The trip I have been waiting for all summer has finally started to near it’s beginning date. What makes me so pumped for this trip through OSU, you might ask? Well, I just have a passion for agriculture I love working in it, learning about it, and touring all the aspects of it. Through this tour I will be able to see facilities and lifestyles that you are not able to see here in the Northwest.
For a little background on myself, my name is Molly Kammeyer, I am born and raised in Estacada, OR on a family owned farm. My family’s farm is pretty diverse, we raise cattle, hay, grains, timber, christmas trees, and also own a few companies of our own. Through this diversity I believe it has given me the chance to broaden my knowledge and not be so close minded to new ideas.
I have previously visited the following states in the Midwest region: Michigan, Colorado, Montana, and briefly Indiana. But only Colorado was I there for agricultural reasons, the National Western Stock Show, and WESA. Other then that I have been to California numerous times and even the World Ag Show in Tulare, CA. So given this information you can see I am not new to “touring” various agriculture backgrounds, but I also still have a lot to learn.
My main goal during this trip to the Midwest is too gain insight, knowledge and connections in the agricultural industries that we tour. But the most important thing I plan taking home with me is the experience that this trip has given me, and to hopefully connect with more of my group members that I have yet to meet yet.
Check back later & get updates throughout my trip, first stop St. Louis, Missouri!
TTFN
-Molly K.
