Off-Farm Income Matt Brechwald

Peyton Gay is the sentinel for the Deane Bozeman FFA Chapter, and he is a remarkable young man.  A natural athlete, gifted student and very hard worker Peyton has managed to put together an FFA and high school experience that will be rivaled by few.
Peyton has grown up on his grandparent's farm in Northern Florida that they purchased because of their love for animals of all types.  Never having a profit motive, Peyton's grandmother has cared for and rescued multiple different species of wildlife and livestock on the farm since it first began.  This is how Peyton grew up as well, and it led to his supervised agricultural experience raising, incubating and giving away Sebastopol Geese, which are listed as a threatened species.
This influence has resulted in Peyton pursuing a career as a veterinarian.  He is also pursuing his dream of playing football for Texas A&M in College Station.  He has been awarded a "walk on scholarship" which means that all of his football activities will be paid for but not his academics.  However, Peyton believes that through his academics and pursuits in the FFA that he will be able to have a full-ride academic scholarship!  It is an amazing story and one that I am really looking forward to seeing develop from an academic as well as an athletic perspective.

On today's show I "accidentally" talked for thirty minutes about how we used real estate to create our current situation.  Basically, as I was starting the farm update show, something caused me to veer onto this tangent, and a half hour later I had given a blue print on how to purchase a farm in your late thirties by investing in real estate starting in your twenties.
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Abigail Harrison loves to inspire others, and that is what has driven her to start her own business - Abigail Grace Woodworking.  In a business like this you might think it is the craft, the profit or the marketing that would be the driver.  However, in Abby's case she loves going to different SAE sales, setting up a booth and speaking with other FFA students who see what she has done and want to know how to do it themselves.
Abby has the rare ability to really listen to what is right for her.  During her 9th Grade year she had a journalism SAE, and she was creating a website.  However, something didn't feel right about that.  She really thought about what she wanted to do, and it occurred to her that she wanted to work with her hands and have a tangible creation to hold when she was done.  That is how she got started creating products, and that is what has opened the doors for her in her SAE.

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.
Chico State University is the agricultural college that I almost went to.  I have told the story on the show before, but in today's interview I finally get to verify!  As it turns out, CSU Chico would have been a fantastic place to study agriculture.  It is in a great part of California, has a great climate and has an outstanding school farm with the opportunity to learn multiple different aspects of livestock, permanent crop and row crop agriculture.  And, it is a very affordable university, especially by California standards.
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Tip Of The Week
Understanding what motivates thieves can help us stop rural crime
Rural Crime In The U.S.
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/hay-donated-to-beaverhead-co-abused-animals-stolen-from-fairgrounds
https://wbontv.com/madison-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-tractor-theft/
https://dentonrc.com/news/crime/blotter/denton-man-reports-trainer-refuses-to-return-his-65k-horses/article_2899398a-6ba3-56be-b31c-4b46b75af5fe.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/thieves-steal-hive-containing-thousands-of-bees-from-home-in-the-oakland-hills/ar-AA1nWLWy
https://www.wlox.com/2024/04/30/pearl-river-county-family-left-with-questions-why-cattle-bulls-were-stolen-their-ranch/
Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above
https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/crime/police-appeal-after-12-cows-and-bulls-stolen-from-farm-near-derbyshire-town-4612562
https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/derbyshire-dog-attack-leaves-farmer-with-2k-in-damages/
Africa
https://www.foodformzansi.co.za/rural-crisis-as-livestock-theft-bleeds-farmers-dry/
https://gazettengr.com/23-killed-44-injured-in-violent-clashes-over-cattle-theft/
Chalk One Up For The Good Guys
http://www.fillmoregazette.com/front-page/farm-watch-collaboration-results-one-arrest-repeat-offender#google_vignette
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/news/man-arrested-21-tons-pistachios-164247894.html
 
 

Kasey Neely and her husband, Kyle, live in Eastern Illinois on their 32 acre farm.  There they raise and sell grass fed beef, pastured poultry, eggs and they are considering raising and selling pastured pork.  Kasey is a strong advocate for buying local and supporting your local farmer.  On today's episode we will discuss their journey to becoming farm owners, how not growing up on a farm influences the manner in which you design your farming model and pacing yourself no matter how excited you get about what you could possibly do on your land.