Danielle Dillon

Experience

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  Dillon Farms

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2024

  Livestock & Crop Associate

  Conducted daily general care towards a 100 head of cattle by feeding, vaccinating, and maintaining fences. Provided general care towards 90 head of feeder calves during the winter months by feeding grain and forage, vaccinating, and maintenance on water tanks. General maintenance work on 4 tractors, cultivation, planting, harvesting, and forage equipment and implements. Checked on 1,000-acre crop fields for the growth stage, diseases, weeds and moisture levels.

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  Harrison Farms

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2020

  Landscape Caretaker

  Mow 7-acres of lawn around two machine sheds with a zero-turn mower. Provided general care of the surrounding fences, trees, and buildings to keep a pleasing aesthetic.

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  Danielle's Sweet Corn

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2020

  Entrepreneur

  Cultivated, planted, and harvested a 3-acre sweet corn plot in different time stages. Pest management such as an electrical hot chicken wire fence to reduce profit loss by 60%. Sold product at Boonville Farmer's Market on Saturdays, and a local gas station on weekdays with an average total profit towards $5,000 at the end of the season. This is a seasonal job lasting from April to August each year.

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  Beck's Hybrids

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Practical Farm Research Intern

  Organizing various seed hybrids along with preparing the planter for 100 acres of research plots.Analyzing and collecting data on 57 research plots by growth staging once a week, conducting stand counts on both corn and soybean research plots for fungicide and insecticide treatments. Navigating research plot maps in order find the correct studies to install correct hybrid/treatment signage for various field shows, as well as flag different variants in research plots.

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  Advanced Agrilytics

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Field Specialist Intern

  Assisted weekly scouting of 16,000 acres of corn & soybeans; Averaging 800-1,000 acres/day going to 2-3 specified points within in the field to record growth stage, population stands, disease level, and weed pressure. Created and sent grower direct reports to 11 farmers that stated the condition of their fields in multiple locations. Analyzed and collected data over P & K in corn and soybeans, and presented findings within Advanced Agrilytics. Assisted Ag Ingenuity with data collections for several experiments with corn. Show less

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  ADM

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Grain Origination Specialist Intern

  Created a delivery experience survey for 50+ producers who bring in 100,000+ bushels into ADM Decatur processing plant and conducted 25 surveys by cold calling, appointment scheduling, and face to face meetings. Analyzed and quantified survey data over producer thoughts in grain delivery, communication, and customer service and presented results to 10 leaders within ADM. Assisted Originators with further building their relationships by guiding producers on farm through ADM technology platforms & programs along with giving market opinions that I developed after analyzing market wire. Scheduled training appointments to learn about other departments within ADM and touring the different plant processing facilities. Show less

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  ADM

  Jun 2024 - now

  Account Manager - Origination