Tuesday, June 7, 2011
June 7, 2011
I typed all of my journals into my online blog today. After I wrote them in Florida I just continued to write them and finally reset my password so that I could get back on the type them.
June 6, 2011
I caught up on alot of my journals today since the last few weeks have been crazy hectic with FFA and XTU.
June 5, 2011
I discussed with my mom and dad to make sure that they wre able to bring one of my calves and make ice cream for my presentation. They said yes! I'm getting excited it overwith.
June 3, 2011
Today I constructed a "key" to put in my packet involving a picture of a dairy cow and basic dairy cattle terminology. This will be easy for me to construct and make it easier for my audience to follow my presentation.
June 1, 2011
I went to Gill's presentation today to figure out what my presentation should look like. She did a really good job and was relieved to get it done and overwith. It made me pretty excited to get mine overwith so I don't have to do anymore journals!
June 1, 2011
I went to Gill's presentation today to figure out what my presentation should look like. She did a really good job and was relieved to get it done and overwith. It made me pretty excited to get mine overwith so I don't have to do anymore journals!
May 30, 2011
Happy Memorial Day!
I did not work on my project because I represented the Burlington County Farm Fair Queen in a parade because she was a no show and I'm a has been queen.
I did not work on my project because I represented the Burlington County Farm Fair Queen in a parade because she was a no show and I'm a has been queen.
May 29, 2011
Today I realized I can't work on my project because I once again forgot to send it to myself and it is saved on the school computer. I'm an idiot! (Joe Goodenough agrees!)
May 28, 2011
Today I spent recovering from my long week at the State FFA Convention and our chapter banquet. I am super excited to go to Cowtown Rodeo tonight with Joe Goodenough and Sarah Hamner!
May 26, 2011
At the State FFA Convention!
Recieved State Star Farmer, State Star Chapter Farmer and dairy proficiency honors as well as recieved my Garden State FFA degree!
Recieved State Star Farmer, State Star Chapter Farmer and dairy proficiency honors as well as recieved my Garden State FFA degree!
May 25, 2011
At the State FFA Convention!
Recieved my medals for winning first place individual in Dairy Handlers and Agriculture Sales
Recieved my medals for winning first place individual in Dairy Handlers and Agriculture Sales
May 22, 2011
I was getting ready for State FFA Convention and am extremely busy this week so I did not work on my project.
May 22, 2011
I forgot that I saved my powerpoint on the computers at school and forgot to email it to myself to work on at home so I outlined on paper the research I want to put on each slide.
May 20, 2011
I found out today that my presentation is June 9th and I have permission to bring one of my calves so I am getting really excited about presenting! and not having to do journals!!!
May 19, 2011
Today I caught up on a few of my journals from the last couple days cause I've been extremely busy and haven't had time to write them.
May 18, 2011
This is going to be an extremely long two weeks because we are getting ready for the State FFA Convention and our chapter FFA banquet so I don't think I'll be doing much work on my project. Good thing I started my powerpoint early!
May 17, 2011
We spent all day preparing for our state convention workshop tonight to prepare FFA members for their events at state convention so I did not have time to work on my presentation.
May 14, 2011
Today I designed a cover for my packet and came up with a creative titled for my project.
May 13, 2011
Today I met with Mr. Resing and my assistant mentor Allye McLaughlin to show them what I have done for my powerpoint thus far. Both of them liked it and said I was off to a good start.
May 9, 2011
Today I constructed an outline of how I awnt to set up my presentation while I was at my brothers baseball game. I outlined it to be about 25 slides.
May 8, 2011
Mr. Reising wants me to start working on my powerpoint so he can see it next week so today I fooled around with backgrounds and designs to make my presentation look professional
May 6, 2011
Today was supposed to be our chapter FFA banquet but we had to move it because we weren't going to be ready in time. I once again went through another article and highlighted information to put in my project.
May 5, 2011
I'm starting to think about my presenation more and more now. Mr. Reising says I have a ton of research but compared to some other people in my WISE class I feel like I have nothing and I'm starting to panic that my presentation won't go the way I planned.
