Wood says building a network of people across the country has been invaluable. “Through the program you get to know people and you develop networks and friendships that last your whole life,” she says. “No matter where I go across the country I have connections with friends. I can drop by and visit and that’s worth a great deal. The whole YCSA experience just provides you with so many opportunities in life.”
Connection to and being part of a farming operation as a kid has also served her well. “As I pursued my academic studies it was so useful to have had that practical agricultural background. Having a sense of what makes good cattle and understanding the challenges and opportunities in livestock production makes me a stronger researcher and teacher,” says Wood. “In my classes, not every student is lucky enough to be from a farm background, but I hope to instill the same passion for agriculture I was exposed to through the YSCA and 4-H programs.” While it’s been some years since she has showed cattle, Wood still keeps connected to the farm. She always raised a few head of her own purebred Simmental under the Red Ribbon Livestock prefix and today still owns “three-and-a-half” head which are boarded at her best friend and fellow YSCA alumni Laura Robson’s farm at Millbrook. “Oh, there’s another benefit of the YCSA program,” says Wood, “you meet your best friend.”
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