OFI 1183: The Wisdom Of Generations And Growing Responsibilities | FFA SAE Edition | Ethan Buck | Rossville High School FFA

Ethan Buck is a finalist for the American Star in Agricultural Placement this year.  And, this did not just happen overnight.  Actually, it all started during the Great Depression.  During that difficult time in American History, Ethan’s great-grandfather moved from Illinois to Indiana and started the farming operation that Ethan has been so heavily involved in.  Fifty years later, during another difficult time for farmers in the U.S., Ethan’s grandfather added a 4,500 head, wean to finish hog operation as a hedge against low commodity prices.  Today, Ethan works on this farm with his grandparents and parents.

These generations of risk-takers, innovators, and successful farmers have all built wisdom and knowledge and passed it along to Ethan.  And during the course of Ethan’s life, he has gone from having small responsibilities on the farm to running the hog operation and taking a major role in the row crop side of things.  And about six years ago an FFA advisor entered into his life and told him to turn this all into a supervised agricultural experience and mentored him on creating a great record book.

Today, Ethan is an American Star Finalist, a college student studying agribusiness and the future of this farming legacy that was started during the Great Depression.  After graduation, Ethan will go into the world and be off of the farm for some time, but when his grandparents (who are in their 80’s) decide to take a step back, he will be coming home to take his place on this multi-generational farm.

Good luck to Ethan at National Convention!

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Diversified Animal and Crops

HIGH SCHOOL: Rossville High School, Rossville, Indiana  (Now at Purdue University)

MASCOT: Hornets

FFA ADVISOR: Brittany Need

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ETHAN BUCK:

Click on the picture below to be taken to the Rossville High School Ag. Department’s website:

Ethan’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: bneed@rcsd.k12.in.us

Rossville High School’s Telephone Number: 765-379-2990

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

Support FFA 

Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000.  In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants.  With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward.

REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:

• 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 ensure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
• Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation.  The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth.
• 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.”

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack 

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