May 4, 2011
May the fourth be with you! It's starwars day! I spent some more time today going through my research and trying to determine which information I want to go in my presentation. The problem is I have so much of it I don't know what to do with it all.
May 3, 2011
Now that I am completly done with the college decision process and I'm trying to get over losing my calf and everything I'm trying to get caught up on my WISE project. Today I decided to catch up on all the journals I've missed over the last week since I was stuggling.
May 2, 2011
My final decision for college was due today and guess where I choose.....VIRGINIA TECH! yay! I completely fell in love with the school when I went back in April and I decided right then and there that is where I wanted to go. The only problem was convincing my mom and dad that was the right choice and I did so yay! I'm going to be a Hokie!!!
April 29, 2011
I've decided I'm going to take the weekend to finish mourning Sidney and then I need to get back to work on my project. It's just so hard, I never thought I'd be so attached to an animal, let alone a cow but she was my absolute favorite and spoiled rotten and I don't like doing anything with cows when she's not there.
April 28, 2011
Spent the entire entire outside washing my cows. It's getting to be show season soon and I just needed a day to not think about missing Sidney.
April 27, 2011
I'm really lacking motivation to do anything regarding my project today. I don't want to think about cows.
April 26, 2011
I talked with some other WISE students today about our presentations. Everyone is beginning to stress about what's going to happen with the presentation process and how to go about doing it and everything. I am used to standing infront of people and presenting so I'm not extremely worried especially since my presentation is on dairy cows, I could talk about them all day!
April 25, 2011
I had a long talk with my mom today about everything that happened to Sidney. I just had a mental breakdown because I thought it was my fault she died. I wasn't home when she started getting sick so I couldn't see the signs and everything went down hill from there. I hate feeling this way. I miss my princess!
April 24, 2011
Still haven't done any project work, I just don't want to think about dairy cows right now.
April 23, 2011
I really don't want to do anything with cows for a little while my dad already moved Snooki and Taylor into Sidney's old pen. It's just too difficult to think about dairy cows right now!
April 22, 2011
Caught up on my journals today because I've been alittle behind with everything that happend to Sidney, rest in peace.
April 17, 2011
I got the worst news I could possibly get today. My vet came over to review Sidney's latest bloodwork with me and I broke down right infront of him. Sidney has lukemia which is extremely rare in cattle and there is nothing I can do to save her. He said that the University of Pennsylvania wante dus to take her to UPenn so they could put her down and do tests. I was extremely torn with my decision because she's my absolute favorite and I wanted to save her so badly but there was nothing I could do.
April 16, 2011
Today I went to Delaware Valley College today with the dairy judging team since I helped coach them. When I got home I was outside with Sidney all day because she's still not doing very well. She's back to not eating again and has abnormal feces.
April 14, 2011
Today was the Spring CDE's contest at Rutgers and my Ag Sales team won 1st place!! I was the top individual in Ag Sales and the Ag Mech boys won as well! This guarentees me a trip to nationals in the fall, yay!
April 13, 2011
My sales product for Ag Sales is "sexed semen" for dairy cattle. The objective of Ag Sales is to test your sales knowledge and compete against other FFA members from New Jersey. This si my last chance to make it to nationals in October so I'm trying really hard to win.
April 12, 2011
Spring CDE's are two days away and I've been so focused on preparing for my Ag Sales CDE and coaching the Dairy Judging team that I have not had time to work on my project.
April 10, 2011
I'm a little worried with howmuch time I'm going to have to work on my project over the next six weeks because Sidney needs about 2 shots per day everyday for the next six week and lots of observation and attention. She is definatley my first priority over my project so the project will just have to wait.
April 9, 2011
I've gottena lot of research about dairy nutrition over the past couple months so I'm planning to go through it and highlight any information that I think will be useful for my project.
April 1, 2011
I'm leaving tomorrow for the National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C. and Sidney's still at UPenn! The vets there say that she'll be ready to come home sometime this week so I'm hoping my dad agrees to medicate her while I'm away otherwise my trip will have to be cut short and I will need to come home and do it myself.
