Hi my name is Victoria Goad and I am honored and enthusiastic to be the 2011 summer intern for the McHenry County Farm Bureau. I am excited to learn more about the importance of the Farm Bureau and different activities and programs that it supports. Through this internship I expect to have a better understanding of agriculture and the Farm Bureau and it will better help me in my future endeavors of agriculture education.
When I was growing up I was constantly taken to different FFA events from end of the year banquets to dairy breakfasts. I wanted so badly to be a student who was honored enough to wear the blue corduroy jacket. These were the first few agriculture memories I have. When I entered high school I instantly enrolled in agriculture classes and started competing in FFA contest's Career Development Events (CDE) and started my Supervised Agriculture Experience record books in both agriculture education and outdoor recreation. Throughout my four years in high school my love for agriculture grew and when it was time to develop plans for my future, my love for agriculture drove me to choose Agriculture Education as my major.
I am currently a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin Platteville studying agriculture education. Even though I've grown out of my FFA Jacket, that doesn't mean my involvement in agriculture activities has stopped. At Platteville I am a member of Sigma Alpha which is a professional agriculture sorority that encourages its member to thrive in all facets of agriculture. I am also an active member in our chapters of Collegiate FFA where I'm able to help judge and facilitate the same contests I competed in as a student. I am also a current Agriculture Ambassador with the University. All of these programs help me learn more about agriculture and better hone in my skills to better serve the agriculture community.
During my time working with the Farm Bureau I will be assisting with many Agriculture education activities, such as A Day at the Petersen Farm, Tractor Trek, our county fair, and Summer Ag Institute. I hope that the knowledge I have obtained in my agriculture studies in high school and college and my many other real life experiences will help me better serve the Farm Bureau. I encourage you to stop by at one of these events and say hello. I'd love to meet you.
In the future, I anticipate graduating from the University of Wisconsin Platteville, with a degree in agriculture education. I then plan to receive my masters in either agriculture education and/or Special education which will better prepare me to help children with special needs to understand and enjoy agriculture, as much as I do.
