz-Portalatin, C3 Manager for Career Pathways - Architecture, Manufacturing, Natural Resources and Agriculture
www.amickfarms.com - Seeking full-time employees and interns
Founded in 1941, in Batesburg, South Carolina, Amick Farms has supplied quality chicken products for over eighty years.
Producing over 1.4 billion pounds of chicken, we have more than 3,400 team members, over 400 family farm partners, and three totally integrated poultry production complexes in Batesburg, South Carolina; Hurlock, Maryland; and Laurel, Mississippi.
https://acrt.com/ | Seeking full-time employees
At ACRT, we put safety first. Beyond that, our culture is about our employees, our customers, and the communities our customers serve. We’re the only independent national vegetation management consulting firm. We’re always looking for driven individuals with good customer service skills who love the outdoors. We offer qualified training opportunities in areas where they are needed to help our customers reach their fullest potential, preparing them for what their work throws at them.
https://agamerica.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
At AgAmerica, we’re a team united by a shared purpose: serving the American farmer and helping Rural America thrive. Our work goes beyond finance; it's about fostering connections, driving innovation, and supporting the people who sustain our nation. As AgAmericans, we believe in the power of land and the essential role of agriculture in our world. We’re proud of our strong sense of community, commitment to leadership, and a culture that feels like family.
blackgoldfarms.com | Seeking interns
Welcome to Black Gold Farms! We're passionate about fresh, responsibly grown food. Every day we dig into the black earth to grow our gold, the food on your plate. For us, it's more than delivering quality in every single potato, it's about always digging deeper.
www.sysco.com/products/products/specialty-meat-and-seafood/specialty-meat/buckhead-central-florida | Seeking full-time employees
Buckhead Central Florida is the state’s premier specialty meat processor. The company operates out of a 110,000 ft sq state-of-the-art production and distribution facility in Auburndale, FL. We specialize in the craft of hand-trimming and hand-cutting steaks and chops. We source and select the finest available products, then carefully craft them exactly to our customer's highest expectations.
www.calmainefoods.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
We are the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States. Our mission is to be the most sustainable producer and reliable supplier of consistent, high quality fresh shell eggs and egg products in the country, demonstrating a Culture of Sustainability in everything we do, and creating value for our shareholders, customers, team members and communities.
www.cepralandscape.com - Seeking full-time employees and interns
Although officially started in early 2015, the seeds of CEPRA began to take root many years ago. After more than 25 years of combined experience managing, maintaining, and developing landscapes in both corporate and residential capacities, CEPRA founders saw an opportune moment to start their own landscape company - one that would be built on the grounds that nothing is more important than exceeding the customer's expectations.
coastalgreenery.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
Since April 1994, Coastal Greenery has been dedicated to providing personalized landscape services throughout South Georgia, from coastal North Florida to South Carolina. What sets Coastal Greenery apart from the competition is our commitment to strong client relationships, which we prioritize through our core values: being responsive, observant, taking ownership, offering trustworthy service, and maintaining a high level of skill in both landscaping and customer service.
www.farmcreditfl.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
The team at Farm Credit of Florida is made up of financial professionals who understand agriculture and country living. We’re federally chartered, but locally operated by people you know and trust.
Fastenal.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
Fastenal is many things to many different organizations: an expert consultant, a logistics company, a technology provider, and more generally a distributor of wide-ranging industrial and construction products. These aspects of service share a common foundation: great people, close to our customers.
Our service model centers on approximately 3,300 in-market locations (a combination of public branches and customer-specific onsites).
www.floridafarmbureau.org | Seeking interns
With more than 132,000 members, Florida Farm Bureau is our state’s largest agricultural organization. Sixty county Farm Bureaus constitute the grassroots structure of our organization. We represent farm families who produce all 300 of the state’s agricultural commodities, regardless of their scope of operations or location.