March 31, 2011
The vet called me again today and said they were going to take another sample of bone marrow from a different part of Sid's body. She is responding to the steroids a little but very slowly. They are concerned because there was not enough white blood cells in her marrow to test anything. I really hope she's okay because she's my favorite!
March 30, 2011
I researched more about dairy nutrition today. It came off the Penn State website from the department of dairy and animals science. It tells you what to feed the animals as far as protein and such but I haven't really gotten a chance to review it yet.
March 29, 2011
I spent today researching diseases that Sidney may have and still no luck! I'm extremely nervous baout what the outcome is going to be because they have no idea what is wrong with her. :(
March 28, 2011
Today I decided to research the background of all the dairy breeds. I figured it might be good to have some background information about all the breeds in my powerpoint with a picture of each because not everyone knows them like I do. I was also thinking about having a diagram of a cow iwth all the parts labeled and put them in the packet that needs to be passed out so everything can follow along and know what part of the cow I'm talking about.
March 27, 2011
I did not do anything on my project today. I spent the entire day at the University of Pennsylvania large animal hospital with Sidney. She started to have blood discharging from her nose which is not good at all and her fever keeps fluxuating. While I was there I thought that I may like to focus my project on the veterinary aspect of the dairy industry but then realized it is too late in the game to change anything.
March 26, 2011
Sidney's still not good today but she is starting to eat which is good nows. I was reading some more of my "Last Lecture" book. I'm really enjoying the book because it's all about life lessons and living life to the fullest. It really makes you think about things and helped me learn not to take things for granted because you never know when they'll be gone.
March 25, 2011
Since we didn't have school today my plans were to catch up on my WISE project but when I woke up and feed the cows in the morning it seemed like Sidney had other plans. I had to have the vet come out for her again because she's not not eating and it's obvious the poor thing does not feel well. The vet said she had the highest fever she's ever seen and that I need to do something about that immediately. So instead of spending my day working on my project like I intending I spent the day playing vet.
March 24, 2011
I emailed Bill Taylor, the man from Cedar Lane Farm, who I thought was the mystery man from the dinner. Although he was not that man but agreed to help me in anyway he could. So I emailed him to see what his reponses are.
March 23, 2011
Once again I spent most of my day caring for Princess Sidney. I did however revise my questionare of nutrition questiosn to email some of the local dairy farmers.
March 22, 2011
When I got home from school today I was told that my favorite cow, Sidney, had not eaten while I was gone. I noticed when I checked her out that all four of her legs were extremely swollen and so I spent my entire afternoon caring for my little princess.
March 21, 2011
I spent the entire day at the Phillies game today and didn't think much about my project but I passed the same super skinny cows that I passed on the way here again on my way back to the airport.
March 20, 2011
I'm sooooo tired! I've been waiting in line for tickets to the Phillies vs Yankees game since 5 am. I actually met a lady in line this morning though that lives on a dairy farm in Western Pennsylvania and we chatted for a little while about my cows and her cows, then our conversation switched to the reason we were both there..the Phillies!
March 19, 2011
I found last night I was accepted into Virginia Tech so I was extremely excited about that! And on our way back from the baseball game we stopped at Dairy Queen where there were lots of cows painted on the walls. I'm so happy about VT! :)
March 18, 2011
I did think about my WISE project today, surpisingly. I was driving down the highway from Orlando to Clearwater and passed a dairy farm with extremely skinny cattle. It made me wonder what the heck they were being feed because they were clearly malnurished and unhealthy looking.
March 17, 2011
I am currently on an airplane on my way to Florida for the weekend. I'm going to Disney World for the day and will most likely not think about my project the entire duration of my trip. I'm so excited to see Woody! and Buzz! and Jesse! and all the Toystory characters!!!!
March 16, 2011
Getting ready to leave for Disney!!! I'm so excited, going to bed super early tonight because I have to leave for the airport at 3 am! YAYYYYY! :)
March 15,2011
I did not work on my project today because I was packing for my trip to Walt Disney World and the Phillies Spring Training.
