Agronomy Ambassador Blog

This year, I have the opportunity to attend the Annual Tri-Societies (Agronomy, Crops, and Soil Societies of America) meeting as a Golden Opportunity Scholar. I am so excited for this opportunity because of the networking with potential graduate programs that I will be able to do, the posters I can learn from, and fellow undergraduates…

Fall is a time of year that can mean different things to different people. For some, it’s their favorite time of year with the leaves changing into vibrant colors and getting into the chillier weather. For others, it means winter is coming with cold days, snow, and the Holiday season. For most of us in…

Purdue truly offers an opportunity to bridge the gap between students and professionals both through events like the Career Fair and even in the classroom. Being able to participate in classes that connect students with industry professionals is a perfect way to understand different career paths and the day-to-day of someone in a specific field.…

Every fall semester the College of Agriculture hosts a career fair here at Purdue. These career fairs offer a great opportunity for students of the College of Ag to explore careers with companies, find full time employment, and find summer internships for underclassmen. Each fall semester around 200 companies come to Purdue that specialize in…

The Purdue College of Agriculture career fair always comes up fast after school starts. Purdue advisors and professors do a great job in making sure you have your resume polished especially in introduction or major-specific classes. The career fair always has hundreds of companies and professionals that are very welcoming and easy to talk to.…

It was just like it was yesterday I was in my BGR group seeing campus for the first time and meeting the agronomy department staff as a freshman.  Never thinking that almost three years could go that fast, along the way I have been able to experience some things in these 3 short years. Some…

For my summer internship, I had a great experience working at Drago Indiana. My internship was in sales and marketing. I had the whole state of Indiana and part of Illinois to travel to farmers and ag retail locations. I loved communicating with agriculturalists and farmers each day! In August, Drago Indiana hosted two field…

Why join the Agronomy Club? This was a question I got a lot as we stood at our booth for the Ag Council Ice Cream Social. As the night went on my answer varied in different ways but the most consistent was the way you gain so many friendships. I also talked about how many…