Financial Information
There is no direct cost to the student to participate in the internship, with tuition paid by the Nebraska Cattlemen and from the Timmerman Endowment Fund. Students receive financial compensation for their time spent working in the feedyard, and thus students should treat the internship as a job and realize they have a commitment to the feedyard to earn their wage. Salary during the internship is agreed upon by the intern and feedyard; the class coordinators have no part in determining salary.
Students should be prepared to provide finances for their cost of living during the pre-session and post-session at the Department of Animal Science department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Students will find they will need to have finances saved for the first pre-session, but should be able to save money while working in the feedyard to pay for their living expenses during the post-session.
Students are responsible for finding housing during their internship. There is limited housing at the Nebraska Animal Science building that students can rent during the pre-session and post-session if necessary. Students should contact course coordinators for more information on housing in the Animal Science building and should realize it is not a guaranteed part of the internship. Intern's host feedyards will be a valuable resource in securing housing during the internship as well.
Apply for Internship
To apply for the Timmerman Feedyard Management internship online, please complete the following form:
Three letters of recommendation may be e-mailed to: jsperber2@unl.edu or gerickson4@unl.edu.
Applications are due on March 11th, 2025 and may be submitted online below.