OFI 997: Exploring The Industry Of Agriculture | FFA SAE Edition | Whitney Ten Napel | Le Mars Community High School
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INTRODUCING Whitney Ten Napel:
When I was first starting my agricultural journey in college I was taking animal science classes at the Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. My last semester there I took a dairy science class, and I can remember the instructor named Hal Carlton talking to us about career options. He kept talking to the class about the dairy industry, which meant working in the factory side of the dairy business in creameries and the like. There were a lot of jobs available, and good employees were really needed. 
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since I took that class, and since I have seen Hal. Today’s interview brought that all back to me. I am interviewing Whitney Ten Napel on this episode. She is currently a junior at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. She is majoring in dairy manufacturing, which she explains to me is the same thing as what Hal described as the dairy industry.
Whitney is able to articulate her choice of major and future career very well. She knows why she loves agriculture, and why she wants to work on the industrial side of things. Also, Whitney has really been exploring her options when it comes to her chosen career. She has already completed two internships, working in plants and processing both milk and cheese. And, she is going to complete another internship this summer, doing it all again.
Whitney sees the industry as a key component of agriculture. Without this link in the supply chain, how would consumers receive any finished products after all? She sees her future position in the industry as vital to agriculture and to the world’s food supply. She also sees this as a great way to advocate for agriculture.
You are going to love this interview with Whitney Ten Napel!
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Sheep production and Entrepreneurship of an Open Sheep Show
MASCOT: Bulldog
FFA ADVISOR: Danielle James
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR Whitney Ten Napel:
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Whitney’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: danielle.james@lemarscsd.org
Le Mars Community High School’s Telephone Number: 712-546-4155
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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:
“The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue
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