Roaring with Ms. Rohrbach

My second SAE visit was at Alex Heisey's Market Goat/ Lamb Operation. Alex is a junior at Cedar Crest High School and is also the FFA Chapter Sentinel. He is an active participant in my Agriscience 3 course. He is a vital member of our Parliamentary Procedure team that placed 1st at Big E last year, and is helping to train a younger team.  Alex, in the middle, with his 2 brothers and his parents, with Goats they showed at the 2022 Lebanon Fair.  Alex has a heard of 15 does and 2 bucks, that they breed and then kid out in December- February. They focus on breeding their heard for genetics in market goats, and they sell the kids to local 4-H'ers, so that they can show goats. His main focus for his SAE project is feeding/ watering and cleaning out their pens. He puts a lot of time and effort into walking and bracing his goats and lambs, to prepare to showcase them inside the ring. His favorite places to show his animals are at Lebanon County Fair, PA Farm Show, PA Youth Livestock...

My First SAE Visit that I completed was at Paige Heigy's Entrepreneurship Project. She helps at her Family Business, Growing Faith Farms, where her focus is on Fall Decorations. The Business is a road side stand, that sells freezer beef cuts and pork year round, and then Fall Decorations from September to November.  Paige is a senior at Cedar Crest High School and is the President of the FFA Chapter. She is also a student in my Agriscience 4 class. This SAE Visit occurred at her farm, which houses the business stand.  I am grateful I got to visit her SAE Project in Prime time of the Fall decoration sale. Paige said that they grow their own pumpkins, and she helps to harvest them from the fields. Another one of her tasks is to price out the pumpkins with stickers, based on their size. Another one of her tasks is to cut and tie corn stalks into bundles, as well as bring in mums that they purchase from a wholesaler. A good chunk of Paige's time is spent preparing and decorating t...