Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Hey there! My name is Grace Beard and I am currently a sophomore studying Agronomy with a concentration in Crop and Soil Management. Two years ago around this time, I was getting serious about applying to colleges and trying to figure out what I wanted to do.  So many thoughts ran through my mind. Should…

Hi, I’m Ian Rudolph. I’m a farm boy from southern Indiana, and when i was first accepted to Purdue, i didn’t know what to expect. All i knew was that i wanted to go home and farm after graduation. With this in mind, i chose to enroll in the college of agriculture as an Agronomy…

     There are many tidbits of advice I can pass along to any incoming or perspective student wishing to attend Purdue. One recommendation I would definitely suggest is to get involved in an extracurricular that pertains to your field of interest. Not only do I recommend this, but make sure the faculty or staff…

Towards the end of my high school career, I was starting to think about my options for college.  Coming from a family that has had over 80 family members among four generations go to Purdue, Purdue was obviously a college that I wanted to check out.  I had been on tours of various college campuses…

Hello, Jake Stephan here! I am going to give you a little insight on some clubs or activities that I am apart of, or have been apart of in the past, that I encourage everyone to look into!  As a freshman here I Purdue, Agronomy Club was my first club that I joined. I had…

Hello all! I am a senior in Agronomy: Crop and Soil Management with a Horticulture minor. Classes are in full swing and we are approaching the first round of exams. This is usually a stressful time but it hasn’t been too bad so far! In addition to exams coming up, the Purdue College of Ag…

Hey y’all! For those of you that don’t quite know me, my name is Caitlyn Tuholski. I am currently a senior studying Agronomy: Crop and Soil Management with a minor in Weed Science. Currently I am taking 13 credit hours, working 30 hours a week, and have been applying to “real world” jobs. It’s a…

Hey Ambassadors! Jacob Stephan here! I do prefer to go by Jake though! I am a senior majoring in Agronomy with a concentration in Crops and Soils Management, and a minor in Agribusiness. This past summer I had the great opportunity to be the Northern Indiana Sales Intern for LG Seeds. Working with LG Seeds…

Hi all,My name is Audrey Kruse, and I am a junior studying plant genetics, breeding, and biotechnology within the agronomy department. This past summer I had the honor of interning with Syngenta in Othello, Washington. My position was a seed production intern, and I worked with the legume crops, specifically sugar snap peas and green…