Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Now that the spring semester of class draws to an end, so does my time here a Purdue University. Looking back across the last four year, the Agronomy Department at Purdue has made a huge impact on my life. From joining Agronomy club as a scared freshman, to becoming the president last year. This department…

As we approach the end of this semester there are a lot of people that are beginning to set up for the next part of their life. Some are moving on to jobs and their adult lives, while some are still in school but working towards that next chapter. This is like field preparation. You…

This semester feels like it has come and gone in just a few weeks. As a senior, this will be my last ambassador blog before I leave Purdue so thank you for joining me through the blogs over the past year. This past weekend seniors were able to attend Senior Send off which was a…

Summer is a very important time for students in quite a few ways. It is a great time to get a mental reset from the prior school year and set goals for the coming year. Going into my senior year this coming fall, I have the pleasure to figure out what I want to do…

After I graduate in December I plan on going to graduate school. This is something that is definitely talked about a lot as undergrad students in the department of Agronomy. As a plant genetics major, I have gotten a lot of experience in labs and working with graduate students so that I could learn what…

I’ve worked for the Soybean Extension lab under Shaun Casteel for almost 3 years now, and it has been one of the best job experiences I have ever had. While working in the Casteel lab I managed field research plots, handled sample processing, collected data, and drove to different parts of Indiana. My favorite part…

As classes are coming to a close for another semester at Purdue University, I think it is important to reflect on how much we have learned over the course of the semester and see how much we’ve grown. For myself, my time as an undergraduate is coming to an end at Purdue, so I wanted…

My time at Purdue has gone by so fast, but I wouldn’t trade a single semester for the world. There have been good times and bad times while I have been at Purdue. Looking back now, I think that every single one of those moments have made me stronger academically and personally. I remember being…

In a few weeks I am starting my Master’s at Purdue working with cover crops and conservation agronomy projects. My main project will be measuring sulphur deficiency in soybeans after cereal rye. I will also be working on measuring soil carbon after various cover crop and oilseed mixes after corn and soybeans. I am excited…