Greyson Applebee is his chapter and section's secretary in just his junior year of high school, and this follows a history of not wanting to join the FFA. Greyson has twin, older brothers, and they were both in the FFA and both officers. And, his father believes that it is important to have a background in farming and agriculture. So, when it was time to start high school the only person that didn't want Greyson to join the FFA was Greyson. However, his father registered him for the introduction to agriculture class, and things took off from there. Greyson said that once his FFA Advisor had the opportunity to start exposing him to activities he got hooked.
Greyson's ascension into fish farming was just as quick. He was able to go to the National FFA Convention his 9th Grade year, and on that trip the chapter did a number of tours. One of those was a facility where fish were being raised. Greyson was fascinated, and by the spring of his 9th grade year, he and a friend, had rounded up the necessary equipment and were raising fish.
Greyson is continuing to grow his supervised agricultural experience and has identified a career area that he is interested in for the future. Sales for John Deere is the dream job that he named when I asked him. Based on the track record he already has, I suspect that he is going to accomplish this goal also!
OFI 2095: Would You Steal Cattle For Love? And, A Warning Regarding Agritourism | Rural Crime Episode
OFI 2094: The Fascinating Business Of Manure Spreading | Chadd Schmidt | 4 Bar S Inc. | Re-Cap Episode
OFI 2091: The Capstone That I Have Been Waiting For
OFI 2086: How To Travel Internationally Through Farming | Ben Rykerd | World Traveler And Farmer | Re-Cap Episode
OFI 2084: Living The Principles That I Have Been Teaching
OFI 2081: Orange You Glad You Aren’t A Rural Crime Victim | Rural Crime Episode
OFI 2080: Transitioning To An Heirloom Seed Business | Lynn & Jesse Frey | Life Root Farm
OFI 2079: The Creation Of A Plant Breeder | FFA SAE Edition | Gabe Olson-Jensen | River Falls High School FFA | Re-Cap Episode
OFI 2078: What Do England, South Africa And Leesburg Georgia Have In Common | FFA SAE Edition | Olivia Vanderwalt | Lee County High School FFA
OFI 2077: Bridging The Rural/Urban Divide With Direct Marketing
OFI 2074: Reliving A Childhood Rural Crime | Rural Crime Episode
OFI 2073: A Marketplace For Ag Service Providers | Bryan Buerkle | Farm Pro
OFI 2072: The Other Pivot In Agriculture | Why Businesses That Survive Are The Businesses That Change | Re-Cap Episode
OFI 2071: "Going Hard" In The FFA, Academics & Sports | FFA SAE Edition | Peyton Gay | Deane Bozeman FFA
OFI 2070: Building Your Farming Enterprise On Real Estate
OFI 2069: Woodworking Her Way Into A Career | FFA SAE Edition | Abigail Harrison | Seneca High School FFA
OFI 2068: California State University Chico | Chico, California | Agricultural College Episode
OFI 2067: Why Do Thieves Steal? | Rural Crime Episode
OFI 2066: Stages Of Life & Supporting Local | Kasey Neely | Neely Farm Illinois
OFI 2065: How To Run A Mobile Chicken Processing Business And More | Mike Badger | Badger's Millside Farm | Re-Cap Episode
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