Intern Life On the Farm

Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye
I am extremely grateful for the experience I got with this internship. There were many things that I learned at this internship. One of the most im...

A History of Hay

A History of Hay
This week, me and my family went to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While we got to see a lot of amazing wildlife and hike in the forest, we a...

Customer Spotlight Blog and Fanatical Prospecting Finale

Customer Spotlight Blog and Fanatical Prospecting Finale
This week, I wanted to do something different. I wanted to do a customer spotlight where essentially, I highlight a specific customer and tell y'al...

A Great Week on the Farm

A Great Week on the Farm
Last week was a really productive week for all of us on the farm. The week began with deliveries on Monday, and it was a haul. We went out to Bulla...

Solution for a Procrastinator

Solution for a Procrastinator
This week, Willie and Kelsey had me start reading a book called The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. I went into it not knowing what to expect, and wa...

Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness
Lately in the book I have been reading, Fanatical Prospecting, the author stressed the importance of mental toughness. He stated that it did not ma...

A Great Day of Deliveries

A Great Day of Deliveries
Today was a fun day. It wasn't a day out in the fields, and it wasn't a day out on the farm. It was a day full of deliveries. My day began at 4:30 ...

So Much Hay

So Much Hay
This week has been great. I came into this job with an open mind, and although I would like to say that this was my conscious way of looking at lif...

Hay, Hay, Hay...

Hay, Hay, Hay...
One of the things that caught my eye when I applied for this job was the opportunity to learn and gain more experience in farming. I have worked on...

A Lesson In Perseverance

A Lesson In Perseverance
Last week, when Willie was showing me how to use the baler, it refused to properly wrap a bale of hay. We tried multiple times over the course of s...

My First Time Baling Hay

My First Time Baling Hay
Today was the first day I ever baled hay. It was a bit intimidating at first, and I definitely did not want to be the intern that messed up the tra...

The Importance of Flexibility

The Importance of Flexibility
One big thing that this internship has taught me is to stay flexible. I have always been someone that likes to make a plan, and stick with it. But ...