Agronomy Ambassador Blog

My Journey as a Double Major  I grew up on a small family farm in Clinton County, 35 minutes south of West Lafayette. I have always had a passion for agriculture as a whole. However, the biggest portion of my passion lies in supporting the American farmer. I was accepted to Purdue, the only college…

It was an exciting weekend due to the fact that Purdue basketball was ranked #1 for the first time in Purdue’s history! We have a very solid team this year, and I think coach Painter has one of his best teams yet! It is exciting to see what the rest of the season will hold.…

As a senior here in agronomy I have had the opportunity to enroll in many of the agronomy courses and I wanted to share a few of my favorites over the past 4 years. One of my absolute favorite classes I took was my freshman year in AGRY 105! It is an introductory class to…

As the leaves begin to fall and a crispness is felt in the air it usually means one thing…basketball season! For many sports fans, it is a very exciting time on campus as our very own basketball team just received their first #1 AP poll ranking in the teams history. You can find most avid…

I have spent my time in college taking all the serious classes such as Organic Chemistry, Genetics, International Trade Policy, and Physics, but I also took the time to take some fun classes. I did take a few classes that were suggested to me by upperclassmen. Those two classes were golf (PES 116) and Flower…

Hello everyone! As the fall semester of my senior year is coming to an end and club elections are happening, I find it weird to be giving up my officer position that I have had for the past few years! In high school, as well as college, I have always been apart of a leadership…

In November, 13 members traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the National SASES Meeting. For those that don’t know: SASES stands for Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences. It is kind of like a big national agronomy club!  During our time at SASES, we did tours of local Utah scenery and agriculture,…

For many students, “dead week” or now known as “reading week” is one of the most stressful weeks of the entire semester. Many professors are having final projects due this week or are just finishing up the semester with a couple last minute assignments and so students have the assignments to finish as well as…

With only a few more weeks left in the semester I know from personal experience that it can be hard to “finish strong”. The end-of-semester-itis really starts to kick in for not only the seniors but everyone. I usually find myself asking what are ways I can combat these procrastination habits that start to kick…