Undergraduate Stories

AFRE undergrads lead the 97th Michigan FFA Convention

Published on March 31, 2025
Gretchen Gautz and Sara Dammann are agribusiness management students who also spent the last year serving as Michigan FFA State Officers.
AFRE Senior, Allie Blanchard, Finds Passion for Crop Insurance Through Internship

Published on July 9, 2024
Allie Blanchard is completing her second internship as a crop insurance intern with GreenStone Farm Credit Services.
ABM Senior Mackenzie Strong is Spending Her Summer as a Row Crop Production Intern with Bayer

Published on July 9, 2024
Mackenzie Strong is working with Bayer Crop Sciences for the summer in Fargo, North Dakota as a row crop production intern.
Kroger Internships Past and Present build FIM Leaders

Published on July 5, 2023
AFRE Alumna, Kristen Walker, and AFRE Senior, Ryann McDowell, discuss their experiences interning and working with The Kroger Co.
ABM Senior Andrew Smith Speaks at College Commencement

Published on June 2, 2023
The 2023 CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award winner was Andrew Smith.
Madison Marsh Makes “The Cut”

Published on April 27, 2023
Madison Marsh, a senior majoring in Environmental Economics and Management (EEM) turned her passion for cooking into her very own cookbook, The Cut, that has sold more than 400 copies in its first year.
Rose McAloon Takes her EEM Reins to Glacier National Park

Published on April 27, 2023
Rose McAloon, the 2023 Outstanding Senior majoring in Environmental Economics and Management (EEM) is using her passion as a National Park guide to educate others about nature and its value.
Julian Rafael: From Migrant Farmworker to Food Industry Management Major

Published on April 5, 2023
Julian Rafael, a sophomore majoring in the Food Industry Management (FIM) started his journey far from East Lansing. Today, his goal is to make a better life for migrant farmworker families by using his degree to build a food distribution business.
ABM Freshman Jenna Stanton traverses Michigan for FFA

Published on February 1, 2023
Jenna Stanton, an ABM Freshman, is currently serving as the 2022 - 2023 Michigan State FFA Vice President. Stanton provides personal development and leadership training to nearly 5,000 high school students across Michigan.
Q&A with ABM Major Maddie Cary

Published on September 16, 2021
After an eye-opening summer internship and an exciting opportunity with the Michigan Agriculture Council, sophomore Maddie Cary is discovering new passions in the field of agribusiness management.