1 00:00:02,786 --> 00:00:04,873 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Growing Our Future podcast. 2 00:00:04,873 --> 00:00:08,811 In this show, the Texas FFA Foundation will take on a 3 00:00:08,891 --> 00:00:12,663 journey of exploration into agricultural science, education, 4 00:00:12,663 --> 00:00:15,990 leadership development and insights from subject matter 5 00:00:16,071 --> 00:00:19,669 experts and sponsors who provide the fuel to make dreams come 6 00:00:19,708 --> 00:00:19,969 true. 7 00:00:19,969 --> 00:00:22,344 Here's your host, Aaron Alejandro. 8 00:00:30,170 --> 00:00:33,753 Speaker 2: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening or 9 00:00:34,054 --> 00:00:38,118 whenever you may be tuning in to the Growing Our Future podcast. 10 00:00:38,118 --> 00:00:41,606 You know we just love bringing this podcast to you and we 11 00:00:41,646 --> 00:00:44,966 appreciate the fact that you're taking a little time out of your 12 00:00:44,966 --> 00:00:49,107 day to join us, to meet our guests and to maybe gain some 13 00:00:49,228 --> 00:00:51,652 insights from what they share with us. 14 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:55,347 You know, I'm an ag guy and I always tell people that if 15 00:00:55,448 --> 00:00:59,423 agriculture has taught me anything, it's taught me this If 16 00:00:59,423 --> 00:01:02,969 you want to know what the future is, grow it Well. 17 00:01:02,969 --> 00:01:04,049 How do you grow a future? 18 00:01:04,049 --> 00:01:05,632 What the future is, grow it Well. 19 00:01:05,632 --> 00:01:06,493 How do you grow a future? 20 00:01:06,493 --> 00:01:13,201 Well, you got to have the right genetics, you got to plant the 21 00:01:13,221 --> 00:01:14,945 right seeds, you got to take care of it and then one day you 22 00:01:14,965 --> 00:01:15,888 got to harvest it, you got to share it. 23 00:01:15,968 --> 00:01:19,858 And I like to tell people that FFA and 4-H you know our country 24 00:01:19,858 --> 00:01:23,688 and state have three vital and renewable resources it's 25 00:01:23,847 --> 00:01:26,313 agriculture, youth and leadership. 26 00:01:26,313 --> 00:01:30,346 And our guest today represents all three of those. 27 00:01:30,346 --> 00:01:35,123 And I am so excited to have this young man on this podcast 28 00:01:35,143 --> 00:01:38,590 because I'm going to tell you something At a very early age, 29 00:01:38,650 --> 00:01:43,186 he's already made a brand for himself, a brand for his cattle 30 00:01:44,289 --> 00:01:47,400 and, more importantly, he's pouring into other people, that 31 00:01:47,522 --> 00:01:51,370 he's inspiring those older than him and he's also encouraging 32 00:01:51,409 --> 00:01:52,472 them younger than him. 33 00:01:53,140 --> 00:01:57,316 Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to introduce Baxter 34 00:01:57,415 --> 00:01:57,998 Whitworth. 35 00:01:57,998 --> 00:01:59,942 Baxter, thank you for joining us today. 36 00:02:00,664 --> 00:02:02,165 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, I'm glad to . 37 00:02:03,649 --> 00:02:04,170 Speaker 2: Are you ready? 38 00:02:05,152 --> 00:02:06,855 Speaker 3: Oh yes, sir, I'm ready to dive in. 39 00:02:07,260 --> 00:02:08,787 Speaker 2: Okay, let's dive in. 40 00:02:08,787 --> 00:02:11,697 So Baxter's going to tell us a little bit here about his cattle 41 00:02:11,697 --> 00:02:14,127 company and a little bit about his journey. 42 00:02:14,127 --> 00:02:18,550 But, baxter, I like to start every podcast off by giving a 43 00:02:18,591 --> 00:02:21,956 little thanks, by showing a little appreciation and 44 00:02:21,977 --> 00:02:25,748 gratitude, because I think people that show appreciation 45 00:02:25,788 --> 00:02:27,271 and gratitude are happier people . 46 00:02:27,271 --> 00:02:30,448 They look at the world differently and they see things 47 00:02:30,508 --> 00:02:30,949 differently. 48 00:02:30,949 --> 00:02:34,530 So, baxter, what are you thankful for today? 49 00:02:34,530 --> 00:02:36,347 What are you grateful for today ? 50 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,127 Speaker 3: There's so many to start with. 51 00:02:39,127 --> 00:02:41,539 I mean, I'm so grateful for my family. 52 00:02:41,539 --> 00:02:45,389 Most of all, I'm grateful for our Savior, who died on the 53 00:02:45,409 --> 00:02:46,132 cross for us. 54 00:02:46,132 --> 00:02:49,507 I'm grateful for the opportunity to be in agriculture 55 00:02:49,507 --> 00:02:52,293 to show cattle and to speak to people. 56 00:02:52,293 --> 00:02:57,788 I'm grateful that we live in America, we're safe and that we 57 00:02:57,830 --> 00:03:00,253 have agriculture producing food for us. 58 00:03:00,253 --> 00:03:02,888 I think all those are really things that we all should be 59 00:03:02,927 --> 00:03:03,530 grateful for. 60 00:03:05,140 --> 00:03:05,481 Speaker 2: Man. 61 00:03:05,481 --> 00:03:08,670 Okay, we can stop now you don't have to say anymore. 62 00:03:08,670 --> 00:03:09,923 That was good. 63 00:03:09,923 --> 00:03:13,072 By the way, baxter, I agree with you. 64 00:03:13,072 --> 00:03:15,688 Everything that you just said I agree with. 65 00:03:15,688 --> 00:03:21,091 I am so thankful that I live in this country where I can choose 66 00:03:21,091 --> 00:03:25,307 what I want to eat, what sports I want to play, what I listen 67 00:03:25,348 --> 00:03:29,925 to, what foods I eat, whether or not I want to go to church or 68 00:03:29,967 --> 00:03:30,106 not. 69 00:03:30,106 --> 00:03:30,568 Think about it. 70 00:03:30,568 --> 00:03:32,425 I get to choose everything that I want to do. 71 00:03:32,425 --> 00:03:34,852 Yes, sir, that is a blessing. 72 00:03:34,852 --> 00:03:38,027 And then, like you said, then I get to do that with my family. 73 00:03:38,027 --> 00:03:41,682 Yes, sir, and then, on top of that, I get to do it with things 74 00:03:41,682 --> 00:03:44,265 that I enjoy, like agriculture, of that. 75 00:03:44,286 --> 00:03:46,408 I get to do it with things that I enjoy, like agriculture. 