Agronomy Ambassador Blog

Normally the end of fall finals week has a good feeling. Finish the semester, enjoy the break, and then back to school in January. However, this week is looking a bit different. After the exams are done, my time at school will be done. Although I do not have a job lined up yet, I…

It is the 11th of December as I’m writing this and at about 9:06 am this morning, I finished my last final. Finals can be a very stressful time in the semester, especially in the fall semester because everyone is sick, it’s cold, and all your friends are heading home 1 by 1. If my…

For many people looking in the winter months might not seem like a big deal for farmers, but there is still a lot of work to be done. For people just raising grain you have equipment to be maintained, seed to be ordered, chemical programs to be designed, grain to be hauled, and even potentially…

Hello again. This summer I had the opportunity to work with Advanced Agrilytics as a Field Specialist Intern in Southeast Indiana. For this internship I scouted lots of acres, but instead of just scouting and looking at every little part of the field you focus more on the environments in the field. One large lesson…

This semester has been an incredible journey of learning and trying new experiences. Through courses like AGRY 105 and AGRY 255, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of agronomy, which has only fueled my passion for learning even more. This summer, I’m thrilled to take the next step in my journey by joining Beck’s Hybrids in…

This semester seems to have flown by! Although it has been a quick semester, campus has still been full of life. I spent a weekend painting pottery with friends, attended several basketball games in Mackey, spent countless hours preparing for class presentations, and most recently watched the Memorial Union Christmas tree arrive on at Purdue!…

I have worked in research labs under faculty for five semesters at Purdue. This semester, I work in Shalamar Armstrong’s Soil Ecosystem Nutrient Dynamic (SEND) lab located on the third floor of Lilly. I grind plant samples and measure samples to be analyzed for nutrient content each week. My favorite tasks is diluting solutions to…

We are approaching the end of the fall semester with Thanksgiving around the corner. This semester has flown by as class work left an lasting impact on my academic career. Now having only one semester left leading closer to graduation day,  where I will walk across that stage thinking about all of the memories being…

The growing season of 2024 was very different, going from too much rain in early summer to almost nothing though our months of August and September. Not only did this wild weather pose challenges in our soybean fields, but also in our sweet corn acreage. Starting with our sweet corn acreage, we had struggles of…