It’s wedding day. And that day is not complete without the white dress, the perfect bouquet, close family and friends and an ice sculpture in the shape of a show heifer. While most weddings might not include the heifer-shaped ice sculpture, when couples marry who have a passion for livestock, chances are at least one […]
Category: Lifestyle
Learning to Appreciate Opportunity
Cheyenne Jones has been in the show ring so many times she can barely remember her first show, but she does remember the excitement of her first win. Her parents bought an Angus heifer from Express Angus Ranch in Oklahoma, and at 9-years-old, Jones exhibited the heifer at her county fair in Washington Parish, Louisiana. […]
Tips for FFA Members on Breaking in their Blue Jacket
Wearing a crisp, blue corduroy jacket is a sign of membership for an FFA member. In some chapters, eager Greenhand members must earn the right to order their first FFA jacket, a sign that they belong to the nation’s largest youth agriculture organization. Maybe the young person saved money to pay for it themselves. Perhaps […]
10 Things I Learned as a Sure Champ Intern
1. BioZyme is the company, Sure Champ is a product. A common misconception that we ran into was people calling us the Sure Champ interns. We work with brand lines of Sure Champ, Vita Charge, Vitalize and VitaFerm and all of those are under the supplement division of BioZyme Inc the company! 2. Don’t break […]
Eating Healthy on the Road
While traveling to shows and spending long days in the barn, the last thing on your mind is eating healthy or watching calories. The constant rush from sun up to sun down makes it easy to grab fast food at the fairgrounds, or not even eat at all, which can make you feel worse. Here […]
Frenship FFA Shows Livestock on a Large Scale to Gain Big Life Lessons
When Frenship FFA students decide to show livestock they go all in. Not just with the right kind of nutrition and training, but with a barn full of quality livestock and even higher quality students who work to make the chapter successful. Frenship FFA advisor Meredith Couts says the chapter, located near Lubbock, Texas, shows […]