Agronomy Ambassador Blog

This summer I had the privilege of working in my home town at a fertilizer/chemical distributor, Edd’s Supplies Inc. in Shipshewana Indiana. Edd’s is similar to agricultural co-ops in the services that they provide, services such as chemical and fertilizer sales, custom spray applications, lime and mineral spreading, soil sampling, etc. While at Edd’s I…

Hi everyone! I am Jordan Michel, a senior double majoring in Agricultural Sales and Marketing and Agronomy: Crop and Soil Management with a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from North Manchester, Indiana. This summer I had the opportunity to combine both majors through an internship with John Deere in Des Moines, Iowa with their Intelligent Solutions Group…

Hello, my name is Brett Leisure and I spent my summer with Corteva Agrisciences in Windfall, Indiana as a Summer Research Assistant.  I obtained this position at the College of Ag Career Fair last fall.  The wet start to the year had a major impact on our summer in Windfall.  However, once we got everything…

When I was a senior in high school, I wasn’t quite sure if I made the right decision when I accepted my acceptance to the Purdue Agronomy Department. I thought what if college isn’t for me, what if another university out of state would be better, and how am I going to survive at a…

Hello all! My name is Emily Tricker and I am currently a sophomore here at Purdue double majoring in Agronomy and Agricultural education. I am from Ladoga, IN, and this past summer I had the opportunity to intern with Co-Alliance as a field scout, working primarily out of their Advance, IN branch. During this internship,…

  Welcome back Boilers!    Wow did the summer fly by! Last week I started my last semester at Purdue, my does it seem crazy to be saying that. It sure feels like I just began my college career. The start of my career at Purdue was a little different than most. I started the…

Hi guys! My name is Olivia Stratton and I’m a junior in Agronomy with a concentration in Agronomic Business and Marketing. This summer I was granted the opportunity to work for Co-Alliance as a field scout. This was my first summer internship and it was a great experience. I was able to perform a variety…

During this pass summer I had the opportunity to intern with Nutrien Ag Solutions for the second year in a row. The company placed me at a different location, but I was still able to live in my hometown of Greensburg, Indiana. I worked out of Homer, Indiana and was classified as an intern Crop…

Like the title says, this past summer I had the opportunity to be an intern with Nutrien Ag Solutions in Greensburg, IN. I took on many roles throughout the summer. My main role was a crop scout, which I loved. I love being outside and I especially love being outside looking through a corn or…