INTRODUCING MAKAYLA HOFFMAN!
This week I got to interview Makayla Hoffman from Colby High School in Colby, Kansas. Makayla is ahead of her age, and it is apparent that FFA has helped her get to this point. She is already certified to artificially inseminate cattle, and the certification was achieved through an FFA field trip.
Makayla has 15 head of cattle, and she is using her knowledge of artificial insemination to build the genetics of her herd. She is synchronizing the estrus of her cow herd, breeding them and then selected replacement heifers to keep and selling the rest. She is going to expand into embryo transplantation soon as well.
I hope you enjoy this very impressive interview.
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Breeding and Sales of Cattle
HIGH SCHOOL: Colby High School, Colby, Kansas
MASCOT: Eagles
FFA ADVISOR: Mrs. Sara Sloan
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MAKAYLA HOFFMAN:
Click on the picture below to be taken to the Colby High School website:
Makayla’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: ssloan@colbyeagles.org
Colby High School’s Telephone Number: 785-460-5000
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Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)
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“Because American farmers are able to provide for so many of us, they give more and more of us the freedom to pursue goals and livelihoods beyond growing the food we need to survive.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack
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