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ine fantagraph Sunday, June 8, 1997 STARRING stored four tractors Farmall Farmall John Deere 720 and Al-lis Chalmers WD. He bought the Al-lis for $575, fixed it up and sold it to a Missouri collector for $1,500. Section 9 FFA's Star Agribusi-nessman, Walker said the 1951 Farmall tractor as the most fun to restore because the engine starts on gasoline and then runs on diesel fuel. However, the 53 Ford pickup truck is clearly his pride and joy. Walker often drives the vehicle to school where many jealous eyes are cast its way.

"I bought the truck for $500. It had just been sitting in a lot across from the Dairy Barn in Minier," said Walker, of the light blue truck. "I replaced the wood bed with steel, and converted the original 6-volt system to 12-volt. The bumper has been straightened, and I added an air cleaner and alternator to the original engine." Eventually, Walker plans to paint the truck navy blue. He also wants to add Fiberglas running boards.

The son of Keith and Fran Walker plans to farm. He will attend Southern Illinois University at Car-bondale in the fall to study ag Purdue University. "I did buy cows when the corn price went up. They were real cheap." Active in parliamentary procedure and ag mechanics contests, Seggebruch plans to earn his American FFA Degree. He'll pick up his State FFA Degree at convention.

Darin Walker There would be a lot more room in the equipment sheds on the Walker farm if it hadn't been for FFA. Thanks to several restored antique tractors and a '53 Ford pickup, Walker won the state ag mechanics entrepreneur award. "I used to take my toys apart and my sister's bike. FFA gave me an outlet to restore tractors that never get used on the farm. Otherwise, dad (farmer Keith) would have said no," said Walker, an 18-year-old Olympia High School graduate.

A former state 4-H small engines winner, Walker credited his dad with teaching him the ag mechanics ropes. He trades labor for parts, doing almost anything required on the family's 70-sow, farm. Walker, who manages the FFA chapter crop- plot, picked up a job recently with Ag Land FS at Arm-ington, driving trucks and delivering agrichemicals to farm fields. The young mechanic has re to think His commitment to agriculture earned him the state FFA diversified livestock award. The young farmer, also was chosen as one of five finalists for the Star Farmer Award.

Seggebruch won't know about that honor until the last day of convention. "I know I will have to satisfy landlords and manage money well," said Seggebruch, of his future in production agriculture. "Farms are so much larger that you need more knowledge. That's why I'm going to get a college degree first. Farming involves a lot of money, and you have to manage it well to succeed." The son of crop insurance salesman Les and Jo Seggebruch has cared for as many as 300 feeder pigs and 70 head of cattle.

He sells club calves from his purebred Hereford herd. Seggebruch has also worked for area farmers Ivan Wilkening, who had a dairy operation, and' Wes Glover, who produces grain and sells Bush Hog mowers. "When corn got to $5 per bushel, I couldn't afford to feed a lot of hogs, so my herd is small now," said Seggebruch, who plans to attend Parkland College in Champaign and complete his agribusiness degree at the University of Illinois or top genetic lines of Angus and Sim-mental breeds. The family herd numbers about 140 cows. Rutledge knows the history of most of the animals, having cared for each of them at one time or another.

"I just enjoy cattle. I like showing them, but I also like pulling calves and the rest of the work involved in feeding and caring for them," said Rutledge, active in FFA judging contests. "I could have had raised beef without FFA, but I wouldn't have the friends I made nor been able to attend the judging contests." The articulate and friendly Rutledge credited FFA for honing speaking skills required in selling cattle. In addition to selling replacement heifers to other producers, the family conducts an annual club calf sale the Saturday following Thanksgiving at the Farmer City Fairground. This year will be the 14th.

Although uncertain about a career, Rutledge noted he definitely wants to have a hand in the family beef business. Jeremy Seggebruch The 17-year-old Cissna Park High School graduate has thought about nothing but farming. So, when it came to joining FFA, he didn't have should have been surprised when the 17-year-old Blue Ridge High School graduate won the state beef production award. His grandfather, Beryl, earned a State FFA Degree in 1933 and the American FFA Degree a year later. Rutledge's dad, Bill, Farmer City State Bank vice president, won the state livestock production award in 1965, was named Star Farmer in 1966 and picked up the American FFA Degree in 1967.

An uncle, Bob, and aunt, Beckie Brumleve, earned State FFA degrees. The young man, however, set his own mark by being the first state FFA winner from Blue Ridge. Two previous winners earned honors when the school was known as Farmer City-Mansfield High School. "I learned a lot from my grandpa. When I was born, he gave he my first heifer," said Rutledge, headed to Eureka College to study business management, and play football and baseball.

"When I was about 8, I sold my cow to grandpa, and bought a show heifer." Rutledge owns three cows and their calves and two Holstein cows that receive embryos from top-notch beef lines. The family has used embryo transplant methods for about six years to gain access to From E1 munications, Muehling comes from a family deeply involved in FFA. Her grandfather, Rich, was the chapter's first president. Her dad was a state dairy winner. "When I first thought about FFA, I said I didn't want to be a farmer, but FFA isn't just for farmers," said Muehling, who was active in music, yearbook staff and school newspaper editor.

"I had a good example to follow in dad, and I would always see those blue jackets (the organization's official dress) hanging in the closet." Muehling plans to continue involvement with the of I collegiate chapter. She also would like to earn the American FFA Degree. "Consumers need to know more about agriculture. It's amazing to find out how much people don't know. At the fair one year, some people petted my cow.

They said, 'this is a cow, I said yes, that's where your milk comes from. So many people think their food comes from the store," said Muehling. Brett Rutledge No one in the Farmer City area People oh the move Man claims whole milk caused clogged arteries -'1 dangerous as tobacco." He's also seeking reimbursement of his medical expenses and unspecified compensation for personal injury. "It's my opinion that the dairy industry's to blame," he said. "They push their dairy products without warning you of the hazards." Neither Safeway nor the state dairy farmers has responded to the lawsuit.

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