{"id":735,"date":"2022-06-28T12:22:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=735"},"modified":"2022-07-20T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:34:15","slug":"action-packed-beginning-to-my-internship-in-tillamook-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2022\/06\/28\/action-packed-beginning-to-my-internship-in-tillamook-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Action-packed beginning to my internship in Tillamook County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone!<\/p>\n

My name is Alli Dixson. I am a sophomore at Montana State University studying animal science with a concentration in livestock management and industries. Through my experiences in Oregon 4-H and FFA I found my love of agriculture and more specifically livestock. For that reason, I have chosen to come back home for the summer to work as an intern for 4-H in the OSU Extension office in Tillamook County. Through the summer I hope to get a firsthand experience of what it’s like to work in Extension along with gaining key skills that are essential to any workplace.<\/p>\n

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Alli Dixson (middle) helping a Cloverbud launch a bottle rocket.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

While I’ve only been working with Extension for a short while, I’ve definitely been busy. My first week I planned and assisted in instructing and leading a livestock clinic for 4-H members. We covered some basic information and specialty management techniques of swine, cattle, sheep and goats. The 4-H\u2019ers learned through both a classroom setting and many hands-on activities involving feed rationing, contagious disease, animal behavior and safe injections.<\/p>\n

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Alli Dixson (right) assisting at a poultry clinic.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

The following week I moved directly into 4-H Cloverbud day camps. We had an action-packed three days of art, crafts, and science. Some of the fun learning activities included making wildflower paper, planting herbs, cloud watching, and launching bottle rockets. The kids had a great time, and I enjoyed getting to work on my teaching skills along with my ability to manage a room of kids. It was a great experience and I hope to have many more like it throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

Just this past week I’ve attended a poultry clinic in which members learned how to show chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Throughout the week I have also been working on planning and preparing for our 4-H junior day camps for 9- to 12-year-olds. During this camp we will cover topics such as engineering, horticulture, and other stem topics. While I’ve clearly been very busy, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have enjoyed being surrounded by kids, stem, agriculture, and most importantly learning.<\/p>\n

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