As a college student, the second question people ask you after "where do you go to school?" is always: "What's your major." My answer Agricultural Journalism is always met with a bit of confusion. Folks outside of the Ag sector usually wonder that there is actually a field committed to communicating about how food is grown. My friends have teased me mercilessly about being the girl that talks, writes, and blogs about beef. The fun in it all is that in while teasing me they learn a thing or two about cattle from "the beef girl."
It's August now and I'll be headed into my junior year of study at UNL. The future is looming nearer, and like most other college students, the important decisions that will be made in the next couple of years terrify me. I've been wondering if perhaps I made a mistake. Maybe I'm not supposed to be in agriculture communications. Then a conversation, or just a drive down a country road reminds me why I study what I do. It's to tell the stories of the farms, to tell about the families behind the fields and the pastures. When it comes down to it, that's what I love, using my pen (or laptop) to fight the lies and manipulation of the people that want to eliminate my passion and my heritage.
That's why I picked my major, why I put up with the teasing, and why I write this blog. To share my passion (and a few funny videos)
'till the cows come home,
Ellie
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