76 00:03:46,408 --> 00:03:46,568 Yes, sir. 77 00:03:46,568 --> 00:03:46,930 So thank you, man. 78 00:03:46,930 --> 00:03:48,170 The opportunities, that's good. 79 00:03:48,170 --> 00:03:49,413 How old are you, baxter? 80 00:03:49,413 --> 00:04:00,039 Tell everybody how old you are 13. 81 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:00,882 13 years old, yes, sir. 82 00:04:00,882 --> 00:04:02,664 So I just want you to know at this point in time, you are the 83 00:04:02,685 --> 00:04:04,268 youngest guest on the Growing Our Future podcast. 84 00:04:04,288 --> 00:04:05,370 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, that's exciting. 85 00:04:05,790 --> 00:04:06,572 Speaker 2: It is exciting. 86 00:04:06,572 --> 00:04:08,481 You know why it's going to be exciting? 87 00:04:08,481 --> 00:04:16,362 Because one day your mom and your dad and me and your 88 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:18,850 children are going to all sit back and go. 89 00:04:18,850 --> 00:04:24,060 I remember when Baxter did that podcast Look how good he is and 90 00:04:24,060 --> 00:04:26,567 you're only going to get better and better and better. 91 00:04:27,490 --> 00:04:28,031 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,302 Speaker 2: All right, baxter Whitworth let's talk about. 93 00:04:31,302 --> 00:04:36,425 At 13 years old, you sound like you're a little bit 94 00:04:36,605 --> 00:04:37,526 entrepreneurial. 95 00:04:37,526 --> 00:04:44,387 Yes, sir, it sounds like you've got an idea of, maybe, where 96 00:04:44,447 --> 00:04:49,074 you'd like to go and what you might like to do Just my 97 00:04:49,379 --> 00:04:49,920 impression. 98 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,910 So why don't you take a moment and tell us a little bit about 99 00:04:53,990 --> 00:04:58,605 Baxter you know what do you do in school and then tell me about 100 00:04:58,605 --> 00:05:02,630 this cattle company and this idea that you have about growing 101 00:05:02,630 --> 00:05:03,211 your cattle? 102 00:05:04,134 --> 00:05:04,774 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 103 00:05:04,774 --> 00:05:09,524 So I started Top Notch Cattle Company in 2020. 104 00:05:09,524 --> 00:05:12,170 I came up with the brand design myself. 105 00:05:12,170 --> 00:05:14,939 I'm very passionate about Brahman cattle. 106 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:18,803 I really enjoy raising them and I really enjoy selling things, 107 00:05:18,903 --> 00:05:22,728 especially if it has to do with cattle and semen. 108 00:05:25,190 --> 00:05:26,492 Speaker 2: And so why cattle? 109 00:05:26,492 --> 00:05:29,714 Why not sheep, goats, swine? 110 00:05:29,714 --> 00:05:30,576 I'm just curious. 111 00:05:30,576 --> 00:05:34,367 I mean, you've got this affinity for cattle, why cattle? 112 00:05:35,672 --> 00:05:39,300 Speaker 3: Well, I mean cattle are I just have a passion for 113 00:05:39,341 --> 00:05:39,682 cattle. 114 00:05:39,682 --> 00:05:40,884 That's what I've always had. 115 00:05:40,884 --> 00:05:43,711 I'm raised I've been raised on a beef cattle ranch. 116 00:05:43,711 --> 00:05:45,060 My parents own a commercial a commercial operation. 117 00:05:45,060 --> 00:05:45,374 I'm raised I've been raised on a beef cattle ranch. 118 00:05:45,374 --> 00:05:47,045 My parents own a commercial a commercial operation. 119 00:05:47,045 --> 00:05:49,555 Now I'm starting a registered ramen operation. 120 00:05:49,555 --> 00:05:50,882 I've always loved cattle. 121 00:05:50,882 --> 00:05:52,848 That's just where my passion is at. 122 00:05:53,531 --> 00:05:56,420 Speaker 2: Okay, by the way, you know, let me tell you my 123 00:05:56,459 --> 00:05:57,100 grandson. 124 00:05:57,100 --> 00:05:58,283 He's eight years old. 125 00:05:58,283 --> 00:05:59,564 You know what I told him? 126 00:05:59,564 --> 00:06:03,129 I told him you know why I like beef so much? 127 00:06:03,129 --> 00:06:03,910 And he said no. 128 00:06:03,910 --> 00:06:08,721 I said because beef eats grass and turns it into steak, and I 129 00:06:08,761 --> 00:06:09,744 think that's pretty cool. 130 00:06:09,744 --> 00:06:13,547 Yes, sir, I'm a big fan of beef . 131 00:06:13,547 --> 00:06:19,189 Yes, sir, so you decided to go down this path of raising cattle 132 00:06:19,189 --> 00:06:19,189 . 133 00:06:20,170 --> 00:06:20,692 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 134 00:06:21,052 --> 00:06:24,709 Speaker 2: Okay, so why of all the breeds? 135 00:06:24,709 --> 00:06:26,838 So you've identified species. 136 00:06:26,838 --> 00:06:29,644 So there's different species, but you, you decided on beef. 137 00:06:29,644 --> 00:06:34,194 So of all the species, why did you end up with Brahman cattle? 138 00:06:36,939 --> 00:06:39,708 Speaker 3: That's a good question and a lot of people ask 139 00:06:39,708 --> 00:06:40,389 that question. 140 00:06:40,389 --> 00:06:43,771 A lot of people are like, oh, those crazy things We'll. 141 00:06:43,771 --> 00:06:45,259 We'll get to that part in a second. 142 00:06:45,259 --> 00:06:47,584 But ramen cattle I mean they're . 143 00:06:47,584 --> 00:06:51,651 They're great for the south, the southern united states. 144 00:06:51,651 --> 00:06:56,526 They do well on in harsh, hot climates. 145 00:06:56,526 --> 00:06:58,810 They are they're. 146 00:06:58,810 --> 00:07:01,095 They're known for their mothering abilities, their 147 00:07:01,540 --> 00:07:03,504 disease and insect resistance. 148 00:07:03,504 --> 00:07:05,730 It's really a win-win situation . 149 00:07:05,730 --> 00:07:11,026 When you look at how much money you can save on on vaccinations 150 00:07:11,026 --> 00:07:16,380 and protection, especially like with herfords, you know they 151 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:17,742 get pink a lot. 152 00:07:17,742 --> 00:07:19,425 And brahmins they're. 153 00:07:19,425 --> 00:07:23,591 They have the pigmentation that helps keep their eyes safe. 154 00:07:23,591 --> 00:07:25,293 It's just one example. 155 00:07:25,314 --> 00:07:28,646 Okay, nothing against carp roots . 