Agronomy Ambassador Blog

I have been soil judging for seven years and this year was my final year as a competitor. FFA judging and collegiate judging are very different as I have come to know based on moving through both contests. In FFA judging you are looking at soil in a very broad view and only look at…

Do Get a job on campusMake friends with the faculty – I love our facultyListen to upperclassmen – they will tell you what classes to absolutely not take (AGEC 450)Spend time in the CRC – that is where you will make friends, get tips on classes, and meet facultyGet an internship – I’d start field…

My home away from home on campus, more commonly referred to as the Crops Resource Center. On any given day you can find room 2-407 in Lily filled with Agronomy loving students. Sometimes there are roars of laughter, and other times its silent full of studying students. There is no better place for Agronomy students…

Although we are currently full swing in the school year I have found myself thinking, planning, and looking forward to this summer. The reason I am so excited for this summer to arrive is because I will be interning at Becks Hybrids. This has been an internship I’ve been anticipating for some time now. Most…

The Agronomy Department at Purdue offers several different jobs. I actually have two jobs! I am a Teaching Assistant (TA) for both the Soils Resource Center and the Crops Resource Center (CRC). In the SRC, I work about 14 hours a week where I tutor students in a lab setting to help with lab and…

I’M GOING TO IRELAND!  My freshman year here at Purdue I was a very eager student that wanted to get involved with everything I could get my hands on. I signed up for clubs, activities, and even a study abroad trip to Ireland. Of course COVID came crashing down just three days before I was…

We are nearing the end of the 2022 spring semester here at the great Purdue University. The weather is starting to warm up, the birds are chirping again, and the spirits of many have lifted. Refreshing, motivating, and tranquil are the words that come to mind when describing the current atmosphere. However, something is a…

The farther I get in my major, the more I realize how important a good foundation of data science knowledge is. In lab work and in courses I’ve been taking, I am needing to work with large amounts of data that cannot be easily managed by hand. This has required the ability to work with…

An agronomy ambassador at Purdue is selected after completing at least one semester of Agronomy at Purdue. There is an application and a short interview process to get selected to join the team. The main role of ambassadors include talking to perspective students and touring them around our department. There are also other events throughout…