Agronomy Ambassador Blog

This semester was definitely one I will remember and much different than the past semesters. This will be my last post for this semester and there is a lot to reflect on. Personally I don’t love online class and I don’t think it will ever replace in person classes. However, Purdue did do a good…

COVID-19 has brought a lot of change to the structure of courses this semester. While I believe some changes have been beneficial from online learning, I personally learn better in a traditional classroom environment. This semester I have two classes and a lab that meet in person, and the rest are completely online. One benefit…

This summer I decided to take and internship with a retail cooperative, Superior Ag, in southwest Indiana. I was based out of the cooperate office in Huntingburg, IN and worked with the precision agriculture team.  Since we were sent home from Purdue because of COVID-19, I decided to start my internship early. I helped Superior…

As I am halfway through my Sophomore Fall semester I look back to my previous classes and professors and wonder what made me choose Purdue University. Coming from a small town school with a graduating class of 74 I never knew what I was getting into at such a large University. I even grew up…

This is Andrew Thurman, I’ll be giving a brief reflection on how this semester is going. This semester is definitely much different than any semester we’ve seen in the past. I actually feel like I have more assignments and homework than in previous semesters when it was more normal. I think professors know that video…

You will hear from many that summer internships allow so many opportunities, and they are never limited to one area. This summer I made the decision to accept an internship in Bismarck, North Dakota. I worked for a cooperative through Land O Lakes called Winfield United as a Summer Research Technician. Being a thousand miles…

Hey I’m Jackson Alsdorf! I’m a Junior here at Purdue and I’m majoring in Agronomy with a concentration is Crop and Soil Management. I am also working on a minor in Weed Science. This summer I had the opportunity to do an internship with Bayer Crop Sciences at their location in Brownsburg Indiana. Our main…

This past summer I was honored to serve as a Canola Breeding and Research Intern with Cargill. I was lucky enough to still be able to work in person, knowing many other students had to go remote due to this current pandemic. I was based in Great Falls, Montana. My role as an intern was…

Hello! My name is Riley Garner, a junior this year in Agronomy with a minor in Farm Management. This summer was different than all others for most Agriculture students participating in internships. Most students either had online internships, or their internships got cancelled. I, however, was blessed with the opportunity to have a normal internship…