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OFI 515: The Swinging Pendulum In Agriculture | FFA SAE Edition | Adam Eichacker | McCook Central High School FFA
Category: Business
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-10-17 01:30:37
Description: SHOW NOTES INTRODUCING ADAM EICHACHER! Our guest today is Adam Eichacher, one of four students in the United States nominated as the 2018 Star Farmer through the National FFA!  Adam has a humble attitude and a lot of wisdom for a young man his age.  He is majoring in agricultural science at South Dakota State University and wants to return to his families farm in Salem, South Dakota when he graduates. Adam is very active in row crops as well raising Simmental Cattle.  He is so motivated to get back and get to farming that he has pushed his graduation up to December of this year so he can get back for calving season. Adam cites a lot of wisdom from his grandfather throughout he episode, and it is obvious that he has paid attention to his elders and other farmers during his formative years.  Adam is involved in some test trials and internships.  He is definitely making the most of his time in college before he returns to the farm. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Cattle And Crop Production HIGH SCHOOL: McCook Central High School; Salem, South Dakota MASCOT: Cougars FFA ADVISOR: Terry Reickman CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ADAM EICHACKER: Click on the picture below to be taken to the McCook Central High School Ag. Department's website: Adam's FFA Advisor's Email Address: terry.rieckman@k12.sd.us McCook Central High School's Telephone Number: (605) 425-2264 FFA LINKS: National FFA Organization Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE's) Support FFA  Donate to FFA - One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000.  In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants.  With your donations, more students can get this head start - pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA: Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world.  FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food. Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation.  The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth. Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store: "Because American farmers are able to provide for so many of us, they give more and more of us the freedom to pursue goals and livelihoods beyond growing the food we need to survive." U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack  Other Places You Can Listen To Us: D&B Supply Show LISTEN TO US ON SATELLITE RADIO! WE ARE CONTRIBUTORS TO "FFA TODAY" ON RURAL RADIO SIRIUS XM CHANNEL 147! "FFA Today" airs on Rural Radio Sirius XM Channel 147 Saturdays at 7:30 AM Eastern and Sundays at 6:30 PM Eastern. Please let RURAL RADIO know that you like hearing us on their channel!  Here is how to contact them and leave feedback: Email: zacht@rfdtv.com Website:  RuralRadio147.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RURALRADIO147      
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