Off-Farm Income Matt Brechwald

Well, there is at least one more farm update episode to come, and I'll explain that in today's show.  I will also touch on our hot weather, irrigation, our creek, wildfires and what in the world the episode title is all about.
 

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S.  This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have with agricultural schools at trade show like the National FFA Convention.
Northwest Oklahoma State University sits in a small town and rural county, and it is poised to give you exactly the agricultural education and college experience that you are looking for.  There is something special about going to college in a small community that wraps itself around its university, and I believe that Alva, Oklahoma is one of these places.  If that were not enough, the many activities for students, including "Howdy Week" and "Bahama Breakaway" create bookends to a school year full of opportunity.  If you are looking for the place that you will fit and can complete your degree without debt, this is probably the perfect fit!

Tip Of The Week
Be careful what driveway you turn into
Rural Crime In The U.S.
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/butte-county-illegal-marijuana-farm/103-221e7bc8-a5ee-466b-9f88-25d6864780a9
https://www.delcotimes.com/2024/06/19/investigators-say-sleighton-farm-school-fire-was-arson-ask-for-publics-help/
https://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_c851392c-2e11-11ef-ba57-b79fbac7ef20.html
Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/south-staffordshire/2024/06/17/police-hunt-6000-horsebox-stolen-from-lay-by-off-a-road/
https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/was-ramming-escaped-cow-the-only-way-to-keep-public-safe?utm_campaign=Best of Farmers Weekly email 66&utm_content=R ead more&utm_term=https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/was-ramming-escaped-cow-the-only-way-to-keep-public-safe&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Farmers Weekly
Africa
https://neweralive.na/posts/stock-theft-accused-denies-guilt
https://www.citizen.co.za/northern-natal-news/news-headlines/dundee-courier/2024/06/21/dundee-saps-farmers-apprehend-stock-thief/
Chalk One Up For The Good Guys
https://www.ktiv.com/2024/06/20/pocahontas-man-arrested-multiple-charges-livestock-theft/
https://www.kezi.com/news/local/man-charged-in-alleged-theft-of-nearly-100-000-from-lane-county-livestock-association/article_d21aa7b4-2f28-11ef-b695-abef9b7b3a92.html

On today's show I am speaking with Peter Dalton.  Peter owns the company, "Hunt Country Wildlife Removal" in Loudoun County, Virginia.  This is a side business that kind of started by accident.  Peter taught himself how to trap, and along the way started trapping for friends and neighbors when they had nuisance animals.  Pretty soon he was doing a lot of trapping, and he finally started charging people for the service.
Through word of mouth the business has grown and grown.  Peter is very busy with this side business these days, and he and his wife are also developing their farmstead.  He has a lot of great advice on equipment to use, how to work in urban areas and what you can do in rural areas.  I learned about a method of trapping foxes and coyotes in the episode that I never heard about, and you will benefit from this as well!

This is our second to last farm update episode, and today is just that....a farm update.
 

Obviously, the reason that I started interviewing FFA students was their involvement in entrepreneurship.  The way that the FFA facilitates exposure and learning in entrepreneurship is second to none.  And, as the title of this episode suggests it really is an entrepreneurship incubator.
That is very apparent in our interview with today’s guest, Jenna Spangler.  Jenna is a very competitive person, and upon joining the FFA she found that this organization served her competitive spirit very well.  Through a myriad of different contests and competitions, she found exactly what she was looking for.  Then the day came that she wanted to go on a mission trip and needed to raise $150 to make this happen.  Jenna decided that she would make ice cream and sell it to people for the fundraiser and actually pre-sold what she needed to raise.