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<blockquote data-quote="Engler" data-source="post: 1167038" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>Every county fair sale that I've been to always plays the same way, Billy who has a really good lamb that he worked his tail off with and did really well with can't get a bid because mom and dad both have 9-5 W2 jobs, but Tommy who has 3 turd pigs that he fed every third day and trailed out end of the class has the banker, impement dealer, seed guy..... tripping over themselves to see who can toss the most money at him because they want dad to know how much they appreciate his business. I assume it's the same everywhere, and I'm as guilty as the next business. </p><p></p><p>As far as what can you do, if they are showing heifers can you just give them the semen to breed them and do the work for free? Do they have a place they can keep the heifers once they become cows, can you cut them a deal on that? If they have steers, barrows or weathers it gets more challenging other than flat out buying them through the auction, I try to do this as well.</p><p></p><p>I've been to enough shows and seen enough judges give the same speach that I really want to believe it for when my kids are old enough to show. It usually goes something like this "...what's important here isn't raising cattle (or sheep, or pigs, or rabbits, goats, chickens or whatever else) it's about raising kids. Something about when they were young or their kids, then I really believe that there isn't a better way for children to grow up and learn responcibility...." When you look at the demographics of the average high school even in fly over country where I am most kids are at least 2-3 generations removed from production ag. This hamburger on a string is as close as what most of them are ever going to be to the front end of the food chain, but they will be consumers their entire live. With that said, if we can give them a little better experience by rewarding them for their efforts, hopefully when they are old and cranky they still have a soft spot for the crusty, old rancher that tossed them a bone when the were 16 years old and that will give them a warm fuzzy and make them feel better about ag in general.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engler, post: 1167038, member: 4110"] Every county fair sale that I've been to always plays the same way, Billy who has a really good lamb that he worked his tail off with and did really well with can't get a bid because mom and dad both have 9-5 W2 jobs, but Tommy who has 3 turd pigs that he fed every third day and trailed out end of the class has the banker, impement dealer, seed guy..... tripping over themselves to see who can toss the most money at him because they want dad to know how much they appreciate his business. I assume it's the same everywhere, and I'm as guilty as the next business. As far as what can you do, if they are showing heifers can you just give them the semen to breed them and do the work for free? Do they have a place they can keep the heifers once they become cows, can you cut them a deal on that? If they have steers, barrows or weathers it gets more challenging other than flat out buying them through the auction, I try to do this as well. I've been to enough shows and seen enough judges give the same speach that I really want to believe it for when my kids are old enough to show. It usually goes something like this "...what's important here isn't raising cattle (or sheep, or pigs, or rabbits, goats, chickens or whatever else) it's about raising kids. Something about when they were young or their kids, then I really believe that there isn't a better way for children to grow up and learn responcibility...." When you look at the demographics of the average high school even in fly over country where I am most kids are at least 2-3 generations removed from production ag. This hamburger on a string is as close as what most of them are ever going to be to the front end of the food chain, but they will be consumers their entire live. With that said, if we can give them a little better experience by rewarding them for their efforts, hopefully when they are old and cranky they still have a soft spot for the crusty, old rancher that tossed them a bone when the were 16 years old and that will give them a warm fuzzy and make them feel better about ag in general. [/QUOTE]
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