Renea Schmitmeyer of the Versailles FFA Chapter in Ohio works on her family’s farm, milking 180 Holstein cows in a double ten parlor and thirty breeding age heifers with three herd bulls. She also bottle-feeds 200 baby calves. Her tasks include morning and evening milking, feeding calves, scraping and bedding heifer pens, hauling calves, and checking for irregular health issues. Schmitmeyer is supported by her parents, Brenda and Douglas, and her FFA advisors, Dena Wuebker and Taylor Bergman. The National FFA Foundation and the National FFA Organization sponsors this proficiency.
She shares more with Broadcast Desk Intern Michelle Stangler.
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