As a founding member of the CALS Partnership Program, Florida Farm Bureau is a strong supporter of the college and offers internships for students throughout the year.
www.floridastateparks.org/FLCC | Seeking full-time employees & interns
The mission of the Florida Conservation Corps (FLCC) is to develop natural and cultural resource leaders by connecting them to areas of critical need in conservation, preservation, interpretation and resource-based recreation. FLCC members earn a monthly stipend and upon completion of their term of service they receive the Segal Americorps Education Award. This one-year training and service opportunity will open the door to a career in conservation.
www.frogsongorganics.com - Seeking full-time employees and interns
Frog Song Organics started in 2011. Our mission is to provide nutritious foods to our local community. We believe sustainable farming can be possible with respect to our human, ecological and economic resources. We have been a certified organic farm since 2012 by Quality Certification Services.
www.helenaagri.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is one of the foremost agronomic solutions providers in the United States. Helena markets and sells inputs that improve agricultural productivity for greater customer returns.
Helena is headquartered outside of Memphis in Collierville, TN. Across the country, Helena has close to 6,000 employees that work in over 500 branch locations.
www.jax.org | Seeking full-time employees
The Jackson Lab is a non-profit biomedical research institution with a mission to improve human health, accelerate drug development and deliver translationally relevant preclinical services. If you're ready to make a difference and be at the forefront of preclinical drug development, JAX is the place for you. Our new facility offers an unparalleled opportunity to work with top-tier scientists, study directors, and researchers in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
https://jbsfoodsgroup.com/ | Seeking full-time employees and interns
At JBS USA and Pilgrims, our mission is to make every occasion delicious and every meal good for the world.
That’s why we feed the broader needs of our team members, our communities, and our planet – by providing billion-dollar investments in sustainability, rural infrastructure, access to life-changing education and more.
www.landcare.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
After two decades in business and over 60 locations coast-to-coast, LandCare is one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of commercial landscape services in the United States. With on-the-job training programs, access to seasoned industry professionals, and a nurturing team environment, LandCare is the place to grow your career.
For more information, please visit LandCare.com/Careers.
www.oglesbytc.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
Since 1975, Oglesby has been a leader in plant tissue culture propagation, pursuing technology and innovation necessary to remain at the forefront of a global industry. Oglesby is well known in the plant industry as a leader in the development and marketing of new plant varieties. We firmly believe that our industry needs a constant infusion of new and superior plants to help growers maintain profit margins and to keep the buying public interested in our products.
Peace Corps Volunteers put their purpose, passion, and skills to work in partnership with host communities in nearly 60 countries. Volunteers live and work side-by-side with community members to partner on locally prioritized projects in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development, and youth development.
pinelakellc.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
EXPERIENCED AND CREATIVE GREEN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
We at Pine Lake Services take pride in any landscape project. Pine Lake Nursery & Pine Lake Services specializes in Landscape Installation, Maintenance, and Irrigation.
More than twenty-five years ago, our company was founded on the simple principle to be the Green Industry Leader in the state of Florida by providing excellent customer service and top-quality products and services for each of our client projects.
www.ringpower.com/careers/home/ | Seeking full-time employees
In 1962, Ring Power Corporation became a full-line Caterpillar dealer in North Florida, and later expanded its authorized territory to include Central Florida. Ring Power Corporation has become one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the Southeastern United States through dedication to the mission of customer service.
Discover the path to practice-ready veterinary medicine. Whether you decide to open your own veterinary practice or choose to travel and research exotic animals, the DVM degree program at Ross Vet prepares you for a career in veterinary medicine. Our American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited DVM program takes a holistic view of the vet school admissions process.
www.savatreecareers.com/ | Seeking full-time employees & interns
SavATree is one of the leading and fastest-growing tree, shrub, and lawn service companies in the country. We are trusted by over 150,000 residential and commercial customers across the US to care for their properties. Our licensed and accredited team of professionals offer a comprehensive range of services that includes tree care, shrub care, plant health care, professional lawn services, tick solutions, consulting, and more.
simpsonnurseries.com | Seeking full-time employees and interns
Simpson Nurseries is regarded nationally as a leading source of deciduous nursery stock and evergreens — products it wholesales primarily to retail nurseries, landscapers, and mass merchandisers. Recognized pioneer of many innovative technologies, production methods and marketing ideas that now are industry standards. Accorded the distinction of being Florida’s oldest nursery, Simpson’s millions of shrubs and trees of every color, size and description rank it among Florida’s top nurseries.
