Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Water management is one of the most common limiting factors for producers in Indiana. As I have went through Purdue classes, talked to other farmers, worked for Trimble as an intern with their Water Management Division, and worked on my farm, I have really started to take a closer interest in this area of agronomy.…

Hey Y’all!  My name is Breawna Caldwell. I grew up right here in Boilermaker country, about 20 miles from Purdue in rural Frankfort, IN. I graduated from Clinton Prairie High School in 2019. That makes this my Junior year here at Purdue. I am double majoring in Agronomy: Crop and Soil Management and Agribusiness: Commodity…

Hey y’all! My name is Claire King, I am a Sophomore studying Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology with minors in Bioinformatics and Sustainable Food and Farming Systems. I am from Waco, Texas! Around campus, I am involved in Phi Mu Fraternity, Purdue Student Farm Organization, Boiler Gold Rush, Agronomy Ambassadors, Agriculture Ambassadors, Purdue Student Government,…

Hi, I’m Samantha Barker and I am a current junior majoring in Plant Genetics, Breeding & Biotechnology and minoring in Biological Sciences. I’m from Elkhart, IN, which is 30 minutes northeast of Notre Dame.  On campus I am involved with Alpha Zeta and I work in a Crop Physiology lab.  I became an Agronomy Ambassador…

Hey everyone! My name is Sarah Jones and I am so excited to be a Senior here at Purdue studying Agronomy. While at Purdue I have enjoying being a part of Agronomy Club and serve as an Agronomy Ambassador! I am from a small town in Indiana named Warren. It is crazy to think this…

Hi everyone! I’m Hanna Harvey and I am from Auburn Indiana, just northeast of here in DeKalb County. I’m currently a junior studying Agronomy with a focus in Crop and Soil Management. A few clubs I’m in is Block & Bridal and the Purdue Bass Fishing Club. A couple things about me is that I…

Hi everyone! My name is Trey Mettler and I am a sophomore here at Purdue studying Agronomy with a concentration in crop and soil management. I hail from a small town about a hour North East of Purdue campus called Mexico, Indiana. Trying to stay active on campus was no problem for me and I…

Hey everyone! My name is Emma Spurgeon and I am a junior studying agronomy with a concentration in agribusiness and marketing with a minor in farm management. I am from Trafalgar, IN which as many of you know is home to the Indiana FFA Center. I jumped right in as a freshman and got involved…

Hello All!! I have finally made it to my senior year of college! It is crazy to look back and see how fast your college goes by, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting in my first college class ever on the first day of freshman year. I have had a lot of fun,…