March 14, 2011
I did more research today since I have been extremely busy and have not gotten much work done on my project lately. I worked for about an hour gathering articles and information about dairy nutrition.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
March 13, 2011
I returned from my leadership conference today and was completely exhausted. I did not do anything productive on my project because I spent most of the evening sleeping. Although, I found out tonight that I was accepted to the University of Wisconsin for Dairy Science! :)
March 12, 2011
I attended a leadership conference in Cape May County this weekend so I did not have time to really think about my project. I was the co-chair of the conference so I was constantly busy making sure the event ran as planned.
March 11, 2011
Mr. Reising and I had our weekly mentor meeting today. We reviewed the equations and I showed him the questionnaire I constructed to send to various dairy farmers. He suggested adding a question but otherwise thought it was great. During our meeting when reviewing one of the packets of information I found we came across a section that talked about how nutrition affects reproduction. Originally I wanted to just focus on how dairy cattle nutrition reflects their performance in the show ring but I've decided I want to expand it to how it reflects their productiveness in the herd.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March 10, 2011
I revisted the equations Mr. Reising and I set up today to try to convert a 14% protein feed to an 18% protein feed. I used the recipe I had gotten from the University of Mississippi website which gave you the amount in pounds for how much ground shelled corn, 44% soybean meal, crimped oats, limestone, trace mineral salt, dicalcium phosphate, and vitamins A, D, E supplement is needed. I successfully calculated a recipe for an 18% protein feed. Now I just need to figure out if the percentage of protein is crucial to the growth of the dairy cattle then dad can mix it and I can begin feeding it to my own cattle.
March 9, 2011
Since interviewing people is part of what we are supposed to do with WISE I decided to construct some questions today. I need to visit one of the local dairy farmers this weekend and he is very supportive of what I'm doing with my project so I'm sure he'd be willing to answer some questions. I also want to email them to Bill Taylor, the man who works for Cedar Lane Farm, and get his point of view on the topic. I constructed the following questions:
1. How many cows do you milk?
2. What percentage of protein is in your feed?
3. Do you believe that the higher the percentage of protein, the better the growth rate will be?
4. What ingrediants do you add to your feed and how much of each ingredient?
5. Do you believe feeding cows higher percentages of protein pays off in their milk production?
6. What is your herd average for milk produced?
7. Do you show your cattle?
8. If yes, do you alter the cattle's diet to get them to grow or fill out for the shows?
1. How many cows do you milk?
2. What percentage of protein is in your feed?
3. Do you believe that the higher the percentage of protein, the better the growth rate will be?
4. What ingrediants do you add to your feed and how much of each ingredient?
5. Do you believe feeding cows higher percentages of protein pays off in their milk production?
6. What is your herd average for milk produced?
7. Do you show your cattle?
8. If yes, do you alter the cattle's diet to get them to grow or fill out for the shows?
March 8, 2011
In class today Ms. Welker gave us the book "The Last Lecture" and assigned us to read the first three chapters. It was pretty difficult reading about a man who knows he's going to die from cancer when I attended a memorial service for Mr. H who died of cancer, just last night. Randy Paush has alot of great ideas though, he really makes you think about whether you've lived your life to fullest or not. I especially love his saying "we can't control the hand we're dealt, just how we play them" because it's so true. Life isn't about what what you're given, it's how you live with what you have.
March 7, 2011
Today was Mr. Hilgendorff's memorial service so it was a very difficult day and my WISE project was not worked on. Tomorrow I will be getting back into the swing of things and focusing again.
March 6, 2011
Today I went through all of the papers I printed out and reviewed the highlighted information. I took notes on what I believed was important and I am beginning to understand the charts. I'm still struggling with everything that happened this week with Mr. H and wasn't able to focus very much on my WISE project.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
March 5, 2011
Today I reviewed some of the information I previously collected to see which information was actually useful. Some of the articles mention that the amount of protein does not determine the growth rate of your cattle which agrees with Dr. Hoffman from University of Wisconsin. So the question still stands, who is right...Dr. Pettit or Dr. Hoffman? I'm really glad that this is the focus of my WISE project because hopefully through this I will be able to figure out if it is necessary to buy the expensive high protein feed or if my dad is just wasting money on it.