www.swca.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
SWCA is a global environmental consulting firm. Using Sound Science and Creative Solutions, we help clients navigate the environmental compliance process using scientific expertise and in-depth knowledge of the industries we serve. Our offices throughout Florida provide natural resources, cultural resources, permitting, planning, and compliance support to our clients.
https://www.synergyequip.com/ | Seeking full-time employees and interns
Synergy Equipment is an exceptional business model in the compact and heavy equipment industry that builds on a symbolic relationship between the equipment rental and equipment dealership worlds. We provide multiple lines of equipment manufactures to cater the needs of a wide variety of customers from large commercial construction to local sub-contractors and general contractors.
Seeking full-time employees
Tournament Players Club is an international company that provides the highest quality of golf experiences in both agronomy and hospitality. Our mission is to maintain prestigious golf course conditions while going above and beyond with service to preserve the history of our company and provide those experiences for our guests. We host a multitude of PGA tournaments of the highest level on our golf courses every year.
www.treatt.com | Seeking full-time employees
Here at Treatt we’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavor and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands.
The UF Career Connections Center is a centralized, comprehensive unit serving all UF students and alumni.
https://admissions.pharmacy.ufl.edu/
We improve the lives of others locally and globally through a climate of discovery to develop future leaders in pharmacy practice and science, support research across the spectrum from drug discovery to medication use in society, advance pharmacy practice to optimize patient-centered care and health care delivery, and foster lifelong learning.
https://education.vetmed.ufl.edu/admissions/
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, one of six colleges at UF Health, is committed to excellence in teaching, research and patient care. Our D.V.M. graduates have consistently ranked above the national average on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination. Many of our D.V.M. graduates continue their education through internships at accredited veterinary institutions or private practices, and many go on to pursue residencies as well.
https://cals.ufl.edu/current-students/graduate/
Members of the CALS Council of Graduate Advisors will be on hand to answer your questions about applying to one of the graduate programs in the college.
https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/ | Seeking interns
The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a federal, state, and county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to making that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
UF/IFAS Extension encompasses thousands of Extension faculty members, scientists, educators, administrative staff, and volunteers, all working to provide solutions for your life.
Stop by to learn more about the Summer 2025 Extension internship program!
https://florida4h.ifas.ufl.edu/camps/
UF IFAS Extension Florida 4-H is the youth development program reaching 200,000 youth per year. Florida 4-H has three 4-H camps: Camp Cloverleaf, Camp Timpoochee, and Camp Cherry Lake. These camps provide school-year and summer camp programs with youth ages 6-17, and camps have a variety of paid staff and internship opportunities for those interested in working with youth outdoors. Environmental educator positions are also available for those looking to serve with our AmeriCorps program at camp.
https://ifas.ufl.edu/vp-office/ifas-financial-administration/
The IFAS Financial Administration serves as a comprehensive resource for financial management and support within IFAS. Our mission is to enhance the financial operations of IFAS by providing expert guidance, innovative solutions, and exceptional service to faculty & staff. Our team is dedicated to fostering transparency and accountability while streamlining financial workflows to support research and educational initiatives.
www.ars.usda.gov/ - Seeking full-time employees & interns
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. ARS has 90+ research locations, ranging from Gainesville to overseas laboratories and employs thousands of scientists, post docs, technicians, and support staff.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ - Seeking full-time employees
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), a program within USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), safeguards U.S. agriculture and natural resources against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests, and facilitates the safe trade of agricultural products. In Florida, PPQ employs nearly 300 professionals at 26 offices across the state in support of protecting both American and Florida agriculture.
www.fsa.usda.gov - Seeking full-time employees and interns
The Farm Service Agency implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster and farm marketing programs through a national network of offices.
www.ussugar.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
U.S. Sugar grows and processes sugarcane, citrus and sweet corn for well-known national brands. The company farms 245,000 acres in Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach and Martin counties and is a vital part of our rural communities, providing 2,500 jobs and donating generously to local causes.
