Valerie Hughes
Age: 17
Hometown: Urbana, Mo.
Parents: Garnett and Trudy Hughes
Sibling: Caleb Hughes
FFA Chapter: Skyline FFA
FFA Advisor: Jason Blair and Jarred Wallace
What is your involvement in agriculture?
I live on a farm, where I help raise crops and tend to our livestock.
What is your favorite part about living on a farm?
The view. I love being able to look out my window and see the cattle in the field. I love watching the animals grow. There is nothing more peaceful to me than being able to look up at night and see stars.
What are your future plans? Do they involve agriculture in some way?
I plan to go to State Technical College of Missouri for automotive collision repair. Everything, in some way, involves agriculture in my mind and being in auto body, I would love not only painting vehicles, but also farm equipment.
Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
My dad. Without him, I would have never experienced living and working on a farm, owning animals, like my beloved alpaca and donkey, and I would have never known my love for working on vehicles. He taught me that it may not always be the easiest way, but learning to do it yourself pays off in the end.
