Jackson County Junior Stockmen

We round off our Junior Stockmen Spotlight with Peyton Kirk. She calls Shady

Cove “home” and we are so glad to have her.

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

What I have enjoyed about being in the Junior Stockmen Program is getting to

visit many different ranches and businesses. I have gained valuable and special

information from them all.

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

The only other things I am involved with are my 4-H club, Cascade Cattle Club and  working. I work for Traynham Ranches taking care of their show heifers, feeding, cleaning pens, and I help with other small things around the ranch..

What do you hope to experience or learn more about before you graduate from

the program?

Before I graduate from this program, I hope to gain even more knowledge about the cattle industry, and learn more about farming.

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

After high school, I want to continue growing my herd of cattle, go to trade school for massage therapy and intern with a taxidermy to learn that trade.

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

I have learned a lot from this program. I am most excited about the knowledge

I’ve gained in how to better manage a herd and how to better my herd overall.

This week we are shining the spotlight on an awesome young man who comes from great stock, the grandson of Mike and Sharon Bateman and son  of Ian and Alyssa McPhee, I introduce, Sebastian McPhee. He is an avid baseball player and a young cattleman at heart. This year he went monthly into a 3rd grader classroom to share all about his steer, Barnabas with the Calves in the Classroom Program. Please continue reading to learn more about this Gold Hill native and dynamite member of the Junior Stockmen’s Program.

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

Learning! The tours we've been on have been very informational and fun. I have also enjoyed being with the other Junior Stockmen who have the same goals. I've built great friendships!

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

I absolutely love baseball and play for the 8th grade Crater team. I show cattle and am a member of Butte Basin Beef. I'm also involved with Calves in the Classroom, where I get to meet with my 3rd grade kids each month. We just did the Calves in the Classroom Ranch Day last week, which was a blast!

What do you hope to experience or learn more about before you graduate from the program?

My goal is to learn all I can about cattle before I graduate so I can continue to care for my small but growing herd.

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

Hmmm....If I could choose, I'd love to play baseball in college and then possibly do something with BLM or Fish & Game. Maybe someday I'll have a larger herd of cattle and run a cow/calf operation.

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

I feel like communication is something I've improved at. I have always been a

confident public speaker but feel that since starting Calves in the Classroom, I've learned how to better engage with younger kids. A whole class of them at that!

If you ask her what makes her different from her twin sister, it’d be that she is much more organized. Alex Baldwin is the daughter of Steve & Jodi Baldwin and granddaughter of Rick & Linda Anderson. She calls Eagle Point “home” and her happy place is being in the saddle. We are so thankful she decided to join the Junior Stockmen’s Program. Continue reading to learn a few more things about Alex.

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

I have enjoyed getting to go to new places and the opportunity to see different things about the cattle industry.

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

Right now, I am on the Jefferson State High School Rodeo Team and the Eagle Point High School Basketball team. I am also a member of the Eagle Point FFA and I have a market steer project.

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

I am not sure what I want to do after high school, but I sure want it to be within agriculture.

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

One thing I have learned during my time in the Junior Stockmen’s Program is how a beef animal is processed from start to finish. 

Our next Junior Stockmen, Fernando Corona lights up every room he walks into. He has a great energy about him and you can feel his passion whenever he speaks. We have received so much positive feedback from the teacher that he works with on the Calves in the Classroom Project. In fact, his teacher has already reached out to make sure he can be a part of this project next school year. We are honored to have Fernando and his family who call Ashland “home” as part of JCSA!

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

I have really enjoyed learning new information and how to manage a cow herd. It has been great meeting new people and going on all of the tours too.

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

I wrestle, and play basketball, soccer, and football. I also have my market steer project in 4-H. 

Wow! You are busy year round then with sports. What do you hope to experience or learn more about before you graduate from the program?

I would really like to experience branding and working cattle, and just keep learning more about the cattle industry.

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

I hope to attend a Veterinary School and be a beef 4-H leader someday.

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

I have definitely learned how to be a better speaker through the Calves in the Classroom Project where I visit my 3rd graders every month. I have learned more about how to run a cattle ranch and know more about the options that are available to have a ranch locally.

Between High School Rodeo, basketball, FFA, and helping her grandpa and aunt with ranch work whenever needed, we are so thankful that Rikki Baldwin chose to also be a part of the Junior Stockmen’s Program. Her grandparents, Rick and Linda Anderson have been long standing members of the association. Her parents, Steve and Jodi Baldwin are heavily involved in all that their girls do and we are so thankful for all that they do for the Harvest Fair and JCSA at large. Rikki calls Eagle Point home and we hope you’ll continue reading to learn more about her.

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

I enjoy all of the tours we’ve been able to take because I love traveling around and seeing new things. I love learning about new things relating to cattle.

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

I am a part of the Jefferson State High School Rodeo Team, a member of the Eagle Point FFA Chapter, and am on the Eagle Point Basketball Team.

What do you hope to experience or learn more about before you graduate from the program?

I really hope to learn more about beef cattle nutrition and feeding cattle.

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

I am not sure yet, but definitely something related to agriculture.

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

I have learned a lot about the entire butchering process and enjoy how we have been able to see the entire process from the beef animal being on the ranch to being processed and packaged.

When thinking about what makes you different from your twin sister, (which we will shine the spotlight on in the near future), what sets you apart from her?

I am a little more fearless than she is, and she’s a lot more organized than I am (haha).

We regularly see the faces of our Junior Stockmen at our meetings and events. They are lending a helping hand right and left in exchange for an insider’s knowledge of the beef industry. They are like sponges, soaking up all that they bear witness to. The membership of JCSA is rich in both knowledge and experience. Over the next several weeks we will be shining the spotlight on one of the Junior Stockmen members. We are kicking things off with Kaitllyn Hill who calls White City home. She has been excited and eager to be a part of the Junior Stockmen’s Program since it was in its infant stages. Continue reading to learn more about this awesome, cattle-loving young lady who we are proud to have in this program.

What have you enjoyed most about being a Junior Stockmen?

“I have loved all of the tours because they've been so educational. Also, I have really enjoyed being a leader in the Calves in the Classroom Program.”

What other clubs, groups, or sports are you involved with?

“I am involved in FFA, I’m on the Crater Chapter Officer Team and a Junior Leader for multiple 4-H clubs.”

What do you hope to experience or learn more about before you graduate from the program?

“I hope to learn about the many different ways to raise beef cattle and use the different skills and tools I learn from our tours on my own operation someday.”

What do you do for fun?

“If it isn’t working with cattle, I enjoy kayaking, hiking and fishing.”

What do you think you might like to do after high school?

“Currently, I would like to become a feed representative or a nutritionist and have my own show cattle operation.”

What is something you have learned while being in the program?

“I've learned how a farm or ranch can be used in a multitude of beneficial ways that ultimately help your cattle program succeed. Additionally, I have learned more about the beneficial technology being used within the cattle industry.”