Emily A. Clifton
35711 Helms Drive
Jefferson, Oregon 97352
(559) 920-8004
cliftone@onid.orst.edu
Summary of Qualifications
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Plant to harvest experience. Prepped new fields with irrigation and soil nutrients.
Harvested blueberries with machines and loaded lugs into reefer trucks for processing.
Strong agronomic background. Grew up and worked on a crop farm.
Ability to operate farm machinery and equipment. Reefer trucks, berry harvesters,
tractors, RTVs, ATVs, loaders, spreaders, mowers, and others.
Ability to work hard. Worked continual 10+ hours per day in summers.
Leadership, speech, and writing skills. Completed speech class and business writing
class. Was chosen to be 2010-2011 Asbury University Spiritual Life Assistant in charge
of 25 girls.
Computer experience. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photo Shop, Dreamweaver,
InDesign, Famous, QuickBooks. Recorded yield/acre data of berries in Excel sheet.
Some dairy experience. Raised and sold dairy heifers for 4-H and FFA projects.
Education
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Bachelor of Science, General Agriculture
Minor: Spanish
Expected graduation: 2013
Cumulative GPA: 3.85
Relevant Coursework
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Chemistry 121 and 122. Learned about chemicals and can relate their processes in
relationship to plants and soils.
Introduction to Communication. Gave persuasive and informative speeches and a group
project presentation.
Writing in Business. Wrote memos, newsletters, bad and good news letters, proposals,
professional e-mails, a resume, and a cover letter.
Spanish 102, 201, and 291. Studied Spanish grammar and vocabulary and read literature.
Latin American Study Program. Studied government and economic relationships between
the US and Latin America, especially with imports and exports of agricultural products.
Worked on compost and greenhouse farm for 3 weeks. Spoke in Spanish and attended
Spanish classes.
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Experience
Riverbend Organic Farms, Jefferson, Oregon, Oct. 2011-Present
Employee
 Planted, irrigated, fertilized blackberry plants. Pruned floricanes and tied primacanes.
 Pruned blueberry plants, repaired irrigation hose and drip tubing, and completed other
miscellaneous farm duties.
Riverbend Organic Farms, Jefferson, Oregon, Summer 2011, Summer 2010
Intern
 Assisted OSU grad student with research for blackberry cultivars by recording berry
weight and measuring firmness and brix.
 Operated compost spreader, mineral spreader, ground tiller, mower, water truck, berry
harvester, reefer truck, and field disk.
 Did maintenance like greasing
 Completed paperwork for food safety, packing information, and bill of ladings during
harvest.
 Informed workers of food safety rules and procedures and supervised their actions.
 Attended berry field days at OSU research station in Aurora. Created new contacts who
are researching berries and developing new cultivars. Learned about pest risks, better
crop management practices, and irrigation techniques. Sampled and observed different
berry cultivars.
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Lexington, Kentucky, Oct. 2010
Volunteer
 Volunteered 50 hours greeting, assisting, and talking with spectators at bus zone as they
arrived and departed from the event.
 Recorded in military time bus arrivals and departures on hotel routes.
Taber Sales, Strathmore, California, Summer 2009
Office Assistant
 Managed incoming orders by filling them from the warehouse and processing them for
shipment.
 Used QuickBooks software program.
 Answered customer questions and took orders over the phone.