Evyn Edmonds
Name: Evyn Edmonds
Age: 14
Parents: Keith and Lesley Edmonds
Sibling: Sister, Allie
School: Yellville-Summit High School, Yellville, Ark.
How are you involved in agriculture?
“I was part of the livestock judging team this last year. I’ve grown up on a farm my whole life. I do a lot of farmwork. I help my grandpa out with cattle. We have more than 700 acres. I’ve just grown up around it.”
What responsibilities do you take on the family farm?
“Putting out salt licks or feeding hay with the tractor. I do like to weld a little, or at least watch my uncle. I don’t get to do very much of it. Mostly I just get asked to do whatever task needs to be done.”
Do you think you might work in the agricultural field when you get older?
“I would like to. But my uncle works down in the Gulf on the silt dredges and that’s something that I’ve considered also.”
Who has been the most influential person in your life?
“My grandpa, Billy Pyle.”
If you could change any one thing about agriculture, what would you change?
“I would have bigger activities that have to do with agriculture. I’d like to see people who don’t have anything to do with agriculture to come out to the farm and see what it’s like.
“Also, if I was in higher power, like in government, I would give more funding for the farmers because it’s very expensive to maintain your equipment. My grandpa’s trying to get a new clutch for his tractor and that’s $1,300-plus.”
