What is SASES and why you should go

SASES(Students of Agronomy Soils and Environmental Science) is an undergraduate conference with competitions, informative speakers, and many opportunities to network with professionals in ag. It is held at the same time as the ASA(Agronomy Society of America), SSSA(Soil Science Society of America), and CSSA(Crop Science Society of America) national meeting. There is a national meeting every fall and there is a regional meeting in the spring for undergraduate students. There are crops judging, soils judging, many different types of posters, and speech competitions. SASES conferences are an amazing way to network, make friends from all over the world, and showcase your skills. You also get to go on tours of different Agricultural industries when you are at meetings. This fall, 12 of us from the Purdue Agronomy Club got to go to the SASES meeting in Baltimore. We had a blast getting to spend time with our friends and fellow club members as well as taking advantage of all the other opportunities listed above. I highly encourage both joining Agronomy Club and going to SASES meetings. I have made some of the best friends I have through these opportunities.