Hallie Cook
The Fertilizer Institute
Hallie Cook is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Environmental Soil Science. Hallie has a deep-rooted passion for agronomy stemming from a childhood surrounded by farming, 4-H, and FFA. She’s originally from Berthoud, Colorado, where barley and corn fields dominate the landscape and rise to meet the Rocky Mountains. During high school, Hallie worked on both conventional and organic farms. This sparked interest in how these diverse systems come together around policy issues, and how the agricultural industry weighs what’s most important.
During her time at A&M, Hallie served as President of the Agronomy Society, helping to grow a three-acre corn maze every fall. This event taught the Bryan-College Station community about agriculture and hosted kids of all ages! Additionally, Hallie worked in the Soil Chemistry Lab and was active in Ags REACH, her department’s Curriculum Committee, and the Wesley Foundation.
Perhaps the most formative experience during her undergraduate career was an exchange program with agricultural students from Niigata University, Japan. She was surprised at how deeply the two groups bonded through sharing personal struggles, joys, and aspirations that often mirrored each other. Despite an ocean separating them, Hallie learned that all agriculturalists could bond if placed in the middle of a rice field!
This fall, Hallie is interning with The Fertilizer Institute. She hopes to learn about the connections between the fertilizer industry and energy, global markets, transportation, and sustainability. Hallie will also use her agronomic expertise to do 4R research, helping farmers to get the most out of their fertilizer applications.
