Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Beck’s Hybrids is a large seed company, located in Atlanta, Indiana, where they focus on building relationships, helping farmers succeed, and selling the best seed to their customers. I had the privilege of working on the Becks Production team. As a Becks Production Intern, I scouted corn and soybean fields, helped with planting the crop,…

Imagine spending an entire month 3,000 miles away from your friends and family immediately after taking grueling college finals. Making the decision to study abroad was a major step in my educational journey at Purdue and a maturing step within my life. Studying abroad has been a goal of mine since my high school freshman…

It feels like not so long ago I was starting my freshman year at Purdue. Now, as a senior I’m focusing on coursework as well as looking for graduate student positions in labs. Looking back at my time at Purdue, here are some things I would have liked to know (or be reminded of) as…

If you want a company that tailors to your agronomy wishes, Advanced Agrilytics is the place for you! Last fall, when I was looking for an internship, I wanted something that would allow flexibility in exploring different avenues within a company. Advanced Agrilytics did just that. This summer, I had the opportunity to work as…

We all dream about the day when we are finally finished, not just for the year, but completely finished with school. My “last first day” took place on Monday the 22nd. Of course I was elated at the fact that I am so close to being finished with school, but after thinking about it for…

This summer I had the opportunity to work for Helena Agri-Enterprise as an Agronomy Sales Intern. For this I moved to Hutchinson, Kansas and worked out of the Helena wholesale location there. My responsibilities for this internship was to talk to customers, scout and take side by side pictures of plots, create marketing material, do…

This summer I had the opportunity to intern with Becks Hybrids in their production department.This internship was very eye opening to me and is an experience I would recommend to anyone interested in corn production. This internship involved anything from scouting corn/bean fields, doing stand counts, and even getting to conduct yield estimates at the…

As you’ve probably heard from many advisors and students in the Agronomy department, a background in agriculture is not necessary to major in Agronomy or Plant Genetics. I grew up in the suburbs and had very little exposure to agriculture in the classes and extra-curriculars offered at my high school. It wasn’t until I started…