Mickelsen YF&R

Mickelsen YF&R

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Well, this is going to be fun, Andrew. Mickelson is a farmer from Roberts, Idaho, and was awarded the YF&R (Young Farmers and Ranchers Achiever Award) at the annual Idaho Farm Bureau Convention meeting. Let's talk to him and his family. Speaker2: We're the Mickelson family. I'm Andrew. I'm Rachel and this is Adeline and Sidney. So right now we're in Jefferson County and one of our potato storages here where we have a lot of potatoes, for lack of a better word. Speaker3: About our family. Andrew. He's the main operator of the farm. I just stay home with the girls and do an occasional seasonal job. I picked spuds and picked up rocks and that was my first experience. Speaker2: I think that for anybody that hasn't grown up with the farm life, it's a different experience. It's kind of a shock, I don't think Rachel realized when we first dating how much time farm life would take, all the hours and dedication that it takes. But I think we both love it. We love being able to bring our family and working on the farm. Speaker1: Andrew has a lot of good things to say about Farm Bureau. Speaker2: One of the great things with Farm Bureau is is all the way off and our activities that we have to be able to meet and interact with other young farmers and ranchers throughout the different activities run into many of these couples and individuals that when we have a question about something, we're able to call upon them and ask find out about stuff maybe we don't know about. It's great to have that network to be able to talk to and learn from others. Speaker1: A welcome addition to Idaho Farming.
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