Agronomy Ambassador Blog

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?”…

The past few weeks campus has started to become its most beautiful of the year. After some heavy rains for about two weeks, the grass has turned green, the Wabash is full, the flowers are blooming and the leaves are back on the trees. Just today as I was walking to the union, the Purdue…

April always flies by at Purdue with fun events such as Ag Week, Grand Prix, and End-of-the-Year Banquets. Purdue Grand Prix Race 66 was definitely a highlight of my semester! I enjoyed getting to see the new track and seeing how competitive everyone is on race day. One thing I love about Purdue is even…

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to California for a national’s crops judging contest with Purdue through the crops judging team here in the agronomy department. I was able to see orchards on top of orchards, and vineyards, which was very cool to be able to see how different agriculture out…

I am officially down to one more presentation and more more final and I will be done with all my college classes. It’s hard to comprehend as I feel like just a few days ago I started my college career here at Purdue. Now that I am graduating, I am definitely ready to get out…

College is tough. No doubt about it. However, I think there are missed opportunities within our college experience. A prime example comes from the impact our grades have on our view of education. For so many years, I used to only care about seeing the A in the gradebook. I now understand that there is…