From his early days of riding the tractor with his grandfather and uncle, Joe Hassinger always wanted to be a farmer. A high school course piqued another interest and he was able to eventually converge those two interests into careers.
Cars and auto and diesel mechanics provided Levi Nodine a roadmap after high school. “He really didn’t have a goal. This all happened this year,” said Nodine’s mother, Brandi Clift.