Agronomy Ambassador Blog

As a college student, you are going to have to figure out the art of time management. College is not like high school in the sense that you have the same classes everyday at the same time, nor is it that you have homework everyday that you can just expect. In college you may only…

This summer I had the opportunity to move out to Kansas. I was a wholesale agronomy sales intern for Helena. This was my first experience away from home for a long period of time. I am used to going home on the weekends while at college and I have spent the last 2 summers living…

Hey y’all! Well, this is it, senior year. I cannot believe it, this has been the quickest four years so far! This past summer I had the opportunity to be called back to Helena as a second year intern and what a whirlwind it was. I was able to go back to the same location…

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…