Agronomy Ambassador Blog

During my time at Purdue I have been involved in many student organizations and clubs. One of the most impactful has been the Purdue Grand Prix Foundation. Beginning freshman year during covid I was looking for ways to get involved on campus, since there were no “real” activities happening. I knew some students who were…

Recently I was having a conversation with my cousin about the qualities and culture of different ag schools and how that impacts the atmosphere of the campus. He had recently attended some college career fairs, including Purdue’s, as a recruiter and had made some important observations from his visits. One of his comments caught my…

Even though spring break is well in the past and we all are moving on to the warmer months of summer, Costa Rica is still not far from my mind. Over spring break, I studied abroad in Costa Rica with the College of Agriculture. Our program focused on sustainability and ecotourism, two things that I…

During the past few summers, I have started my own sweet corn business which in the past few years has grown from 1/4 acre to just over an acre. Starting this year, we decided to plant our first batch of sweet corn at the very beginning of April. This is in comparison to last year…

Every year it seems that the end of March and the beginning of April is beautiful weather. More often than not, you see farmers itching to start running the first week of April if not sooner anymore. The weather and conditions are usually fit at this point in time for fieldwork to begin. However, it…

The time has come to graduate and move on to the next thing. Some go to the industry, while others will go back to the farm. I am going to work for the NRCS with the USDA as a soil conservationist. Last summer I interned with them, and luckily will be going back to that…

I have always said I would never graduate early. I didn’t want to miss anything, and I won’t come back to school, so I was going to enjoy all four years. I even added a minor to extend my time to fill all four years. Then, things changed. Opportunities arose that I can not pass.…

On the weekend of April 20th-22nd, a group of us in the Agronomy Club traveled to Spring SASES at Kansas State. We saw friends from other schools, heard from speakers about topics in agriculture, and had contests and socials. Our crops team finished second as a team, and we all enjoyed our time while learning…

I cannot believe it is the end of senior year already. I am very grateful for my time at Purdue and excited for the next chapter. One of my friends recently said to me, “what are you going to remember from your college experience: doing your schoolwork or the time you spent with your friends?”…