March 4, 2011
Again I was in the shop majority of the day making memorials for Mr. H and did not attend WISE class or work on my project. Although while in the shop Gill and I discussed details about our projects with each other.
March 3, 2011
I did not attend WISE class or work on my project today. I spent the entire day in the Ag. Shop with the FFA kids mourning the loss of one of our advisors.
March 2, 2011
I did not work on my WISE project today because I recieved news that one of my FFA advisors was not in good shape.
March 1, 2011
I am still trying to figure out the equations for this feed recipe I found a few weeks ago. Mr. Reising and I spent a large amount of time focusing on it at my last mentor meeting but it's extremely confusing. Mr. Hlubik is under alot of stress right now and is very busy so I don't want to bug him about getting his brothers number. Throughout the week I will continue to work on figuring out the equation and how to convert a 14% protein feed recipe to a 18% protein feed recipe. My goal is to have this figured out Friday for my next mentor meeting with Mr. Reising.
Feburary 28, 2011
Melissa and I have multiple classes together throughout the day and in the hallway today we discussed our WISE projects. Because we often discuss our projects in class I knew what Mel was planning on doing but during our chat today she filled me in on some of her ideas. She's off to a really good start and I'm excited to see how her project progresses and the final result. Her's is definately one of the presentations I plan on attending!
February 27, 2011
As I was flicking through the TV channels today I found the movie Julie & Julia, the same one we were watching in class. I began watching it despite hating the main character's voice and realized why our teachers decided to show it to us. The movie depicted the concept of keeping a journal very accurately and made me see the importance of documenting my work. I was very busy on the farm throughout the day so I did not get a chance to do any more research on my project today.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
February 26, 2011
I was very excited when I checked my email this afternoon to have recieved a response from Bill Taylor, the man I emailed from Cedar Lane Farm. I thought and was hoping that he was the man I sat next to at the Ag. Dinner earlier this month, however he was not. He works for a farm in Hunderton County that I am very familiar with and said he is a judge and has judged across the East Coast but had never judged at the World Dairy Expo. Although he is not the man I was looking for I still think he would be a very good contact to have and he said he would be willing to help me whenever I needed.
February 25, 2011
Today was our FFA chapter's annual petting zoo to celebrate FFA Week. I spent my entire day there and by the time I came home I was exhausted so I did not work on my WISE project.
February 24, 2011
Mr. Reising and I had our second mentor meeting today. I printed the email I recieved back in December from Dr. Pat Hoffman, a professor at the University of Wisconsin. In the email Dr. Hoffman state that protein is often wasted and urinated out. Mr. Reising suggested that I talk to my dad and see if he recommends keeping an eye on my animals urine. We spent most of the period working on a equation to figure out how many pounds of soybean meal is needed for an 18% protein diet. I am going to keep working on the equation and try to figure out the proper amount before next week. My dad wants to grind feed for my heifers because buying it is too expensive so this will be beneficial to myself as well as other dairy farmers.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
February 23, 2011
Yesterday I was talking to one of my friends who shows dairy cattle in Hunderton County so I thought I would ask her about the mystery man from the Ag. Dinner. She was not certain but she said there is a man named Bill Taylor, the herdsman for Cedar Lane Farm, that she knows is a judge but she's not sure if he's ever judged at the World Dairy Expo. I was able to find the Mr. Taylor's email address that she's talking about and emailed him to find out if he is the man I met at the Ag. Dinner. I am also hoping to develop a series of questions to ask various dairy farmers about what ingrediants they use for their feeds and if they are happy with the results because I need to visit one of the local dairy farmers on Saturday to breed a few heifers. Since the petting zoo for FFA is Friday I'm not sure I'll be able to get interview questions ready within a day so if not I will talk to Clint about what I want to do and try to set up another day to meet with him. Clint is a very good family friend of us so I'm sure he'll be willing to help me out and work with me.
