Well happy
spring everyone, or I think that’s what this is supposed to be. Hopefully soon
it will start feeling like spring anyways! I’m sure ready for warm weather, that’s
for sure!
I hope
everyone had a nice spring break! Over my spring break I actually worked all
week, but it was for the company I am interning with this summer, so that made
it a little more exciting. That company being Tech Services Inc. (TSI). TSI is
located in Bluffton, Indiana, which is near where I am from. Tech services is an
independent testing network, providing contract research yield trial testing. In other words, they have field plots among 25
states to do many different kinds of testing. This time of the year, the company
is busy packaging seed that will be used to plant the test plots, which is what
I helped with over spring break. I look forward to my internship this summer because
I will be traveling across the corn belt to scout field plots. I think it will
be a neat experience because for one we get to travel, and two, I will be observing
research that has the possibility of becoming major advances in the agricultural
world. Another neat thing about working for TSI, is that I am taking after my
mom, who worked with the company for nearly 20 years.
Last week I
hope that you took advantage of Purdue Ag week and Spring Fest! Ag Week is one
of my favorite weeks on campus. The week is geared towards promoting and
celebrating agriculture on Purdue’s campus. Tuesday I helped with what is
called Hammer Down Hunger. It is an event to help package 70,000 meals that we
sent to Haiti. Wednesday I got a free breakfast sandwich from The Purdue Agribusiness
club. Thursday was Burger Bash, so I got a free bacon cheese burger. They also give out Ag Week T-shirts as well! The
weekend to follow Ag Week is Spring Fest. It is a weekend to also promote and celebrate
agriculture, but it invites the community to campus to get involved. Saturday,
I helped with The Purdue Horticulture Society Plant Sale and Sunday, I ran the “plant
wall” with the Agronomy Ambassadors. Over all it was a fun filled week/weekend.
As the school year comes to an end, I wish everyone the best
of luck with final exams!!
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
email me at athurma@purdue.edu
Hail Purdue and Boiler Up!
Ashley
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