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Junior, Iowa State University Sire Production Intern, Genex Cooperative Based in Shawano, Wisconsin Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degre? I'm majoring in animal science. Q. What is your agricultural background? I grew up on a beef farm and have worked quite a bit in the hog industry as well. I have worked on the feedlot and production sides of the beef and pork industry. I also have experience with row crop as well. Internship information Q. What will your responsibilities be this fall? I will be gaining work experience in the areas of bovine sire care and semen production. I will feed and observe the health status of sires, clean and bed sire barns, clip and groom sires, assist with health testing and sire transportation, take part in bull picturing activities and help with semen collection.

Junior, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Intern at Alliance Dairies Based in Trenton, Florida Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I am majoring in diversified agriculture. Q. What is your agricultural background? I was born and raised on my parents' dairy farm in Land O’Lakes, Florida. Ever since I was little, I have been very active on our farm. I showed dairy cattle and swine at county and state fairs across Florida. I was also active in our local 4-H. Q. What previous internship positions have you held? During the summer of 2009, I worked at my parents' dairy farm.

Senior, Ohio State University Corporate Communications Intern with Select Sires Based in Plain City, Ohio Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm studying agricultural communications with a minor in agribusiness. Q. What is your agricultural background? In the fifth grade, I started showing Holsteins for The Shannon’s Grain & Dairy of Mt. Sterling, Ohio.Q. What previous internship positions have you held? In 2010 and 2011, I served as the Ohio outreach coordinator for Farm Safety 4 Just Kids based in Urbandale, Iowa.

to jump to the article. Summary: The August 11th issue, with a topic of facilities and business planning, highlighted a bedded-pack barn in western Ohio that's providing optimal cow comfort. Producer Doug Boots joined forces with consultant Don Themm in Michigan to design a barn that keeps cows cool in the summer and warm in the winter with minimal labor. Because this article was so popular, we asked Boots a follow-up question: Q: Since the article appeared, has anyone visited your place to see the barn for themselves? What has been some of your advice? A: Since our farm was featured, we have received numerous inquiries about the facility. We received calls from interested dairymen from coast to coast. Many dairymen from the Grand Lakes St. Marys watershed area in Mercy County, Ohio, visited and expressed a real interest in the facility because they are experiencing enforcement of stricter government regulations regarding manure runoff. Many of the dairymen had freestall barns for their housing and were interested in the use of loose housing (manure pack) facilities.

Junior, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dairy Sire Marketing Intern with Select Sires Based in Plain City, Ohio Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm obtaining a dairy science major with a minor in horticulture. Q. What is your agricultural background? I grew up on a registered Holstein farm, Future-Visions Holsteins, in Paris, Tennessee. I was involved with our farm from the day I could walk. As I got older, my responsibilities increased. While growing up on the farm, our family had a small show string that I managed, and we competed at local and state levels. For most of middle school and all of high school years, I was actively involved in 4-H and FFA, where I competed in judging contests at state and national levels.

Senior, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Sales and Service Intern with Accelerated Genetics Based in south and central Wisconsin Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm studying animal science with a dairy emphasis and getting a minor in agribusiness. Q. What is your agricultural background? When I was a young lad on our family farmette, we used to board horses but got out of it due to other complications. During middle school I worked for a beef farmer during the summer, throwing bales and picking pumpkins in the fall. At the beginning of my junior year of high school, I started working on a dairy farm where I started out just milking then as they expanded, so did my responsibilities. I have worked there for seven years and now I do everything that needs to be done on a dairy farm to make it run efficiently: from milking to feeding to helping with herd health.

Senior, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Sales and Service Intern with Accelerated Genetics Based in Greenwood, Wisconsin Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm majoring in dairy science and have a minor in agronomy. Q. What is your agricultural background? I grew up on a 320 acre farm near Greenwood, Wisconsin (Broken Wheel Farms), where we milked 60 head of registered Holsteins and Jerseys. After the sale of our herd in 2002, I worked for various neighboring farms where I’ve done general farm labor as well as working with my uncle’s cash crop operation. Internship information Q. What will your responsibilities be this summer? I will be doing relief technician work and representing Accelerated Genetics at various functions. Q. What do you hope to have learned by the end of your internship? I hope to have learned excellent time management and customer service skills as well as farming practices that I can take back to my home farm.

Junior, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Communications Intern with Accelerated Genetics Based Baraboo, Wisconsin Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm studying agricultural marketing communications. Q. What is your agricultural background? I grew up on a 130 cow Jersey and Holstein farm just west of LaCrescent, Minnesota. Q. What previous internship positions have you held? I was a loan processing intern with Pro Partners. Internship information Q. What will your responsibilities be this summer? My duties include design work, such as making brochures and flyers to send out out to the local community as well as across the state. Q. What do you hope to have learned by the end of your internship? I hope to have a better understanding for design programs as well as a better understanding of working with a diverse group of people. Q. What intrigues you most about Accelerated Genetics? The fact that the person you see come to your farm or the person who sends you a flyer in the mail could be your next door neighbor or someone you know and care about.