156 00:07:29,521 --> 00:07:31,687 Speaker 2: Oh, I know you like all breeds because it's all beef 157 00:07:31,687 --> 00:07:32,569 right and we love beef. 158 00:07:32,569 --> 00:07:34,322 Yes, tell me about. 159 00:07:34,322 --> 00:07:37,850 You said something about temperament. 160 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:39,132 Speaker 3: Yes. 161 00:07:39,822 --> 00:07:41,689 Speaker 2: There may be not what people think. 162 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,627 Speaker 3: So there's three types of Brahmin cattle. 163 00:07:45,627 --> 00:07:49,225 There's Brahmins that are the sweetest animals that you will 164 00:07:49,264 --> 00:07:49,947 come across. 165 00:07:49,947 --> 00:07:52,062 They're the ones that they might be on the other side of 166 00:07:52,081 --> 00:07:55,771 the pasture but that you come up the fence and they'll come up 167 00:07:55,810 --> 00:07:56,132 to you. 168 00:07:56,132 --> 00:07:57,882 Then there's Brimmers. 169 00:07:57,882 --> 00:08:01,531 They might be at the fence and when you walk up they're going 170 00:08:01,550 --> 00:08:03,463 to run to the other side of the pasture. 171 00:08:03,463 --> 00:08:06,701 And then there's bramers that, like brahmins, they can be on 172 00:08:06,721 --> 00:08:09,740 the other side of the pasture and come to the fence, but 173 00:08:09,759 --> 00:08:12,283 they're running and are going to keep plowing through the fence 174 00:08:16,367 --> 00:08:19,675 so if I'm a buyer, how do I make sure I buy the right one? 175 00:08:21,218 --> 00:08:22,701 well, I mean you. 176 00:08:22,701 --> 00:08:25,889 It's best to be able to go and see them in person and make sure 177 00:08:25,889 --> 00:08:30,639 their temperament's good and all I mean you can trust. 178 00:08:30,639 --> 00:08:33,751 If you trust the person that you're buying from you can, you 179 00:08:33,772 --> 00:08:34,754 can always ask them. 180 00:08:34,754 --> 00:08:38,207 You know, if you trust them and know that they're going to tell 181 00:08:38,207 --> 00:08:38,808 you the truth. 182 00:08:41,352 --> 00:08:43,277 Speaker 2: You said something there that's pretty important. 183 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:44,798 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 184 00:08:44,798 --> 00:08:50,456 How important is trust in doing business with somebody. 185 00:08:50,456 --> 00:08:51,986 I think it's very important. 186 00:08:51,986 --> 00:08:53,509 I mean, for one day you may make. 187 00:08:53,509 --> 00:08:58,217 I mean there's the biblical reasons for God's told us to 188 00:08:58,298 --> 00:08:59,080 always be honest. 189 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:03,048 But there's also, I mean you think about it, if you lie for 190 00:09:03,149 --> 00:09:06,437 one day, you may make more money that one day. 191 00:09:06,437 --> 00:09:10,326 But when it comes next year and you have a sale again, well, 192 00:09:10,827 --> 00:09:15,173 those people probably aren't coming back if they know that 193 00:09:15,192 --> 00:09:18,871 you weren't honest with them and that's not going to help you 194 00:09:18,932 --> 00:09:19,092 any. 195 00:09:21,184 --> 00:09:21,505 Speaker 2: Do you know that? 196 00:09:21,505 --> 00:09:21,647 That's? 197 00:09:21,647 --> 00:09:22,851 You probably know that you weren't honest with them and 198 00:09:22,871 --> 00:09:23,695 that's that's not going to help you any. 199 00:09:23,695 --> 00:09:24,136 Do you know that? 200 00:09:24,136 --> 00:09:24,538 That's a? 201 00:09:24,538 --> 00:09:26,024 You probably know that, but we call that a core value. 202 00:09:26,945 --> 00:09:27,787 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 203 00:09:27,868 --> 00:09:29,972 Speaker 2: And a core value is something that you believe 204 00:09:30,033 --> 00:09:33,210 inside and I would tell you that , since you brought it up, I 205 00:09:33,250 --> 00:09:37,528 would I would say that core values they're kind of like good 206 00:09:37,528 --> 00:09:38,090 genetics. 207 00:09:39,494 --> 00:09:40,035 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 208 00:09:41,365 --> 00:09:43,426 Speaker 2: Because if you can pick good genetics, you're 209 00:09:43,446 --> 00:09:45,772 probably going to have good mamas and daddies in that herd. 210 00:09:45,772 --> 00:09:50,368 Yes, sir, if you pick core values, you're probably going to 211 00:09:50,368 --> 00:09:53,796 be more successful at your home and your family and your 212 00:09:53,836 --> 00:09:54,236 business. 213 00:09:55,485 --> 00:09:56,609 Speaker 3: And so that's a. 214 00:09:56,710 --> 00:09:58,979 Speaker 2: That was good that you said that so trust is kind 215 00:09:58,923 --> 00:09:59,315 of a big deal. 216 00:09:59,315 --> 00:10:00,076 Yes, sir, it is that you said that so trust is kind of a big 217 00:10:00,020 --> 00:10:00,100 deal. 218 00:10:00,904 --> 00:10:03,494 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, it is, it's a really big deal. 219 00:10:04,705 --> 00:10:05,486 Speaker 2: Is there anything? 220 00:10:05,486 --> 00:10:08,815 So, at 13 years of age, when you're thinking about the next 221 00:10:08,914 --> 00:10:14,833 five to 10 years, where do you think food is headed? 222 00:10:14,833 --> 00:10:15,856 Where's cattle headed. 223 00:10:15,856 --> 00:10:18,825 Where do you think this whole thing's going? 224 00:10:18,825 --> 00:10:19,645 Where's cattle headed, where do you? 225 00:10:19,666 --> 00:10:20,346 Speaker 3: think this whole thing's going? 226 00:10:20,346 --> 00:10:25,409 I really think that depends on how we, as the beef cattle at 227 00:10:25,629 --> 00:10:28,993 agriculture, the beef cattle industry and breeds as a whole, 228 00:10:29,033 --> 00:10:34,716 work together and how much you value pushing the whole 229 00:10:35,177 --> 00:10:38,879 agriculture and all and we'll just say the beef industry 230 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:44,669 towards being more productive, or if you're more selfish and 231 00:10:44,890 --> 00:10:47,596 don't try and push everyone forward and just yourself. 