Sheep Skills
Ehlers proves herself an ovine expert
By Justin R. Lessman
MacKenzie Ehlers knows a thing or two about sheep.
Well, maybe a little more than that.
Ehlers, a member of Jackson County’s Delafield Diggers 4-H Club, was the reserve champion senior sheep interview winner in the 4-H sheep show at last year’s Jackson County Fair in Jackson.
But sheep aren’t the only thing she knows about. As a member of the Heron Lake-Okabena FFA Chapter, Ehlers has been involved in five Supervised Agricultural Experience programs: goat production, swine production, diversified livestock production, diversified agricultural production and diversified crop production. She’s also competed at the state level in the FFA general livestock judging career development event and currently serves as chapter vice president and region parliamentarian.
Ehlers is a big proponent of both 4-H and FFA and the many learning opportunities the organizations offer to youth interested in agriculture. She said her involvement in the two organizations has not only helped her develop her leadership and organizational skills but has also helped her decide what to do with her life.
A senior at HL-O High School in Okabena, Ehlers said she plans to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College next fall to study ag business.
By Justin R. Lessman
MacKenzie Ehlers knows a thing or two about sheep.
Well, maybe a little more than that.
Ehlers, a member of Jackson County’s Delafield Diggers 4-H Club, was the reserve champion senior sheep interview winner in the 4-H sheep show at last year’s Jackson County Fair in Jackson.
But sheep aren’t the only thing she knows about. As a member of the Heron Lake-Okabena FFA Chapter, Ehlers has been involved in five Supervised Agricultural Experience programs: goat production, swine production, diversified livestock production, diversified agricultural production and diversified crop production. She’s also competed at the state level in the FFA general livestock judging career development event and currently serves as chapter vice president and region parliamentarian.
Ehlers is a big proponent of both 4-H and FFA and the many learning opportunities the organizations offer to youth interested in agriculture. She said her involvement in the two organizations has not only helped her develop her leadership and organizational skills but has also helped her decide what to do with her life.
A senior at HL-O High School in Okabena, Ehlers said she plans to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College next fall to study ag business.
