Kissel named Region 2 Star in Ag Business

Bobcat Senior Barbara Kissel was recently chosen as the Wyoming FFA Region 2 Star in Ag Business.

Kissel said she has her own club lamb operation, named B Spear Club Lambs after her brand. She kept records and explained her program to a committee, and in the Big Horn Basin the committee thought hers was the best running and best overall.

FFA Advisor Britton Van Heule noted there were two other applications, but every student that has an entrepreneurship Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) could apply for the award, and that would be around 20 other students.

Receiving the honor also means Kissel can compete at the state level against all the other Star projects from the other regions.

As for B Spear Club Lambs, Kissel has had her operation for five years. She's always showed lambs competitively and she saw prices for show lambs increasing, making it difficult for kids to buy them in this area. "I wanted to start my operation to help kids around Wyoming and the country."

This year she has three customers, but pointed out her operation is small but she plans to continue it after high school. She is going to Northwest College for Ag Business following graduation, with plans to better her business. Kissel is very honored to receive the award, as it has been a goal since freshman year. "I'm very happy that I got it."