As school is coming to an end so happens to my blog, this summer I will be working like crazy with 4H to FFA projects too trying to enjoy my summer! But no worries next year I will have the same blog, I will update it more, and do my best to drop in some interesting Ag facts through out the year! Have a great blessed summer!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Education
More than 11,000 FFA advisors and agriculture teachers deliver an integrated model of agricultural education providing students with innovative and leading-edge education, enabling them to grow into competent leaders.
•92% offer agriscience; 71% offer advanced agriscience and biotechnology; 59% offer agricultural mechanics; 49% offer horticulture; 43% offer animal science; and 24% offer environment-related
•In 2001, 59% of qualified agricultural education graduates pursued teaching, 35 agriculture programs closed due to lack of qualified teachers and 365 agriculture teachers teach in more than one school
•23% of teachers have five or fewer years of teaching experience
•The shortage of qualified agriculture teachers is the greatest challenge facing FFA and agricultural education.
Thease statics which a drew directs from the National FFA Websites, are recently updated. Ag teachers, ar hard to find, so think twice about you job path and see where it leads you! Step up and Stand OUT!
•92% offer agriscience; 71% offer advanced agriscience and biotechnology; 59% offer agricultural mechanics; 49% offer horticulture; 43% offer animal science; and 24% offer environment-related
•In 2001, 59% of qualified agricultural education graduates pursued teaching, 35 agriculture programs closed due to lack of qualified teachers and 365 agriculture teachers teach in more than one school
•23% of teachers have five or fewer years of teaching experience
•The shortage of qualified agriculture teachers is the greatest challenge facing FFA and agricultural education.
Thease statics which a drew directs from the National FFA Websites, are recently updated. Ag teachers, ar hard to find, so think twice about you job path and see where it leads you! Step up and Stand OUT!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
PALS
PALS mentors teach young students about the science and business of agriculture. They also serve as positive role models, helping their mentees learn to set goals, and build positive self-esteem.
Yesterday, I spent about an hour and a half with my “PAL” Austin. We started off the year shy, quiet and would barely look at me. Austin is your typical 2nd grader, loves sports, hates math and his favorite class is lunch. What I didn’t know about Austin until yesterday, is his excitement for agriculture.
Mallarie (our chapter president) brought 2 baby calves and one cow to the school where our PAL program is. As lightning struck and thundered growled, we didn’t think we would be able to take 2 classes of 35 kids each outside to see a livestock. For some this would be there first time seeing a cow and calves others, this was just another awesome learning experience to go home and tell their parents. Slowly, the frivolous weather came to a halt, and we grabbed the kids and headed outside. Austin grabbed my hand and was pulling me outside with a grin on his face. That is when I realized how excited he was.
Once everyone was outside the kids ooo’ed and awed at what they saw, felt, smelled, and experienced. As our last PALS day came to an end I couldn’t help but feel sad to see my new friend Austin, become a 3rd grader. But what I do know is that we taught them a lot, and but mouth they will teach others. That is why we need to educate the public on agriculture! No age is too young or too old to learn.
Yesterday, I spent about an hour and a half with my “PAL” Austin. We started off the year shy, quiet and would barely look at me. Austin is your typical 2nd grader, loves sports, hates math and his favorite class is lunch. What I didn’t know about Austin until yesterday, is his excitement for agriculture.
Mallarie (our chapter president) brought 2 baby calves and one cow to the school where our PAL program is. As lightning struck and thundered growled, we didn’t think we would be able to take 2 classes of 35 kids each outside to see a livestock. For some this would be there first time seeing a cow and calves others, this was just another awesome learning experience to go home and tell their parents. Slowly, the frivolous weather came to a halt, and we grabbed the kids and headed outside. Austin grabbed my hand and was pulling me outside with a grin on his face. That is when I realized how excited he was.
Once everyone was outside the kids ooo’ed and awed at what they saw, felt, smelled, and experienced. As our last PALS day came to an end I couldn’t help but feel sad to see my new friend Austin, become a 3rd grader. But what I do know is that we taught them a lot, and but mouth they will teach others. That is why we need to educate the public on agriculture! No age is too young or too old to learn.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Encouter with the storms!