232 00:10:47,596 --> 00:10:51,192 I think we all have to make sure and help each other get to 233 00:10:51,232 --> 00:10:55,085 where we need to be in terms of providing data to help others, 234 00:10:55,345 --> 00:10:59,933 and just if we don't help the other fellow producers in 235 00:11:00,053 --> 00:11:02,097 agriculture, then we're not going to be able to feed the 236 00:11:02,138 --> 00:11:05,950 rest of the world, just like if you have an army that doesn't. 237 00:11:05,950 --> 00:11:07,594 That isn't. 238 00:11:07,594 --> 00:11:10,578 If they don't work together, they're not going to do much, 239 00:11:11,164 --> 00:11:16,054 because if one person is trying to be the hero and nobody else, 240 00:11:16,755 --> 00:11:20,071 they're going to end up in trouble and then they've 241 00:11:20,110 --> 00:11:21,095 accomplished nothing. 242 00:11:23,046 --> 00:11:24,948 Speaker 2: Well, you just gave us another really good seed of 243 00:11:24,989 --> 00:11:29,538 greatness there, Mr Baxter, and that is life is not a solo 244 00:11:29,557 --> 00:11:30,058 project. 245 00:11:30,884 --> 00:11:32,673 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, that's, very true. 246 00:11:34,048 --> 00:11:35,914 Speaker 2: None of us is as strong as all of us. 247 00:11:36,845 --> 00:11:37,668 Speaker 3: That's very true. 248 00:11:37,668 --> 00:11:38,312 Yes, sir. 249 00:11:38,684 --> 00:11:39,714 Speaker 2: So teamwork sounds like it must be kind of's very 250 00:11:39,734 --> 00:11:39,975 true, yes, sir. 251 00:11:39,975 --> 00:11:43,048 So teamwork sounds like it must be kind of important to success 252 00:11:43,048 --> 00:11:43,048 . 253 00:11:44,250 --> 00:11:44,831 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 254 00:11:46,332 --> 00:11:48,216 Speaker 2: Okay, and you've experienced that before. 255 00:11:49,518 --> 00:11:52,126 Speaker 3: Oh yes, sir, there's been multiple people that have 256 00:11:52,167 --> 00:11:56,153 helped me get into the breed, into the beef industry, that I 257 00:11:56,192 --> 00:11:58,316 would not be here without whatsoever. 258 00:11:58,336 --> 00:12:05,908 Speaker 2: Okay, so we have a mutual friend and it's kind of 259 00:12:05,969 --> 00:12:06,711 fun story. 260 00:12:06,711 --> 00:12:09,777 You know I haven't told you this story, but you know I take 261 00:12:09,837 --> 00:12:13,772 36 teachers on a week-long leadership experience every 262 00:12:13,812 --> 00:12:14,133 summer. 263 00:12:14,133 --> 00:12:18,769 Yes, one summer we were down in the Rio Grande Valley and we 264 00:12:18,828 --> 00:12:22,498 stopped by this place called La Maneca Cattle Company. 265 00:12:23,424 --> 00:12:28,325 And teachers got to meet this guy named Carlos Guerra and 266 00:12:28,985 --> 00:12:35,011 Carlos told the teachers about this word, animo A, and their 267 00:12:35,292 --> 00:12:38,014 chapter FFA t-shirt said Animo on them. 268 00:12:38,014 --> 00:12:49,792 We had teachers that went back and had posters put up in their 269 00:12:49,831 --> 00:12:52,115 classrooms that said the word Animo. 270 00:12:52,898 --> 00:12:53,519 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 271 00:12:54,044 --> 00:12:56,913 Speaker 2: So tell us because you're in East Texas. 272 00:12:56,913 --> 00:13:01,596 Okay, yes, sir, You're a long way from the Rio Grande Valley, 273 00:13:02,706 --> 00:13:07,552 so you're up in Northeast Texas, which is probably what 11 hours 274 00:13:07,552 --> 00:13:10,037 to South Texas. 275 00:13:11,620 --> 00:13:14,812 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, I think it's around that, somewhere 276 00:13:14,831 --> 00:13:17,216 around 9 to 11, I think. 277 00:13:17,585 --> 00:13:18,589 Speaker 2: Yeah, somewhere in there. 278 00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:19,712 Yes, sir. 279 00:13:19,712 --> 00:13:22,346 A lot of people say they go to south texas and they say they 280 00:13:22,366 --> 00:13:26,336 went to san antonio and I'm like oh, no, no, no, you're not in 281 00:13:26,375 --> 00:13:27,337 south texas yet. 282 00:13:27,337 --> 00:13:33,595 Yes, sir keep on going yes, sir , keep driving, keep driving so 283 00:13:33,635 --> 00:13:38,509 there's a man from lamaniaca down in lynn texas, carlos gar. 284 00:13:38,509 --> 00:13:40,375 He uses the word animo. 285 00:13:40,375 --> 00:13:44,332 Yes, sir Baxter, I know you know what that word is and what 286 00:13:44,373 --> 00:13:44,754 it means. 287 00:13:44,754 --> 00:13:48,011 Tell us a little bit what it means to have a little bit of 288 00:13:48,292 --> 00:13:48,913 animo. 289 00:13:50,557 --> 00:13:51,158 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 290 00:13:51,158 --> 00:13:54,979 So first and foremost, like I said earlier, you have to be 291 00:13:55,039 --> 00:13:58,991 trustworthy and honest, but you also have to have passion and 292 00:13:59,032 --> 00:14:04,011 work ethic to be able to get stuff done and just also being 293 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:06,116 respectful and helpful of other people. 294 00:14:06,116 --> 00:14:10,350 That that's all consumed into that one word and I think that's 295 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:13,717 something that is is really important, and it's, like you 296 00:14:13,804 --> 00:14:19,274 said earlier, the core values, and Mr Guerra told me that when 297 00:14:19,335 --> 00:14:22,306 I get in college I always need to make sure I sit on the front 298 00:14:22,346 --> 00:14:27,960 row, so that's something that sticks with me did he tell you 299 00:14:27,980 --> 00:14:30,346 that nobody's ever ground in their own sweat? 300 00:14:31,206 --> 00:14:36,835 yes, sir, yes sir, he's told me that too yeah, he's got a lot of 301 00:14:36,835 --> 00:14:43,964 good one-liners yes, sir, a lot of good sayings is onimo for 302 00:14:44,024 --> 00:14:50,254 everybody well, unfortunately now it's, it's not being 303 00:14:50,355 --> 00:14:54,047 represented through everybody, but I think it should be. 304 00:14:54,128 --> 00:14:57,663 I mean, I think everybody should represent themselves in a way 305 00:14:57,703 --> 00:15:00,745 that they're being honest and respectful and have a work ethic 306 00:15:00,745 --> 00:15:00,745 . 