For my second SAE Visit on March 14th, I visited a more traditional project. One of my students has Lowline Angus and works on her neighbors farm. Mrs. Weaver and I decided to visit the farm and meet the owner and discuss the student's project. We went on a rainy Saturday morning which made things a little muddy for us, but none the less exciting! When we pulled up we were greeted by several of the farms dogs, we walked out to the barn where out student was preparing the cattle so she could talk to us about them. She has one cow that the farmer gave to her for a project that she has been raising for a few years, when we visited, the cow (Bella) was heavily pregnant! The student showed us the farm and pointed out a few of her favorite animals and gave us the back story on a few of them.
The student did a great job talking to us about her show experience with Bella and how she was interested in working with younger cattle to continue showing. While meeting we discussed with the farm owner some of the student's responsibilities around the farm and I was very impressed to hear him say that her responsibilities were basically to act as farm manager. Based on her knowledge and learning she helps to make decisions on he farm and often collaborates with the owner to justify her concerns and propose solutions!
Soon after out visit I received an update from the student with a picture. Just a couple of days after our visit, Bella gave birth to a big healthy heifer! Below are photos of our visit!
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