Recently, I had the opportunity to attend my first ever Rodeo held in Ames, Iowa at the Hansen Agriculture Learning Center on Iowa State's campus, and boy was it interesting. The stereotype of boots and buckles was out in "full force" that night on the streets of Ames, however being in the College of Agriculture, that is a pretty normal sight for me. To help capture the essence of these bull riders and what they do, let me break down some of my thoughts as the night progressed on this sport. So let's saddle up, and find out what rodeo is all about in these 8 thoughts for the 8 second ride.
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At the numerous county fairs I attend, I frequently get stopped by fair goers and they are curious about my goats. I answer questions ranging what I feed my goats, to the benefits of goats' milk. But the most asked question I receive at county fairs is "What happened to these goats' ears?" I must have heard this question 1,000 times through my dairy goat career. One year at the Illinois State Fair, we kept an "ear question" tally mark, and ended up being asked that question, over 130 times throughout 5 days. First off let me say, I do not cut off, clip, or dock off these goats' ears.
So, I'm pretty new to this blogging thing, but I do want to learn! I started this blog in order to help develop my communication skills, but more importantly I wanted to keep a digital record of all the exciting things I do to promote the agriculture industry. Throughout my life, I have been engrossed in the agriculture industry since I grew up on a hobby dairy goat farm. At Kickapoo Valley Dairy Goats, I have learned many values such as hard work, persistence, and the most important one: how to lose gracefully.
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Cameron JodlowskiCentral Illinois Raised. Dairy Goat Farmer. Agriculture Advocate. Lifetime Learner. Archives
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