Kendra Downing is the Summer 2026 Editorial Intern for Lessiter Media’s Ag Division. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville studying Soil & Crop Science, Environmental Horticulture, Agribusiness and Professional Writing. Originally from Cambridge, Ill., Kendra grew up on her family’s farm where she and her sister ran a pumpkin patch for 13 years. Kendra has previously interned at Cooks’ Woods Christmas Tree Farm and Illinois Farm Bureau.