Shamrock Acres Dexter Cattle

The county fair is seemingly the best week of the entire year! Growing up in a family that dove head first into the fair scene back in the late 80s and then I didn't come along until 1990, I didn't have a choice in the matter. By the time I came around to the county fair at the ripe age of 6mos old, my parents had been handed over the leadership of our 4H club as well as the market livestock coordinator position. They had to handle all of the behind the scenes things... judge

Leadership. How does one find themselves in these roles? More than likely they were volunteered and/or pushed into it. Or like I like to say, voluntold. Sometimes events like that can work out for the better. It makes you step up and put your money where your mouth is. Usually the reason you end up in that role is because you are always talking about how you would do things differently or, how you like to think that you could do them better. I have found myself in these spot

After a week of recovery from our county fair, I feel like its time for me to get on my soapbox. So I apologize in advance. Since we are in the midst of county and state fair season, I feel like this is a pertinent subject. Winning. It's a big deal, I won't ever deny that. I joked with a few of my 4H kids last week about how I come to win, but is it worth it? What are you willing to give up, or who are you willing to step on to get to your goal? It may sound a little crass bu