Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Joining clubs at Purdue is one of the best tips of advice I can give to incoming freshman and undergraduates in college. Not only is it a great way to make new friends and stay busy, but it also allows for networking that can help you in your future career. My overall recommendation for new…

Grain Origination Specialist Intern with ADM I spent the 2022 summer as an intern with ADM. ADM is one of the world’s largest nutrition companies. My internship title was a Grain Origination Specialist Intern. I was placed in an office in Mendota, IL. This internship was an experience to learn and grow as a young…

This summer I worked at Ceres Solutions and I met this really cool dude named Kevin. I drove tender truck and did a lot of other stuff at the plant. I also had to educate a couple guys how amazing Shively’s BBQ is.

Over the summer I had the privilege to be a Pathways Intern with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. With this internship, after you intern for so many hours, you get offered a permanent position for after graduation. I started out my summer in Clay county, and about halfway through was transferred to Sullivan county. Now…

Well, here we are. Three years later and I’m quickly nearing the end of my undergraduate education. Everything I can say about it is everything you’ve probably already heard before.  “Wow the time has flown by!” “Can’t believe it’s almost over.” “Seems like yesterday I was walking to my very first college class!” Yes, they’re…

If you are like me, there is never a moment where you aren’t thinking about your Google Calendar, resume, or future graduate school application. In a dull moment in class, you are answering that email or planning out your homework load for the night. I have been like this for as long as I can…

I had the opportunity to spend my summer in Minnesota as an intern in Syngenta’s sweet corn breeding program. I had a wide variety of experiences that ranged from planting to learning how to run a Plant Stand Analyzer and working with gathered data. My intern project that I worked on throughout the summer focused…

As I start my last fall semester here at Purdue in the Agronomy department, I look back and reflect on the time and memories I have spent here. All the bittersweet memories, fantastic trips, wonderful service projects, and friends that have come and gone in a whirlwind of 3 years seems unreal. The many late…