A program through the Kelliher, Minnesota public school is teaching students about the beef industry in a unique way. When agriculture and science teacher Amy Mastin was asked to start an ag program, she let her students help shape the program. “The Kelliher Cattle Company actually started as a school project for my first class in 2019. I had four girls in the class; I asked them what they wanted to learn about and took what they were going into college to do and built the class around that.” One of the original students is pursuing a career in veterinary science and another in entrepreneurship. The students make marketing decisions and have learned about artificial insemination, beef quality assurance practices, genetics, nutrition, and meat processing. Their herd of now six cows are kept at a local farm. To learn more about the Kelliher Cattle Company, find them on Facebook or visit their website, KelliherCattleCompany.com. Hear the full interview with Amy Mastin here.
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