Agriculture & Animal Health
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Dustin Shellito
Manager, Pioneer Nutrition
After 13 years in law enforcement, I was ready to change my profession to a role without on-call duties in the middle of the night.
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Austin Vincent
Staff Attorney
I’ve always been passionate about agriculture. I grew up on my family’s fifth-generation ranch, where I learned the value of a handshake and satisfaction of a job well done. But it wasn’t until my senior year of college that I realized I wanted to dedicate my career to the industry. A policy…
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Sarah Weber
Pruning Supervisor
Growing up, I could never decide what I wanted to do for a career. I had so many different interests and bounced around so many things — I couldn’t have guessed I’d be where I am today.
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Garrett Girk
State Animal Disease Traceability Coordinator
I was raised on a family farm in Protection, Kansas, and learned how to work with livestock from a very young age. With that experience, my passion for animal agriculture grew, and I always thought I would be a veterinarian. In high school, I took any agricultural classes that I could. My favorite…
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Hunter Nickell
Livestock Production Extension Agent
As a child, I always dreamed of being a veterinarian when I grew up. I had the opportunity to shadow our family veterinarian at a young age, and that experience shaped my interest in the animal industry. I even worked at a veterinary clinic at one point.
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Anne Smoke
Land Surveyor
When I was younger, I thought I’d grow up to be a veterinarian because I love being around animals. Unfortunately, I don’t deal well with blood, so that didn’t work out! Luckily, I found my way into a career I love.
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Michelle Coleman
Research Scientist
When I was in high school, I took a few agriculture classes and absolutely fell in love with the industry. To explore the field more, I joined our school’s FFA (previously known as Future Farmers of America) chapter. I enjoyed every minute of my experience in the program, and it definitely…
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Colt Hahn
Farmworker
I always wanted to grow up to be a cowboy like John Wayne, Lucas McCain or the Cartwrights. Owning and running a ranch sounded like a good time! That kind of lifestyle really appealed to me. As I got older, I started to think about what kind of job I could actually have. To get a feel for…
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Kevin Hecht
Agronomist/Precision Ag Specialist
I’ve always had a fascination with farming, especially farm machinery. My father, an agronomist, helped a farmer with harvest and I was hooked from a very young age. I looked forward to spending all day and most of the night observing, and my parents had to pry me out of the machinery when it was…
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Pablo Holguin
Animal Care Manager
I grew up on a small farm where we had cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats and chickens, so I was always around animals. From a young age, my father taught me how to identify the ones who weren’t feeling well and what the best ways to make them feel better would be. Nurturing and taking care of the…
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