By Marie Morris
Growing up, I always knew that I wanted to do something related to animals and/or agriculture for my career. I always enjoyed and excelled in math and science, so I knew that I probably would end up more on that side of the agriculture/animal spectrum versus the agriculture business side, but I wasn’t opposed to exploring this side of the industry.
In high school and even early college, I thought that I knew what I wanted to do, but I really didn’t. Honestly, even into my first five years of my current career, I wasn’t sure if it was my true long-term career.
In hindsight, it was a blessing not knowing what I really wanted to do, and in my 10 years as a full-time dairy farmer, I have learned so much and feel like I am in a place where I fit perfectly.
I graduated from college with my bachelor’s degree in biology, with the thought that I needed to pursue higher education. I got into law school with the idea of pursuing a law degree with a focus on agricultural law. Thankfully, I sat on this acceptance for a while and decided that I didn’t really think law school was exactly what I wanted to do.
During my last two years of college, I had already started working on a local dairy farm. I was going to college and putting in 40 hours a week at the dairy. I really enjoyed what I was doing, but never really gave it the thought that it was a permanent place for me. In the back of my mind, I still had the thought that I needed to do more.
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