Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Over the summer, I interned at Drago Indiana as a sales and marketing intern. I really enjoyed my time working there and learned about equipment sales! The other intern, Emma, and I wanted to create more content for social media for Drago Indiana. After a long day working the phones in the office, Emma and…

As a graduating senior, I have reflected on my best and not so great decisions throughout my time in Purdue Agronomy. One of the best decisions that I made was to diversify my education and experience. The skills and connections that I have made through working as an undergraduate TA in AGRY 255 (Soil Science)…

Do you remember the first time you ever went skiing or snowboarding? Do you happen to remember thinking this looks easy, I should have no problem. Well, I will be the first to say I thought I had the cat in the bag and would effortlessly glide down the slopes.  I could not have been…

International travel is an important part of my family’s history, this prompted me to study abroad twice with Purdue, once with my church, and now just with my brother. Back in the late 1990’s my grandparents gained citizenship in Bolivia to farm in South America. They lived and farmed there for about 12 years, and…

Through my involvement with Purdue Agronomy, I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel across the country to events centered around agriculture. On every trip I have gone on, I have met people from around the world and made friends with students from other schools that share my passions. I don’t know about you, but…

You did it, congratulations! You got into your dream school. Take a moment to think about that. I remember being in your shoes, getting ready to move away from home and be out on your own for the first time. You have so many questions. Who will my friends be? Where will I live? Will…

Growing my small business would be a dream come true for me. I am so glad I took a risk on something I was passionate about, and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to be Over the last two summers I have discovered my passion for all things flowers and gardening. My…

When I came to Purdue in the Fall of 2021, I was set on having a career in agribusiness, like seed sales or grain marketing. This has all changed, as I am now in my spring semester of junior year. I changed my major to agronomy in the spring of 2022 and was set on…

Many of the agriculture labs at Purdue offer undergrads the chance to work as assistants. This is a great way to become exposed to research while being a student. I have had the opportunity to work in Dr. Tuinstra’s lab since my first semester here and it has enabled me to develop research and professional…