307 00:15:00,745 --> 00:15:04,893 And I mean, nowadays, if we, if everyone did that, we would be 308 00:15:04,972 --> 00:15:08,058 so much further along in terms of just helping other people. 309 00:15:08,058 --> 00:15:12,514 We would, you would, you would see a lot less need from people 310 00:15:12,553 --> 00:15:14,778 if we all pitched in to help each other. 311 00:15:14,778 --> 00:15:17,929 I agree with you, by the way. 312 00:15:19,114 --> 00:15:25,287 Speaker 2: Yes, sir I agree with you, by the way. 313 00:15:25,287 --> 00:15:27,173 Yes, sir, did you ever hear the story of the man that was given 314 00:15:27,173 --> 00:15:27,975 a tour of heaven and hell so he could? 315 00:15:27,995 --> 00:15:28,597 Speaker 3: select his final destination. 316 00:15:28,618 --> 00:15:30,405 Speaker 2: No sir, I don't believe I've heard that story 317 00:15:31,168 --> 00:15:35,360 yeah, so like he got to tour both heaven and hell and first 318 00:15:35,421 --> 00:15:37,807 the devil jumped in there and said I get the first shot at 319 00:15:37,827 --> 00:15:41,777 this guy and he took him down to hell and the guy was just man. 320 00:15:41,777 --> 00:15:45,813 He was amazed there was this table with every kind of food 321 00:15:45,855 --> 00:15:46,475 imaginable. 322 00:15:46,475 --> 00:15:49,394 Everything you could imagine was on this table. 323 00:15:51,605 --> 00:15:55,167 But he noticed that the people weren't very well fed and he 324 00:15:55,246 --> 00:15:58,827 noticed that there wasn't any music and there wasn't any 325 00:15:58,948 --> 00:16:01,830 smiles, there wasn't anything that would you know really 326 00:16:02,451 --> 00:16:03,653 accompany such a feast. 327 00:16:04,616 --> 00:16:05,158 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 328 00:16:05,586 --> 00:16:06,570 Speaker 2: Next stop was heaven. 329 00:16:06,570 --> 00:16:10,208 And he goes to heaven and as soon as he opens up the pearly 330 00:16:10,229 --> 00:16:13,977 gates, there's the same table and the same foods. 331 00:16:13,977 --> 00:16:17,687 And he's like, oh my gosh, look at this, it's the same thing, 332 00:16:17,748 --> 00:16:19,354 but there's a big difference. 333 00:16:19,354 --> 00:16:25,647 He noticed the people in heaven were happy, yes, there was 334 00:16:25,746 --> 00:16:27,533 music and they were well fed. 335 00:16:27,533 --> 00:16:29,731 And then he got to thinking about it. 336 00:16:29,731 --> 00:16:35,173 He noticed that when he was in hell, that the people had a six 337 00:16:35,253 --> 00:16:39,019 foot long fork and a six foot long knife strapped to their 338 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,626 arms six foot long fork and a six foot long knife strapped to 339 00:16:41,647 --> 00:16:41,886 their arms. 340 00:16:41,907 --> 00:16:45,929 When he got to heaven, he saw the same six foot long fork in 341 00:16:45,950 --> 00:16:47,591 the same six foot long knife. 342 00:16:47,591 --> 00:16:52,394 And the problem was this the people in hell were too busy 343 00:16:52,434 --> 00:16:56,999 trying to feed themselves, which was impossible, but the people 344 00:16:57,058 --> 00:17:00,241 in heaven, they fed the person on the opposite side of the 345 00:17:00,282 --> 00:17:00,601 table. 346 00:17:00,601 --> 00:17:07,482 Yes sir, by helping each other, they helped themselves that's 347 00:17:07,722 --> 00:17:08,625 you know, or? 348 00:17:08,664 --> 00:17:11,791 Speaker 3: yes, sir, I was gonna bring up the airplane analogy, 349 00:17:11,852 --> 00:17:14,744 but that's a little bit different well you're. 350 00:17:14,865 --> 00:17:16,609 Speaker 2: You were on to something, though, when you said 351 00:17:16,609 --> 00:17:16,869 that. 352 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:20,727 When you said that if we help each other, think about that. 353 00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:23,252 Speaker 3: If we'll do just a little bit to help each other, 354 00:17:25,042 --> 00:17:29,269 we're kind of feeding one another yes, sir, and I you 355 00:17:29,308 --> 00:17:32,554 never know, when you help somebody, when 10 years from now 356 00:17:32,554 --> 00:17:36,490 , 20 years from now, it can come back and it could save your 357 00:17:36,530 --> 00:17:39,520 life one day, just doing something for somebody else. 358 00:17:41,165 --> 00:17:42,829 Speaker 2: What do you think about encouragement? 359 00:17:42,829 --> 00:17:44,413 What's encouragement mean to you? 360 00:17:45,999 --> 00:17:48,988 Speaker 3: Encouraging is really a wide, a wide topic. 361 00:17:48,988 --> 00:17:52,157 I mean you can encourage somebody with your words, with 362 00:17:52,178 --> 00:17:52,880 your actions. 363 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,550 I mean, simply by praying for somebody can be encouraging for 364 00:17:56,570 --> 00:17:56,671 them. 365 00:17:56,671 --> 00:18:01,008 There's so many things you can do and really just think about 366 00:18:01,028 --> 00:18:03,313 their needs and do the best you can do. 367 00:18:03,313 --> 00:18:05,284 And that's just me. 368 00:18:05,284 --> 00:18:08,503 And that's how you can be encouraging, because I mean it 369 00:18:08,544 --> 00:18:10,509 could be just saying something like. 370 00:18:10,509 --> 00:18:14,742 You can be encouraging because I mean it could be just saying 371 00:18:14,762 --> 00:18:15,884 something like how are you today ? 372 00:18:15,884 --> 00:18:16,886 Or what's been going on in your day today? 373 00:18:16,886 --> 00:18:22,163 Or you could help them move or help them till up their garden 374 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:27,593 or something you know, or, after a natural disaster, you can 375 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:28,840 help clean up it's. 376 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:35,567 Or it can range from one word to a big action that's pretty 377 00:18:35,586 --> 00:18:36,950 good back sure one 378 00:18:36,990 --> 00:18:39,455 Speaker 2: word big action we might. 