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Lee Widdle-Beef
Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award Winner When Lee first started out, he had no idea just how big he
wanted his herd to be, but as a freshman he set a goal to own 35 head by his
senior year. Another goal for Lee was to keep better records and to make his
herd more productive. After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of
artificial insemination with his family, he decided to utilize this technique. Lee has also learned great skills such as vaccination,
castrating, branding, pulling calves, livestock judging, artificial
insemination, and also to operate machinery. As a result the success of Lee’s first loan, he was
approved for a $350,000 farm start up loan and used the money to purchase 1,520
acres of farm and ranch land. Lee also received a $30,000 loan to buy cattle. Lee reached most of his personal goals his senior year as
he bought 1,520 acres and expanded his herd to 44 animals. As for Lee’s future
goals, he plans on finishing his degree in agriculture economics at NDSU and is
also planning to fill out an application for the American FFA Degree and
American Star Farmer Award in 2009 using the beef production SAE for
qualification. Lee’s long range goal and dream is to run both the family farm
and the ranch. The Beef Production Entrepreneurship proficiency awards are
sponsored by the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association. By: Melissa Mitchell |
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