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Gearing Up For County Fairs
Summer has always been my favorite season, especially fair weeks. I exhibited animals and projects at Stoughton Fair and the Jefferson County Fair, which were always the first two weeks of July. It was a crazy busy time for my family, but so fun and rewarding. All of my favorite memories are from fair weeks and it’s where I met some of my best friends from all over the county. Preparing projects for the fair takes a lot of hard work, time, and money; especially for animal projects. Depending on the species, you begin training your animal anywhere from 3 months to 10 months before the fair. You have to…
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Milk vs. Milk Alternatives
You’re at the grocery store for your weekly shopping trip and you get to the milk section. There’s a couple different kinds of milk, and even more kinds of milk alternatives. How do you choose between all of the options? Milk is loaded with 13 essential nutrients: protein, calcium, vitamin A, phosphorus, vitamin D, idoine, potassium, zinc, selenium, B2, B3, B5, and B12. Just eight ounces of milk include 16% of your daily protein, 25% of your daily calcium, 15% of your vitamin D, 50% of vitamin B12- the list goes on. Milk alternatives, such as almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, flax milk, etc. have little nutritional value. A…
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Where it’s Going
In my previous blog post, I introduced myself and shared my background in agriculture. I wanted to note that while my time in 4-H and FFA is done, and I no longer raise and show animals at the fair, the passion never goes away. I’m currently a second-semester sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, majoring in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations, a minor in Marketing, and a certificate in Event Planning and Promotion. While none of this is ag-based, that’s my ultimate goal after graduation; to obtain a job in the ag industry. My favorite thing to do is educate others on agriculture, and I’m hoping to find…