Hunter Lindemann
Age: 14
Parents: Douglas and Judy Lindemann
Hometown: Van Buren, Ark.
FFA Chapter: Cedarville FFA
Advisor: Courtney Smith
What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?
“My favorite part of agriculture is taking care of our animals. We have five horses that used to be ranch horses before we moved to Arkansas from Texas. To keep our horses at a healthy weight, we move them every day between a large pasture and a pen where we control their feed. We also have nine Angus and Belted Galloway mother cows in a hobby herd. I got to help ear tag the first calf born this season. We feed the cows cubes to keep them familiar with us so they are easy to gather together when we need to work them. We plan on using AI with the cows in the spring and getting our semen from the R A Brown Ranch in Throckmorton, Texas. My mom used to manage my grandparents 600-cow herd and got bulls from that ranch. The bulls had excellent genetics that we want to use.”
Who is the most influential person in your life?
“My dad is the most influential because he has helped me my whole life. Since we have spent so much time together, we’ve gotten close and are pretty much alike which means we like doing a lot of the same things. I really respect his ability to handle stress in unusual situations. He is a hard worker and intelligent and gets promoted because of these things. I really want to be like him.”
What is your involvement in FFA?
“For now we are living in a rented house in Van Buren (Ark.) while we are building our house in Cedarville, which is why I am attending school there. It’s a smaller school than I was used to in Texas. I joined FFA for the leadership opportunities and for public speaking. I’m not sure whether I will do extemporaneous or prepared speech, but I’m looking forward to competing. I may also show calves.”
What is your earliest agricultural memory?
“I remember when my mom was managing my grandparent’s ranch, I helped brand calves and clip ears when I was only 4.”
