USDA 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program winner
When Caitlinn Lineback began her freshman year as a pharmacy student, she says she quickly learned that was not her niche. Instead, she chose a program where she could combine her love of science with her experience in agriculture and she says, “I found my home.”
Now a junior in the Department of Food Science, she also works as an undergrad research assistant where she is currently studying issues related to bacteria in retail environments.
Based on her essay about agricultural careers and challenges, Caitlinn Lineback is a winner of the USDA 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program.
As an AOF winner, Caitlinn will travel to Washington, D.C. where she will network and experience real-world opportunities in agribusiness, research, and agricultural policy. On Feb. 22-23, her week-long tour will conclude at the USDA’s largest annual meeting in Arlington, Virginia where she will hear current leaders share their vision for the future of agriculture.
Caitlinn is excited about her role in the future of agriculture and ways to feed a growing global population. “I like the fact that there are no defined answers. Every day is a new challenge and keeps me on my toes,” Caitlinn said.
Featured Stories
A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze...
If historical dietary trends continue, economic modeling shows that food loss and waste could...
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Mel Sercu knew she wanted a future working closely with animals....
The average long-term return on the stock market is about 10 percent. For AgSEED, the Purdue...
The January Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI) sought to determine whether those classified as...
Growing up traveling the world, Abigail Bothwell always wanted to see how agriculture connects...