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	Podcast:		The Off Farm Income Podcast
	Episode:		OFI 738: Why FFA Students Are Exceptional \| FFA SAE Edition \| Brock Bloodworth \| Wilcox County High School FFA
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:28:16
	Publish Date:		2019-12-24 01:30:16
	Description:		SHOW NOTES INTRODUCING BROCK BLOODWORTH! It has been almost five years since I did my very first FFA interview. During that time I have learned a lot about the organization, the advisors and the students. It is the highlight of my week, every week, to interview such impressive young people with very bright futures ahead of them. Today’s interview with Brock Bloodworth is a perfect example of the reason that it is so thrilling for me to be able to interview FFA students. During this interview Brock is going to tell you about how he got started buying his own cattle. He tells the story like it is nothing out of the ordinary, but it is truly exceptional. When Brock was just eleven, he was working and saving his money to purchase his first cow. He made that happen very soon after. That is when he started building his cow herd. Most kids at that age would not work. The ones that would, would immediately go out and blow the money they made on toys, candy or anything else. But when I interview FFA students I get to hear about kids who look at things differently. Kids who work, save and buy something that will either make them money or go up in value. It is pretty amazing. Today, Brock saw another need for livestock. He had an overgrown area of his families farm that needed to be cleaned up. He fenced it off and brought in goats. Soon, the area was reclaimed and ready to be grazed by cattle. This had led Brock to learning about goats. Now, he is going to be buying Boer goats so he can start raising show stock. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Cattle & Goat Production *HIGH SCHOOL:* Wilcox County High School; Rochelle, Georgia *MASCOT:* Patriots *FFA ADVISOR:* Addie Tucker CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BROCK BLOODWORTH: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Wilcox County High School FFA Department’s website: Brock’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: tuckera@wilcox.k12.ga.us Wilcox County High School’s Telephone Number: 229-467-2141 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: “The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue Where Off-Farm Income And Matt Brechwald Can Be Heard: Member Of The National Association Of Farm Broadcasters
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