OFI 094: Selling Dairy Heifers | FFA SAE Edition | Myranda Bond | South Hunterdon Regional High School FFA

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INTRODUCING MYRANDA BOND!

Myranda Bond is a 19 year old high school graduate and star farmer!  She is still participating in FFA at the state level and serving as the New Jersey State Treasurer.  Myranda is all about dairy.  She is raising and selling her own heifers as springers.  She has created a partnership with a dairy where she lives, and in exchange for heifers she has a facility to raise and feed her cattle at.  It is a great example of a creative and cooperative business relationship.

Myranda’s herd is up to 13 head with 4 heifers due to calf very soon.  Actually, since I recorded this episode in October, she probably has those calves out already.  I hope you enjoy getting to know Myranda Bond, who started her dairy herd at age 9!

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Raising and Selling Dairy Heifers

HIGH SCHOOL: South Hunterdon Regional High School

MASCOT: Eagles

FFA ADVISOR: Mrs. Tiffany Morey

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MYRANDA BOND:

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Myranda’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: tiffany.morey@shrsd.org

South Hunterdon Regional High School’s Telephone Number: 609.397.0183

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

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• Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world.  FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
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• Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store:

“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.”

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