February 22, 2011
We spent our class period in the computer lab again doing more research. I found an article published my the Virginia Cooperative Extension through Virginia Tech. The headline of the article read "Feeding Protein to Meet Dairy Cow Nutrient Requirements Can Result in Cheaper, Environmentally Friendly Rations" so I figured it would be a good article to take a look at. Mr. Reising suggested that in my project I incorporate the aspect of whether or not feeding the dairy animals this high protein feed is worth it and whether their production pays off. Just like the previous articles I've found however this one also has very confusing charts. I'm thinking it may be a good time to contact Mr. Hlubik's brother and see if I may be able to meet with him one day and he can help me read them. Maybe he'll even be able to help me develop a feed ration for my own heifers!
February 21,2011
Today I didn't do much with my project as I am still not feeling very well. Since I already have some research printed out I went through and highlighted important information that I thought would be relevant to my project. I am still not sure though whether I want to focus my project completely on dairy cows or whether I want to open it to heifers and calves as well, just general dairy nutrition.
Monday, February 21, 2011
February 20,2011
Although I swore I was not going to make my journal a blog, I decided it might be easier this way. Today I transfered all my blog entries from pen and paper to computer today.
I also did some more research today and found an article similar to the University of Wisconsin one on the University of Mississippi website. The Mississippi article does not have confusing charts but gives you exact amounts in pounds of what ingrediants to put into a 14% protein feed.
This afternoon the vet came to examine one of my sick cows and I asked him what percentage of protein he recommended. Going against the heifer specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Pettit swears that heifers need an 18-20% protein diet in order to assure maximum growth. Both men are very well educated in their field so I am curious to do more research so I can determine who is right.
I also did some more research today and found an article similar to the University of Wisconsin one on the University of Mississippi website. The Mississippi article does not have confusing charts but gives you exact amounts in pounds of what ingrediants to put into a 14% protein feed.
This afternoon the vet came to examine one of my sick cows and I asked him what percentage of protein he recommended. Going against the heifer specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Pettit swears that heifers need an 18-20% protein diet in order to assure maximum growth. Both men are very well educated in their field so I am curious to do more research so I can determine who is right.
February 19, 2011
One of our farm employees helped me clean out calf pens today and I mentioned to him how I was having trouble understanding the University of Wisconsin chart. He told me that a local dairy farmer, Charlie Davis, is very good at reading those sort of charts and he might be willing to help me. Clint Shontz, another local dairy farmer, who I do more buisness with and am more friendly with also grinds his own feed so he may be able to help me read the chart. I decided to text Clint but did not get a response.
February 18,2011
Today should have been my weekly meeting with my mentor but since I was sick all week and accomplished very little we decided the meeting could wait until next week. During class we spent the period in the computer lab researching our projects. I found a very informative article on the University of Wisconsin website. It lays out the feeding necessities for dairy cattle from just after weaning the calves to right before calving. Some of the tables are confusing to me but since I've been in contact with the heifer specialist at the University of Wisconsin I may ask him for help.
February 17, 2011
For the third day in a row I stayed home sick, feeling even worse than the previous two days. Once again I did not work on my WISE project so I will have alot of work to do when I'm feeling better.
February 16, 2011
Again, I stayed home from school not feeling well and did not work on my project. Hopefully tomorrow I'm feeling better and have the energy to do some research.
February 15, 2011
I stayed home from school today not feeling well. Majority of my day was spent sleeping and I did not work on my project.
February 14, 2011
We began to watch Julie and Julia in class today. I'm sure once we get farther into the movie it will be good but as now I'm not a huge fan. Although I was excited when I noticed that the main character, Julie, uses the same blog website we used in my economics class and that I am currently using.
When I went home from school I felt very sick and went right to bed so I did not work on my project at all.
When I went home from school I felt very sick and went right to bed so I did not work on my project at all.
