Katherine Beran
*** *. ****** **. ***********, Ohio 44654
*******@*******.*** 330-***-****
Objective
To obtain a full-time position
Skills
20+ years on family dairy/grain farm
Run/maintained equipment-skid loader to combine
Class A CDL/tanker
Private and Commercial Pesticide-Ohio
Fertilizer Certification-Ohio
Grain Grading License
AI licensed through Coba/Select Sires
15+ years in service industry
Education
The Ohio State University-May 2023
Wooster, Ohio
Crop Management / Agronomy
Magna cum laude
Overholt Drainage School-March 2023
Wooster, Ohio
Certified
The Aveda Institute-Columbus May 2011-March 2012
Columbus, Ohio
Advanced Cosmetology
Mentoring Student
Experience
The Ohio State University July 2023-present
Farm Production
Agronomic, fertility and chemical planning
Crop scouting - disease, insect and weed control management
Soil sampling and fertilizer recommendations
Develop strategic field plans for agronomic crops and forages.
Coordinate industry demonstration & research plots with BASF, Brevant,
Enogen, Channel, John Yost. Develop field plans and data collection.
Fungicide Trial with corn silage and grain corn.
VRT nitrogen rate management on corn hybrids and populations, and wheat.
Coordinating with the Research Farm Operations
Help plan and organize student labs and activities
Longhorn-Wooster October 2022-Present
Server
Taking and placing orders
Doing running side work and closing duties
Doing running side work and closing duties
Nutrien Ag Solutions May2022-August 2022
Summer Internship
Crop scouting and consulting
20-25 Growers
Soil and Tissue sampling
Mentored and trained intern to crop scout, soil and tissue samples
Hastings Dairy August 2020- January 2021
Herdsman
Animal health-identifying illnesses and proving treatments
600-650 milking, 350 heifers and calves
Detecting heats, Breeding cattle, and pregnancy checks
Field work including Planting, spraying, tillage, harvesting
400-500 acres
General equipment maintenance, break down troubleshooting and repair
Shady Maple Farm II 2019-2023
Owner/Operator Corn/soybeans
Input decisions, fertilizer, and chemical programs
Seed selections for rotating crops
Tillage, planting, scouting, harvesting
Bookkeeping
Help family on the main farm
Centerra Co-op Agronomy August 2019-July 2021
Operations manager 4-5 people
Safety Committee, Safety checks and month reviews
General equipment maintenance, break down troubleshooting and repair
Bulk fertilizer-mixed loads and filled spreaders/trucks
Customer service
Operated grain elevator-loading and off-loading wagons/trucks
Quarterly inventory checks
Reference upon request