OFI 891: No Distance Can Stop Your Love Of Agriculture | FFA SAE Edition | Brianna Young | Patagonia Union High School FFA

9/16/20 by Matt Brechwald

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When you live in the West and in a rural, farming community you have a lot of distance to cover between towns. And, if you are young and passionate about agriculture, this can result in you putting in a lot of road miles to take advantage of opportunities. Our guest today, Brianna Young, does exactly this. Brianna has an amazing story of lambing out sheep for a farmer, three hours north of her home near the Mexico border in Phoenix, Arizona. She also has an amazing story of a one hour, one way commute to be able to work in a veterinary clinic. Brianna has her sights set on becoming a veterinarian in the future, and this is the sacrifice she must make to get the experience she so desires as she prepares for college. All of Brianna’s hard work has paid off however. She has been awarded a gold award for sheep production in the State of Arizona. In addition to that, she has a lifelong love of agriculture that is leading her towards a very rewarding and happy life. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Sheep Production, Veterinary Science and Equine Science HIGH SCHOOL: Patagonia Union High School; Patagonia, Arizona MASCOT: Lobos FFA ADVISOR: Tonya St. John CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BRIANNA YOUNG: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Patagonia Union High School Website: Brianna’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: tstjohn@patagonia.k12.az.us Patagonia Union High School Telephone Number: (520) 394-3000 FFA LINKS: National FFA Organization Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s) Support FFA Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA: Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food. Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation. The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth. Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store: “The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue Where Off-Farm Income And Matt Brechwald Can Be Heard: Member Of The National Association Of Farm Broadcasters