Pursue your dream of a career in animal agriculture with the Feed Greatness Scholarship

Sep 13, 2023

Attention, young animal enthusiasts! Purina Animal Nutrition and the Land O’Lakes Foundation have something special for you: the Feed Greatness Scholarship. Designed just for passionate folks like you, it’s here to make your agricultural journey smoother.

Let's get into the fun details. If you're an undergrad and you've been around the block caring for livestock – whether they're tiny or massive, or maybe horses or poultry – you're in the running. There are four scholarships, and each is worth a cool $5,000!

Of course, they want the best of the best. That means you've got to show them the role animal agriculture plays in your life. Got good grades? Active in your community? Got leadership qualities? Perfect! They'll also want a sneak peek into your future plans.

Set a reminder for August 28 because that's when applications kick off, and you have till October 12 to get yours in. If luck's on your side, you'll get the funds for your Spring 2024 semester. And don't fret about your school type – whether it’s a two-year, four-year, or a vocational school, as long as it's recognized, you're eligible.

All the info and application details for the Feed Greatness Scholarship are right here: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/purina.

Source : wisconsinagconnection

Video: Learning to Wrench From Dad the Hard Way

Harvest is a week out and the farm picked this week to fall apart. The truck needs a battery, the barn curtain's got a problem, and the corn and beans are telling us we're out of time to get it all fixed.

So it's a full day of wrenching. Tork supervises while I get the truck back running, then we're out at the hog barn where one rusted up part has the whole curtain system hung up. Ladder work, cable work, and a little dad-and-son disagreement about the right way to do it. We close it out walking the fields, shelling beans and checking corn, because whether everything's fixed or not, harvest starts when harvest starts.

Chapters: 00:00 Everything breaks the week before harvest 01:00 Tork supervises while I fix the truck 12:30 Out to the barn to find the curtain problem 14:30 One rusty part hung up the whole curtain 20:00 Running the curtain cable from the ladder 24:00 Walking the beans and corn before harvest 26:30 Wrapping up

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