February 13, 2011
I found my previous email from the heifer specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Professor Patrick Hoffman. When I talked to him originally it was about what percentage of protein should be in heifer feed in order for them to grow to win shows. He told me the percentage of protein was not as important as keeping them on milk longer when they're young. His response confused me a bit because I have always heard that the higher the amount of protein in their feed, the faster the animal grows. I'm now extremely interested in getting farther into my research so I know whether or not I'm wasting my money by buying high protein feed.
February 12, 2011
I had to go up to North Jersey to bring a sick cow home this morning. The man who owns the farm where I board my milking cows, Bob, was one of the farmers that the Ag. Dinner "mystery man" mentioned knowing so I was really excited to finally find out who he is. Well, unforunately Bob was out hunting and was not around the farm for me to ask so I will have to call him tomorrow.
Also, yesterday I found out that one of Mr. Hlubik's brothers graduated from Penn State with a degree in dairy nutrition. That's perfect! I have previously been in contact with a professor at the University of Wisconsin regarding his recommendation for heifer feed so I will contact him again this week.
Also, yesterday I found out that one of Mr. Hlubik's brothers graduated from Penn State with a degree in dairy nutrition. That's perfect! I have previously been in contact with a professor at the University of Wisconsin regarding his recommendation for heifer feed so I will contact him again this week.
February 11, 2011
I didn't go to WISE class today because I had a meeting with my mentor Mr. Reising. We got alot accomplished during our meeting and he helped me make some goals, both long term and short term. We were able to contact a representative from the Holstein Association and found a phone number of the NJ Holstein Assoc. President, Bernie Beaty. I'm hoping that Bernie will know who the mystery man from the Ag. Dinner is because they're both from Hunterdon County and there are only so many dairy farmers in that county. On a side note, I was very excited to find the New Jersey Holstein Assoc. scholarshiop while we were searching for Bernie's contact info.
Mentor Meeting #1:
Goal-Study dairy nutrition and determine how to feed you're dairy cows so they grow to meet the dairy judging scorecard.
What to Look At:
-Dairy Judging Scorecard
-Added Expenses vs. Milk Produced (Is it worth it?)
-Various University's Dairy Science websites
Need to Do:
-Call Bernie
-Contact Sandy McCauley (NJ Holstein Assoc. Rep)
Next Week's Goal:
-Call Bernie to find out Ag. Dinner "mystery man"
Mentor Meeting #1:
Goal-Study dairy nutrition and determine how to feed you're dairy cows so they grow to meet the dairy judging scorecard.
What to Look At:
-Dairy Judging Scorecard
-Added Expenses vs. Milk Produced (Is it worth it?)
-Various University's Dairy Science websites
Need to Do:
-Call Bernie
-Contact Sandy McCauley (NJ Holstein Assoc. Rep)
Next Week's Goal:
-Call Bernie to find out Ag. Dinner "mystery man"
February 10, 2011
Today is my first day keeping a journal because yesterday I was giving my speech at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention. At the dinner Tuesday night I met a man who happened to be involved in the dairy industry. He told me about how he was a judge at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and how he had bred some previous Expo champions! Since I'm still not 100% sure exactly where I want to go with my project but I know I defintely want the dairy industry to be the focus I figured he would be a good contact.
Unforunately, he left immediately following the din ner and I was not able to catch his name. My dad and I both looked for him throughout the sessions yesterday but he was no where to be found. I was really bummed when I couldn't find him but my mentor, Mr. Reising's, idea is that we'll contact the state Ag. Board President and ask for his assistance in finding him. I think he'd be the perfect contact to have even after this project because my life goal is to one day judge the World Dairy Expo.
Unforunately, he left immediately following the din ner and I was not able to catch his name. My dad and I both looked for him throughout the sessions yesterday but he was no where to be found. I was really bummed when I couldn't find him but my mentor, Mr. Reising's, idea is that we'll contact the state Ag. Board President and ask for his assistance in finding him. I think he'd be the perfect contact to have even after this project because my life goal is to one day judge the World Dairy Expo.
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