Agronomy Ambassador Blog

This summer I had the opportunity to do an internship with PowerPollen in Ames, Iowa. PowerPollens’s main focus is collecting, preserving and applying pollen on demand in seed corn production fields. They have engineered technologies that improve seed production which enables more effective cross-pollination. A few of my tasks as a biology intern were assisting…

This summer I had the pleasure of working with Advanced Agrilytics as a Field Specialist Intern. My roles as an intern were to scout certain growers’ acres every 7-10 days, looking for any issues and assessing the crop. I also had the responsibility of making field reports weekly to send to farmers about how their…

Wow, how did this go so fast? That was the question I asked myself as I moved back to Purdue for my senior year. I had a great last summer internship with Syngenta. I was the Indiana Crop Protection Sales intern. During my internship, I was able to ride along with all the reps in…

This summer I had the opportunity to Intern with Advanced Agrilytics. During the summer I had the opportunity to meet and interact with farmers, and also was able to learn what an agronomist does on a daily basis. I was able to attend multiple training sessions which consisted of all central Indiana agronomists.  Being able…

As I look back over my career here at Purdue, it amazes me what I have been through and how I have changed for the better as a person. From a normal freshmen semester to being sent home for covid as a beginning, things could not have been any weirder. I remember from my first…

I may be a junior in college, but TV shows from my childhood still hold a spot in my daily routine. Every morning when I wake up, my roommate turns on M.A.S.H, which I switch over to Looney Tunes once he leaves, shows we both watched as a kid in the morning. In the afternoon,…

Easter was just a few short weeks ago and as studying for finals is in full swing, I have to give all thanks to my family members that still continue to give me an Easter basket at age 21. I’ve now gotten to the point where I must try and ration all peeps to make…

As my junior year comes to a close I can’t help but be relieved and sad at the same time. I’ve had some memorable experiences with great people I’ve met this year and years prior. Most years in school you’re excited for summer and a break, but looking forward, I know this is my last…