https://vytelle.com/ | Soliciting full-time employees & interns
Vytelle is a precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers worldwide optimize their herds. Our solutions reduce uncertainty to help producers make important mating and reproduction decisions.
www.waltherfarms.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
Walther Farms is a 3rd generation family owned business headquartered in Three Rivers, Michigan. Beginning in the 1940’s, our company expanded from a few vegetable acres of backyard hobby farming, to what has now become over 18,000 acres of commercial and seed potatoes grown throughout the United States for the potato chip and fresh produce markets, as well as sweet potatoes and watermelons. We strive to grow our team potential by developing transformational leaders in farming.
https://waynesandersonfarms.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
As the nation’s 3rd largest poultry producer, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable poultry products to customers and consumers around the world. With a diverse portfolio of brands like Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth and Platinum Harvest, Wayne-Sanderson Farms offers a variety of fresh and prepared foods that help nourish the globe. We operate out of the southeastern U.S. Learn about early careers and internships at https://waynesandersonfarms.com/careers/internship-program/.
yellowstonelandscape.com | Seeking full-time employees & interns
Yellowstone Landscape is one of the green industry’s most trusted commercial landscape firms, serving clients across the US with 19 branches located in FL. We offer a uniquely comprehensive selection of services with expertise in landscape maintenance, design and installation, irrigation systems, sports turf and tree care services. Our company culture focuses on people. Learn how to become a valuable member of our team of passionate, committed people. The opportunities are endless!
Updated: 10/24/2024
With employers representing the food, fiber, natural resources and life sciences sectors, students can expect to find opportunities for internships and permanent employment as well as representatives of graduate programs and professional schools.
Registration includes two representatives with the option to purchase additional representative spots. Registered employers are invited to a Wednesday evening reception with faculty and student leaders. You will receive one exhibit table, two chairs, lunch, and one reserved parking pass.
Employer registration will open in July 2025. For more information, contact Cathy Carr at chcarr@ufl.edu.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Before 8:00 a.m. | First-come, first-served parking for those without reserved space |
| 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Check in and setup |
| 10:00 a.m. | Reserved parking spaces no longer available |
| 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | CALS Career Expo |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Break down and move out |
Shipping to the Event
Shipping from the Event
Visit Gainesville provides several options for lodging.
Three options close to campus are the Reitz Union Hotel, Hilton UF Conference Center Hotel, and the Holiday Inn Gainesville - University.
A reception with faculty will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm the night before the CALS Career Expo. Additional details about this event will be provided via email after registration.
Instructions on how to get to the J. Wayne Reitz Union Welcome Center Parking Garage may be found here.
Each company or organization will receive one parking pass as part of its registration. Companies or organizations have the option of purchasing additional parking spaces at registration. The reserved parking pass is only valid on the day of the event and spaces will be held only until 10:00 a.m.
You will receive a parking code in a confirmation email ~ 1 week prior to the career expo. If you have questions about where in the garage to park, please ask an attendant to ensure you are in the proper space.
The college is not responsible for any parking violations that you receive while on the UF campus; it is your responsibility to verify valid parking areas with posted signs or an appropriate police or parking official.
Check in and setup will occur from 8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
CALS Ambassadors will be available during this time to assist employers with transporting supplies from the parking garage to the Grand Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Coffee and water will be available.
General display guidelines:
If requested during registration, CALS will provide you with a username and password for accessing the UF wireless network. All computers attempting to connect to the UF wireless network must meet the minimum security requirements established by the university. Learn more at http://getonline.ufl.edu/.
A lunch voucher will be provided to each registered representative, allowing employers to choose from options in the J. Wayne Reitz Union.
We will offer door prizes to students who participate in the CALS Career Expo. Please consider bringing a company item to donate for the student drawing.
Interviews may be setup through the Career Connections Center for a variety of dates. Learn more about interviewing.
Cathy Carr, CALS Director of Alumni and Career Services
Annette Isenhour, Academic Assistant, Alumni and Career Services
352-392-1963