Purdue Crops Team

Purdue University offers so many amazing clubs, but one of my favorite ones I have had the chance to be a part of is the Purdue Collegiate Crops Judging Team. I had done crops judging throughout high school, but it was nothing compared to the level of collegiate judging. The team at Purdue is offered as a class so you receive credits for it and with credits come a grade. One thing that I loved was that it did not feel like a class because I enjoyed doing it so much! I made some of my closest friends through the crops team. You spend lots of hours working and studying together, it becomes like a family. One more reason why I love the agronomy department. There are many different aspects that make up different contests and it varies with different contests we are involved with. The most important part in my opinion is identification with both plants and seeds. This is my favorite part about it because the amount of knowledge you acquire over time is absolutely amazing. Because of the identification I learned from last year, it transferred into my internship helping me identify weeds in fields that I scouted. Another section that is a part of one of our contests we do is a math section. This is where I have learned the most information yet. These skills have helped me and will continue to help me in future classes here at Purdue and in my future career. The crops team here at Purdue is one of the best opportunities there is and you gain so many amazing skills and have fun while also working hard.