Last night in my neck of the woods, farmers, where scurrying around doing there best to finish up plowing and planting. As the clouds over head started to tumble as my brother and I watched, I saw 3 tractors speed by down the road heading back home to take cover. While taking pictures I sort of felt like a storm chaser not gunna lie, but when I saw the deer along the fence row start to run I knew I better head inside. About the time we started to walk back a huge gust of wind blew me over! My brother and I hi-tailed it inside our house and watched the storm move faster. With the windows all open in the house I smelt the rain start pounding our house.
This morning as I walked outside to do chores I notice 3 tractors sitting at the edge of the field. Dear everyone, please take cover when it storms! Tornadoes cause an average of 70 fatalities and 1,500 injuries in the U.S. each year. Lightning occurs in all thunderstorms; each year lightning strikes the United States 25 million times. Is the #1 cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms...more than 140 fatalities each year. Causes more than $1 billion in damage to property and crops each year.
This morning as I walked outside to do chores I notice 3 tractors sitting at the edge of the field. Dear everyone, please take cover when it storms! Tornadoes cause an average of 70 fatalities and 1,500 injuries in the U.S. each year. Lightning occurs in all thunderstorms; each year lightning strikes the United States 25 million times. Is the #1 cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms...more than 140 fatalities each year. Causes more than $1 billion in damage to property and crops each year.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Wild Horses
They where the first to discovery land out west, hitting the ground running with and appetite for adventure. Many say that the first pioneers where humans and technically Adam and Eve where, but before them was animals that God created two by two. They where the first pioneers, many wild horses today are not protected. They are very important part of agriculture.
Let's protect the unprotected!
Free-Roaming Number of State Wild Horse Population Wild Horse Adoptions Arizona 275 217 California 3,492 623 Colorado 943 309 Idaho 669 156 Montana 189 114 Nevada 24,321 39 New Mexico 70 483 Oregon 2,635 329 Utah 3,420 257 Wyoming 7,615 438
This was a statistic taken in 2000, think about the numbers now in 2011.http://wildhorsepreservation.com/
Let's protect the unprotected!
Monday, May 16, 2011
another experience
I haven't worked with cattle long and I have only shown in two shows. So far I love it! The very first time I worked with leading around my heifer, things didn't go well. I was drug across the ground and then lost her. As she was going in circles trying to get free, I had fallen and she almost stepped on my head since she was jumping around. Then I had to hold onto my steer while my cow guy chased after the heifer. He was spooked and I was stressed and then he jumped over a pile of hay and took me into the straw too. Luckily I didn't let him go. I definitely learned from that and I know to never let a calf step on your foot as your walking it because all it does it cause chaos! To this day I still have a scar from the burn that I got from the halter. When I look at it, it reminds me to always be prepared and to show them who is the boss! ha ha 
I am sure that I will encounter many more things as I continue to work with cattle!
I am sure that I will encounter many more things as I continue to work with cattle!Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Their Experiences...
- My daughter was walking two herself (heifer and steer) on Sunday as dad was too tired to walk the difficult one and we were just about in the home stretch when the heifer got spooked by something and daugher got pushed to the ground by the steer and then ankle stepped on. She can walk on it but was very sore in softball today. Think she will be okay but you can definately see a hoof print in her ankle. Mayo clinic is a awesome place.
- I can remember like it was yesterday, when i was 9 years old, my dad stuck me running a grain cart for the first time. Being so young it took all my might to press in the clutch. The first day went relatively smooth, unloading on the truck sure was a hassle, but i got the job done. The second day on the other hand, i wasnt so lucky, with a full load on the cart i went in to unload on the truck, all that weight and my lack of strength on the clutch, i plowed straight into the side of the semi trailer, putting a huge hole in the side and spilling about 200 bushels of wheat already loaded on the truck. My luck returned though in the form of my mom being on the combine with my dad. Needless to say his angry wrath was weakened a bit when my mom reminded him that he was the one that stuck me on the tractor at 9 years old.
- I had a not so fun experience last May while on a ladder on the feed bin at the hog house. Something I had done a few thousand times, but when I was almost to the top, grabbed the next rung, and there was a yellow jackets next on the back. I fell about 15 feet. I was lucky as the only thing I did was rupture all the ligaments and tendons in and around the ankle, but it could have been worse. I am still getting to go to therapy, but when its all done, it will be right at a year I have been in a brace or worse. Not the best experience, but I am blessed it wasn't worse.
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