A young farmers journey in his first year of 4-H [Video]

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Post author By Curator
Post date November 1, 2024

It’s been a year of firsts for 15-year-old Travis Allan – his first year in 4-H, first experience raising a steer and his first time in the beef show ring.

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And the first thing he learned was that he was surrounded by a community of people who were eager to support him.

“I learned a lot this year from the people around me and from my own experiences,” says Allan, who lives in Salem, Ont.

He admits his steepest learning curve was just how much work and money it took to raise his 4-H project animal, a Speckle Park cross steer named Lester. Allan says he learned as he went, …