Drake Yon at Kempfer Ranch in St. Cloud, Florida.

Drake: In my mind, getting experience was one of the smartest things they made us do. It gave us a different perspective. It helped us understand what a boss in another industry is going to expect from us, not just our parents. I think all of us learned a lot, and we are using what we learned today. I had never been on a feedlot, and now I know what that’s like and what they are looking for.

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Managing Editor / Ag Proud – Idaho
Cassidy is a contributing editor to Progressive Cattle and Progressive Forage magazines.

Corbin at Lovett Farms in Cuthbert, Georgia

Corbin: My advice for the younger generation is to find what you’re good at. I am not bad with the cows, but I would rather be doing the row crop side of things.

Click here to read about the Yon Family Farms.

PHOTO 1: Sally received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education and a master’s degree in agriculture communications. Her internships included Amick Farms (a poultry operation), Clemson Extension Service and Certified Angus Beef in Wooster, Ohio. This photo was taken on a visit to CAB headquarters.

PHOTO 2: Drake received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics and business. His internships took him to Garden City, Kansas, to Triangle H Grain & Cattle; Sitz Angus Ranch in Dillon, Montana; and shown here at Kempfer Ranch in St. Cloud, Florida.

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PHOTO 3: Corbin received a bachelor’s degree in ag mechanization and business, and completed internships on two different commercial cattle and row crop farms – one of which was a customer of Yon Family Farms. The photo was taken at Lovett Farms in Cuthbert, Georgia. Photos provided by the Yon family.

Cassidy Woolsey