11/18/2009 6:06:00 AM
FFA builds character, student says
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By Cheryl Hartz
Big Bug News
Mayer Junior/Senior High senior Anguss Hill feels he's benefited greatly from FFA and the school's agriculture programs, despite having six different teachers in his 6-year career at the school.
He certainly has had his interest piqued in a variety of subjects. Next fall, Hill plans to attend Yavapai College and study fire science. But he said along with becoming a firefighter, he would like to be a livestock producer, welder, taxidermist and auctioneer.
Among his FFA projects, Hill raised a buffalo for two years as an SAE - supervised agricultural experience. That included bottle feeding, but livestock producers know they mustn't get too attached to their animals. Buffalo meat now fills the family freezer, and Hill is offering it to the public.
"FFA is the greatest program you could have. It teaches responsibility and the value of the dollar," Hill said. "It turns good people into better people."
His younger colleague, Grant Samsill, agrees. The Mayer sophomore has raised cattle, sold garden produce to a harvest market and is saving seeds for next year's venture.
"It definitely is a business/entrepreneurship," Samsill said.
The two also have ambitious plans for hosting an FFA convention on March 27 with the theme, "Defining Our Own Existence." They're lining up speakers from all around the U.S., including national agriculture broadcaster Rick Haines from Idaho.
People with any questions about Mayer FFA or who wish to purchase buffalo meat are welcome to call Anguss Hill at 928-899-3775.
For more information on FFA or the convention, call Grant Samsill at 602-377-3994.
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