379 00:18:39,455 --> 00:18:41,721 That might be the title of this podcast, by the way. 380 00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:42,644 That was really good. 381 00:18:42,644 --> 00:18:44,893 Yes, sir, thank you. 382 00:18:44,893 --> 00:18:47,039 There's a famous motivational speaker. 383 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:49,546 His name is zig ziglar. 384 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:53,300 Zig zig is a famous, one of the most famous motivational 385 00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:59,672 speakers, and his son Tom Ziglar is on my board of directors and 386 00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:03,061 Tom one time told me his dad asked him. 387 00:19:03,102 --> 00:19:05,227 He said, son, he goes. 388 00:19:05,227 --> 00:19:08,753 How do you know if somebody needs encouragement? 389 00:19:08,753 --> 00:19:12,348 And Tom looked at his dad and said I don't know. 390 00:19:12,348 --> 00:19:16,026 And Zig Ziglar looked at him and he said if they're breathing 391 00:19:16,026 --> 00:19:17,489 , they need encouragement. 392 00:19:18,551 --> 00:19:19,133 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 393 00:19:19,839 --> 00:19:23,526 Speaker 2: So you were very wise to say that encouragement could 394 00:19:23,526 --> 00:19:26,770 be one word or it could be a big action. 395 00:19:27,612 --> 00:19:28,192 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 396 00:19:28,874 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 2: That was really good, Wise, you know. 397 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,263 So there's going to be some kids that might watch this, 398 00:19:36,284 --> 00:19:40,133 parents and sponsors that really aren't in tune to agriculture. 399 00:19:40,133 --> 00:19:41,623 You know it's really sad, Baxter. 400 00:19:41,623 --> 00:19:47,558 They did a survey and 79% of Americans, when asked about 401 00:19:47,618 --> 00:19:48,820 agriculture, didn't know what it meant. 402 00:19:50,724 --> 00:19:52,007 Speaker 3: Really that is sad. 403 00:19:52,387 --> 00:19:54,571 Speaker 2: So now everybody knows what food is. 404 00:19:54,571 --> 00:19:57,261 So personally, that's why I try to use the word food a lot, 405 00:19:57,903 --> 00:20:00,631 because people understand food but they don't understand 406 00:20:00,711 --> 00:20:01,251 agriculture. 407 00:20:01,251 --> 00:20:03,001 But you're 13. 408 00:20:03,001 --> 00:20:06,907 It seems to be important to you . 409 00:20:06,907 --> 00:20:12,175 Why do you think agriculture is so important to our way of life 410 00:20:12,175 --> 00:20:12,175 ? 411 00:20:13,501 --> 00:20:16,411 Speaker 3: I mean, you know you're talking about food, and 412 00:20:16,872 --> 00:20:19,200 real food is going to be grown from agriculture. 413 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,084 It's not going to be grown in a lab. 414 00:20:21,084 --> 00:20:24,972 Whether they say it's healthier or not, it's not real food. 415 00:20:24,972 --> 00:20:26,221 It's real. 416 00:20:26,221 --> 00:20:29,990 Food is what God provided, the way that we were supposed to 417 00:20:30,051 --> 00:20:30,452 make it. 418 00:20:30,452 --> 00:20:35,324 Food is what God provided of the way that we were supposed to 419 00:20:35,324 --> 00:20:35,483 make it. 420 00:20:35,483 --> 00:20:36,886 And I think when people start realizing that, we'll be in a 421 00:20:36,906 --> 00:20:37,448 lot better position. 422 00:20:37,448 --> 00:20:42,061 Because I mean, if you're, if you're not eating the natural, 423 00:20:42,281 --> 00:20:43,605 it's just you're not eat. 424 00:20:43,605 --> 00:20:44,548 It's not food. 425 00:20:44,548 --> 00:20:49,522 Food is grown from the the earth to the animals and it's 426 00:20:49,722 --> 00:20:53,471 put on the plate, served, and that's that's when it becomes 427 00:20:53,579 --> 00:20:59,315 food, not when it's grown in a lab so it's pretty important yes 428 00:20:59,315 --> 00:21:00,396 , sir, what's? 429 00:21:00,417 --> 00:21:00,758 Speaker 2: happening. 430 00:21:00,999 --> 00:21:03,364 Speaker 3: What's happening to our population is our population 431 00:21:03,364 --> 00:21:07,132 growing yes, sir, our population's growing, which 432 00:21:07,192 --> 00:21:10,227 means our agriculture land is shrinking, so we're having to 433 00:21:10,327 --> 00:21:14,866 feed more people with less land, and that's that's something 434 00:21:14,906 --> 00:21:18,493 that we as agriculture, us in the agriculture industry, we 435 00:21:18,534 --> 00:21:19,561 have to work towards. 436 00:21:19,561 --> 00:21:22,650 You know, there's new technologies all the time that 437 00:21:22,670 --> 00:21:24,361 are helping us with that, which is good. 438 00:21:24,361 --> 00:21:30,508 And then just people I mean the , the things that people could 439 00:21:30,548 --> 00:21:30,768 do. 440 00:21:30,768 --> 00:21:32,829 Even if it's small, it can always help. 441 00:21:32,829 --> 00:21:36,654 You know, growing a garden in your window box or something. 442 00:21:44,426 --> 00:21:45,807 Speaker 2: It's, it just a little bit can help. 443 00:21:45,807 --> 00:21:50,133 You know city of Houston, texas , and he was buying some herbs 444 00:21:50,192 --> 00:21:58,480 to cook with at his local grocery store and decided that 445 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:00,265 he could actually grow them cheaper and raise them cheaper 446 00:22:00,285 --> 00:22:00,885 if he did it himself. 447 00:22:00,885 --> 00:22:02,750 And so, to your point, he set up his own little window herb 448 00:22:02,789 --> 00:22:05,682 garden and started raising his own herbs to cook with. 449 00:22:06,502 --> 00:22:07,183 Speaker 3: That's good. 450 00:22:07,884 --> 00:22:09,248 Speaker 2: So I thought that was pretty good. 451 00:22:09,248 --> 00:22:10,470 It's a great example. 452 00:22:10,529 --> 00:22:14,236 Speaker 3: Yes, that's good, so I thought that was pretty good, 453 00:22:14,256 --> 00:22:15,037 it's a great example. 454 00:22:15,037 --> 00:22:15,678 Yes, yeah, go ahead. 