2020 Spring Farm Outlook

2020 Logan County Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 19, 2020 Page 29 teacher Ralph Allen opened my eyes to what agriculture is and how I have a place in the industry. Holly Baumen inspires me to break down whatever barrier I may face as she is a woman in the agriculture industry and she is killing it. Rich Teeter inspires me to work hard and that working hard gets you far. Bill Harmon has opened my eyes to even more avenues of agriculture and reminds me that I have a place. Craig Beckmeier has influenced the way that I see the agriculture industry in the sense of community and family instead of a career. All five of these individuals inspired me. Did you grow up around Ag? Growing up in the rural community of Chestnut and Logan County as a whole, agriculture was surrounding me, however I did not grow up on a farm. Honestly, still to this day I have never been in a combine, however, through one of my classes at LLCC I was able to learn how to drive a combine through our combine simulator. I knew about agriculture growing up but I was not familiar with all of the different avenues. All I ever knew were the basics: animals, corn and soybeans. I grew up around agriculture, but I was never really submerged into it until high school. If you don’t mind, could you tell a bit about yourself? Like where you are currently in school? I am currently a sophomore at Lincoln Land Community College and will be graduating in May with my Associates in Art with an Emphasis in Agriculture. I will be transferring to Iowa State University to pursue a degree in Agriculture and Society. After graduating from Iowa State, I plan on going to Law School Continue 4