Story by Abby Leeds
M
adelyn Zimmerman, Milford, Ind., began her 4-H story in the third grade with a limited agriculture background. Now, 12 years later, Zimmerman is the 2021 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Agriculture winner, Indiana’s first, and a passionate advocate for agriculture education and inclusion.
“That first year of 4-H, I immediately fell in love with the people, the opportunities and the cute, fluffy cows,” Zimmerman reflected.
On average, she completed 15 projects each year, ranging from cooking and sewing to photography and pigs. Her real passion was in her established cattle business. Zimmerman raised cattle to sell to other 4-H’ers to show at fairs or to customers for consumption. In 2013 and only in the 6th grade, Zimmerman faced a devastating disease in the herd, forcing her to cull most of the herd.
Blackford County February 24, 2021
Madelyn Zimmerman, Milford, Ind., began her 4-H story in the third grade with a limited agriculture background. Now, 12 years later, Zimmerman is the 2021 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Agriculture winner, Indiana’s first, and a passionate advocate for agriculture education and inclusion.
“That first year of 4-H, I immediately fell in love with the people, the opportunities and the cute, fluffy cows,” Zimmerman reflected.
On average, she completed 15 projects each year, ranging from cooking and sewing to photography and pigs. Her real passion was in her established cattle business. Zimmerman raised cattle to sell to other 4-H’ers to show at fairs or to customers for consumption. In 2013 and only in the 6th grade, Zimmerman faced a devastating disease in the herd, forcing her to cull most of the herd.
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