455 00:22:15,678 --> 00:22:18,163 And there's multiple ways to help with agriculture. 456 00:22:18,163 --> 00:22:18,584 You know there's. 457 00:22:18,584 --> 00:22:23,333 It's not always, you might not always be able to have the land 458 00:22:23,393 --> 00:22:26,190 or something, but you still might be working in agriculture. 459 00:22:26,190 --> 00:22:29,721 You could work for a breed association, you could work for 460 00:22:29,761 --> 00:22:32,868 a business that supports agriculture, like Texas Farm 461 00:22:32,888 --> 00:22:34,732 Bureau, or work with FFA. 462 00:22:34,732 --> 00:22:39,907 There's multiple ways that you might not be out in the pasture 463 00:22:39,988 --> 00:22:42,933 feeding the cattle, but you can still be involved in agriculture 464 00:22:42,933 --> 00:22:42,933 . 465 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:45,463 Speaker 2: That's exactly right. 466 00:22:45,463 --> 00:22:48,531 Yeah, I heard a speaker one time. 467 00:22:48,531 --> 00:22:57,194 He was the president of Monsanto and he was over in a 468 00:22:57,214 --> 00:23:00,321 country over near Africa and they were driving around and 469 00:23:00,343 --> 00:23:03,467 they came up to the school building and when they pulled up 470 00:23:03,467 --> 00:23:05,750 to the school building, all the kids were outside underneath 471 00:23:05,769 --> 00:23:12,759 the tree and he said, oh man, look at that, that's great, you 472 00:23:12,779 --> 00:23:13,582 got the kids outside getting fresh air. 473 00:23:13,622 --> 00:23:15,444 Speaker 3: They're not coked up in the school. 474 00:23:15,464 --> 00:23:17,930 Speaker 2: Yes, sir and they said no, mr grant, you don't 475 00:23:17,990 --> 00:23:18,651 understand. 476 00:23:18,651 --> 00:23:22,507 They said you see, here in this country it's so arid that we 477 00:23:22,547 --> 00:23:23,891 can't get anything to grow. 478 00:23:23,891 --> 00:23:29,066 But you guys created a drought tolerant seed, and guess what? 479 00:23:29,066 --> 00:23:32,292 That seed has grown and produced so much that the only 480 00:23:32,373 --> 00:23:35,005 place we have left to store it now is in the schoolhouse. 481 00:23:35,005 --> 00:23:38,212 So now all the food is in the schoolhouse. 482 00:23:38,212 --> 00:23:42,314 He said but here's the problem there's a river that separates 483 00:23:42,414 --> 00:23:45,503 us from this other village, and we don't know how to get the 484 00:23:45,544 --> 00:23:47,167 grain over the river to the village. 485 00:23:47,167 --> 00:23:50,122 There's another village that's down the road, but we don't 486 00:23:50,182 --> 00:23:53,388 speak their language, and so we don't want to approach them 487 00:23:53,409 --> 00:23:55,453 because we don't want to cause a conflict. 488 00:23:56,599 --> 00:23:57,122 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 489 00:23:57,261 --> 00:23:59,247 Speaker 2: And so when you talk about agriculture and 490 00:23:59,347 --> 00:24:01,011 opportunities, it could be anything. 491 00:24:01,011 --> 00:24:04,327 It could be an engineer that helps create a bridge that gets 492 00:24:04,387 --> 00:24:08,306 that food over the river, or maybe somebody that has drone 493 00:24:08,346 --> 00:24:11,551 technology that can lift that grain and get it over to the 494 00:24:11,612 --> 00:24:15,865 other side, or maybe somebody that has language skills that 495 00:24:15,904 --> 00:24:20,211 can help them translate and talk to that language down the road 496 00:24:20,250 --> 00:24:22,173 to help them access food. 497 00:24:22,173 --> 00:24:26,244 Yes, sir, so, like you said, when we think about food and 498 00:24:26,345 --> 00:24:30,413 agriculture, man, everybody can play a role in this thing. 499 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:34,923 Speaker 3: I use that thing you said on the language. 500 00:24:34,923 --> 00:24:35,404 That's, that's very big. 501 00:24:35,404 --> 00:24:38,997 You know, I like to go to the international brahmin show 502 00:24:39,218 --> 00:24:41,845 during the houston livestock show and rodeo and there's, 503 00:24:42,385 --> 00:24:45,192 there's people, a lot of people, that speak spanish, there's 504 00:24:45,339 --> 00:24:50,088 some people that from asia, so there's there's a lot of people 505 00:24:50,148 --> 00:24:54,060 that come that are translators, that are working in agriculture 506 00:24:54,080 --> 00:25:01,313 to help producers and breeders make sales, and without them, I 507 00:25:01,353 --> 00:25:02,414 mean that show would. 508 00:25:02,414 --> 00:25:06,008 It wouldn't be any different than another show, right? 509 00:25:06,690 --> 00:25:07,853 Speaker 2: They help make the connection. 510 00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:09,261 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 511 00:25:09,983 --> 00:25:10,626 Speaker 2: And then, what is that? 512 00:25:10,626 --> 00:25:11,087 What do we say? 513 00:25:11,087 --> 00:25:13,326 A while ago, helping each other , help ourselves. 514 00:25:13,907 --> 00:25:14,450 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 515 00:25:14,859 --> 00:25:16,305 Speaker 2: We're all winning because of that. 516 00:25:17,147 --> 00:25:17,670 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 517 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,631 Speaker 2: So would you consider yourself a leader? 518 00:25:23,941 --> 00:25:27,088 Speaker 3: I try to be yes, sir, in every situation I can find 519 00:25:27,108 --> 00:25:27,631 possible. 520 00:25:30,635 --> 00:25:32,963 Speaker 2: So tell me what makes a good leader in your mind. 521 00:25:32,963 --> 00:25:36,605 When you think of a good leader , what makes a good leader to 522 00:25:36,664 --> 00:25:36,826 you? 523 00:25:38,375 --> 00:25:40,117 Speaker 3: First of all you have to. 524 00:25:40,117 --> 00:25:44,105 It goes way back to the beginning of the podcast of 525 00:25:44,987 --> 00:25:46,789 trustworthiness and honesty. 