Ben Cramer
Highland
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Intern
Jenks Family Farms
Monmouth
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Crop scouted corn and soybeans, monitored plant health, and identified insect, disease, and weed pressure.
- Took soil samples for nematodes, checked seed depth and staged corn and soybean plants
- Worked with agronomists to scan and take tissue samples to compare to lab results
- Utilized multiple agricultural apps and created a field rating system to rate planting, emergence, and weed pressure after an application.
- Staked out and virtually flagged sections of fields for test plots, and flagged areas to signify the location of different seed varieties.
- Collaborated with farm owners to redesign and modernize the companies outdated website
Owner/operator
Cramer Farms Maple Syrup
Berwick
02.2018 - Current
- Tap maple trees and collect sap
- Operate RO system and Evaporator
- Market and connect with potential customers and retailers
- Sell syrup at farmers market and retailers
Farm hand
Cramer Farms
Berwick
10.2011 - Current
- Operate grain cart and unload grain into bins
- Operate combine and unload onto grain cart
- Help with planting and fertilizing crops
- Take soil samples and scout crops
Education
Agricultural Communications -
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL05.2026
Associate in Arts and Sciences -
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL05.2024
Associate in General Studies -
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL05.2024
High School Diploma -
Highland High School
Highland, IL05.2022
Skills
- Crop management
- Website development
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Operational efficiency
- Continuous improvement
- Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Spring Dean’s List UIUC, 2025
- Fall Dean’s List UIUC, 2024
- President’s List KC, 2023
- FFA American Degree, 2023
- Dean’s List KC, 2022
Activities
- Farmhouse Fraternity, member and VP of Commissary Provisions, 2024, Present
- Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, 2024, Present
- Kaskaskia AG Club, 2022-24
- FFA, member and officer, 2018-22
- Varsity Golf, 2018-22
Timeline
Operations Intern
Jenks Family Farms
05.2025 - 08.2025
Owner/operator
Cramer Farms Maple Syrup
02.2018 - Current
Farm hand
Cramer Farms
10.2011 - Current
Agricultural Communications -
University of Illinois
Associate in Arts and Sciences -
Kaskaskia College
Associate in General Studies -
Kaskaskia College
High School Diploma -
Highland High School