Agronomy Ambassador Blog

It’s crazy to think that I have 2 weeks left in my last Fall Semester here at Purdue. It has been a fun but very busy semester. In the next two weeks, I have a presentation for my Agronomy senior capstone class, 2 group papers due, a lab practical for my BTNY class, along with…

Through Agronomy at Purdue, there are three judging teams. We have a crops judging team, a forages judging team, and a soils judging team. I am on all three teams, and I love them all. These teams let you learn things that are more practical than things you learn from lectures and classes alone. You…

SASES(Students of Agronomy Soils and Environmental Science) is an undergraduate conference with competitions, informative speakers, and many opportunities to network with professionals in ag. It is held at the same time as the ASA(Agronomy Society of America), SSSA(Soil Science Society of America), and CSSA(Crop Science Society of America) national meeting. There is a national meeting…

As a senior sitting in the CRC working on my last homework assignment it is hard to believe that I was once a freshman wondering how anyone ever made it through college. They say that time flies, and boy are they right. It does not seem possible that I have conquered organic chemistry, participated in…

Hello, I am Reagan Rowland, currently serving as the agronomy club president! I am inviting all of you to join the agronomy club. We meet weekly on Wednesdays at 6:00. PM in LILY 3-418. As this semester is coming to a close we would love to see some new faces next semester. Our dues are…

We are one week away from sitting around the table with family, sharing what we are thankful for, and indulging in all the food we want. The most important question now is, who holds the trophy for the best Thanksgiving dish. Now it depends on who ask, but for me the highlight is always the…

This year was the first year I was able to cash rent some ground and make the agronomy decisions for that land. For my soybeans I conducted a population trial and saw no yield difference between a 100k population and a 140k population. However my other soybean field showed the best yield where I planted…

With going to a large school like Purdue, you get a bunch of benefits you might not have at a smaller school. This could be the many clubs, new buildings, an airport, lots of places to eat, and, of course, big-time sports. I was once told not many people get to go to college, an…

This semester has been packed with many different experiences! I have been helping a famer out in Benton County, IN which has allowed me to apply what I have learned into a real-world scenario. I have been able to learn what goes into running a farm and make new connections for the future.  I have…