As I think about a faculty member who I could see helping me grow and learn more about ag business. I would have to think that right now it would be my adviser Ebby Luvaga. I think that Ebby would be able to help me because I already had an orientation class with her, that showed the possibilities in ag business. Also with Ebby being my adviser she is already trying to help me get the best experience with classes and is always there to help me, like getting a tutor for a class.

Another faculty member who could also help me grow in the future would be Dr. Deiter. Dr. Deiter is the adviser to upperclassmen in ag business and also the adviser to the ag business club. He would be helpful because he also has a class about how to polish resumes and how to find jobs in the real world.

I think that it will be important to find a mentor as a freshman, but it can be hard. You are trying to find someone who has had similar experiences and also in the same degree or college. I haven't been able to a mentor yet but as my college career continues I should be able to find someone who would be a good mentor.

Overall I think that it is important to know who can help you through college, if it is a faculty member or a mentor. One way or another one of those is going to give you advice on classes to take or how to get the best experience out of a class.

A club I have joined is the Ag Business Club. I decided to join the Ag Business club because it involved my major and allowed me to meet more people who are in the ag business major. I hope to gain more knowledge of how businesses work and how they recruit new employees.
The Ag Business club has business representives come talk to members during a meeting about their business and what college students can do to get out in the work place. From listening to the businesses I can gain more knowledge on how businesses recruit and what I can do to make a good impression on employers when applying for a job.
The Ag Business club has many leadership opprotunities. Members can be an officer or they can be on a commitee. It would be helpful later on by becoming an officer or being on a commitee because it will can give me more experience with working in a group and being a leader. Which could be seen in the future while in the work force.
By being in the Ag Business club I can gain information on how businesses recruit people and gain more leadership skills to help me when it comes to working for a company or by having an entrepreneurship later.

A time when I was my best would be during my senior year. I had spent most of my time working with my two steers. During the fall I would drive to Searsboro, Iowa, wash them and blow them dry. I then had to brake them to lead. These two steers were the easiest steers I have had to brake, throughout my showing career. Later in the fall I had to train the steers to get use to the show stick and set up correctly. In December I decided to take one of my steers to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the AGR Winter Preview Show. We entered my steer in the low percentage simmental prospect. I won that with ease and waited till the final drive. During that time the steer got tired, it didn't help that he wouldn't lay with people walking around, but once the final drive started my steer decided to lay down. I was frustrated because this has never happened to me. I quickly got him back up and pulled into position. Thinking back on the experience, it was something different. I learned that the calf could do anything and you always needs to be ready for something to happen. It has helped me in college, it's something I'm not use to and there is always something new happening.
I spent even more time with my steers and had them trained like none other. I could pull in line and they were set up perfect or I only had to change a few things. It came time for the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. I took both steers up to show. I spent most of the time down in the barn sitting by them. On Saturday I had to show my breed steer in the Charolais division. Some people helped me get him fitted. I went in the show ring and did everything perfectly. I got worried when the judge pulled out a steer that looked worse then a feed lot calf. I then realized that he was picking bottom to top. I relaxed a little and watched every movement the judge made. It was down to the final three in the class. The judge kept looking at the other two steers more than mine. I kept thinking that was going to get the short end of the stick and get third in the class. I ended up winning the class and the Charolais division. On Sunday I showed my crossbred steer. I was able to keep calm during that class, even though the judge made a bad call in my mind, but I went with his decision. After that show I learned to go with the flow of things, and that things can get screwed up for dumb reasons.
I spent all spring juggling soccer and taking care of my steers. I had to miss some team suppers, to wash the steers. I spent all of my summer waking up early, rinsing the steers, brushing and putting them in a cooler. I did that every morning for the summer. It then came time for the Iowa State Fair. It felt different then fairs in the past. It might of been the fact that people were constantly looking at my charolais steer. Show day came and I was nervous like none other. I couldn't stand still and I didn't want to be bothered by anyone. Throughout the day I was thinking about what to do in the show ring. I got through showing in the divisions and ended up winning the charolais and then was in contention for the crossbreds. It came time for the final drive. I was getting the steer fitted and people kept coming to look at my steer. A group people just stood there looking at the steer and others that made it in the final drive. Analyzing the flaws and what they liked about each steer. I went in the show ring and got introduced as the champion charolais steer. The judge chose his top 5 steers, unfortunately the judge didn't like my steer. I was disappointed, I couldn't believe it a crowd favorite, a steer that made the show jocks worried didn't make it in the top 5. I shook it off and went back to the pin, and then went back home. I learned that everyone has a different opinion and that even if everyone else likes it, the one person who is judging has the final decision.I did my best through my final year showing cattle. It was the best anyone in my family has done at state fair.