526 00:25:46,789 --> 00:25:51,182 If you can't have that down, then you know the Bible says one 527 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:54,249 that can be trusted with a little can be trusted with a lot 528 00:25:54,249 --> 00:25:58,303 , and that if you can't be trusted with a little, then you 529 00:25:58,343 --> 00:26:00,667 can't be trusted with leading people. 530 00:26:00,667 --> 00:26:06,986 And after that I think you have to be able to accept other 531 00:26:07,026 --> 00:26:07,949 people's ideas. 532 00:26:07,949 --> 00:26:11,150 I mean you're not going to be right 100 percent of the time. 533 00:26:11,150 --> 00:26:15,515 You have to know that there's other people and other people 534 00:26:15,615 --> 00:26:17,578 can be in leadership positions also. 535 00:26:17,578 --> 00:26:22,249 Being a leader can also mean being wise enough to let 536 00:26:22,335 --> 00:26:25,902 somebody else that knows something about that area take 537 00:26:25,922 --> 00:26:29,209 control while you manage other situations. 538 00:26:29,209 --> 00:26:36,250 And then also being a leader is should always be learning. 539 00:26:36,250 --> 00:26:38,637 If you're not learning, then you're not going to be 540 00:26:39,339 --> 00:26:45,942 innovating the future or grow in the future I'm old baxter and 541 00:26:45,983 --> 00:26:46,805 I'm still learning. 542 00:26:48,829 --> 00:26:51,013 Speaker 2: I'd hang out with your mom and dad and I'll learn 543 00:26:51,034 --> 00:26:51,315 something. 544 00:26:51,315 --> 00:26:54,319 I'll hang out with carlos guerra and I'll something. 545 00:26:54,319 --> 00:26:58,205 I think you're wise, wise, wise to always be learning. 546 00:26:58,727 --> 00:26:59,047 Speaker 3: Yes. 547 00:26:59,769 --> 00:27:02,839 Speaker 2: A good friend of mine who you may have met, or you 548 00:27:02,881 --> 00:27:04,223 will probably one of these days. 549 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:09,061 His name is Marcus Hill, and Marcus Hill he always tells 550 00:27:09,122 --> 00:27:11,768 people, so you remember what I'm about to tell you. 551 00:27:11,768 --> 00:27:15,055 So this is kind of a carlos guerra advice moment here. 552 00:27:15,055 --> 00:27:21,307 He always said always have 10 friends older than you and 10 553 00:27:21,366 --> 00:27:22,308 friends younger than you. 554 00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:26,846 The 10 friends older than you, they can always tell you where 555 00:27:26,885 --> 00:27:30,210 we've been, and the 10 friends younger than you are going to 556 00:27:30,250 --> 00:27:31,115 tell you where we're going. 557 00:27:31,234 --> 00:27:32,260 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, and so the reason that people like you are 558 00:27:32,281 --> 00:27:33,387 important, to tell you where we're going. 559 00:27:33,407 --> 00:27:35,477 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, and so the reason that people like you are 560 00:27:35,518 --> 00:27:38,244 important to me, baxter, is because you represent where 561 00:27:38,265 --> 00:27:38,747 we're going. 562 00:27:39,674 --> 00:27:40,236 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 563 00:27:40,676 --> 00:27:44,965 Speaker 2: And so I want you to have all the tools, education, 564 00:27:45,125 --> 00:27:47,876 equipment that you need to be successful. 565 00:27:48,818 --> 00:27:49,420 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 566 00:27:49,861 --> 00:27:53,326 Speaker 2: Because, like you said, I meant one day, maybe one 567 00:27:53,326 --> 00:27:58,160 day you're my grandson's mentor , maybe one day you hire my 568 00:27:58,441 --> 00:28:00,926 granddaughter, Hattie and she works on your ranch. 569 00:28:00,926 --> 00:28:03,178 So think about that. 570 00:28:03,178 --> 00:28:08,027 We're all in this together, but we got to have leaders that 571 00:28:08,067 --> 00:28:12,065 know how to lead, people that can stand and it's not easy, by 572 00:28:12,085 --> 00:28:13,990 the way, baxter, I'll let you know People that can stand, and 573 00:28:14,010 --> 00:28:14,271 it's not easy. 574 00:28:14,271 --> 00:28:16,917 By the way, baxter, I'll let you know it's not easy to be a 575 00:28:16,958 --> 00:28:17,159 leader. 576 00:28:17,159 --> 00:28:19,423 No, sir, if it were easy, everybody would do it. 577 00:28:20,286 --> 00:28:21,208 Speaker 3: Right, yes, sir. 578 00:28:22,835 --> 00:28:25,420 Speaker 2: Not everybody wants to do it, so I commend you for 579 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:27,904 being willing to step up and step out. 580 00:28:27,904 --> 00:28:32,441 And say I'll give it a try Doesn't mean you're always going 581 00:28:32,441 --> 00:28:33,103 to get it right. 582 00:28:34,035 --> 00:28:34,579 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 583 00:28:35,709 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 2: But you know what you got to keep moving forward. 584 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,965 Another one from agriculture that I like. 585 00:28:40,965 --> 00:28:41,768 It goes like this. 586 00:28:41,768 --> 00:28:46,006 It says when you're green, you grow, when you're ripe you rot. 587 00:28:46,006 --> 00:28:50,217 Yes sir, I don't ever want to quit growing, I just want to 588 00:28:50,257 --> 00:28:51,179 keep being green. 589 00:28:51,961 --> 00:28:52,561 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 590 00:28:53,163 --> 00:28:55,067 Speaker 2: Just keep learning and learning and learning. 591 00:28:55,067 --> 00:29:00,265 Yes, sir, All right, Baxter, what else would you like for the 592 00:29:00,265 --> 00:29:04,101 audience to know about agriculture leadership? 593 00:29:04,101 --> 00:29:06,827 If you could offer them any more advice, what would you tell 594 00:29:06,827 --> 00:29:06,968 them? 595 00:29:08,954 --> 00:29:11,740 Speaker 3: Oh, it's a tough one, you know. 596 00:29:11,740 --> 00:29:14,666 I mean something we've been saying this whole time is 597 00:29:14,846 --> 00:29:15,367 honesty. 598 00:29:15,367 --> 00:29:17,218 But then there's work ethic. 599 00:29:17,218 --> 00:29:20,306 I mean you said at the very beginning if you want to know 600 00:29:20,326 --> 00:29:21,675 what the future is, grow it. 601 00:29:21,675 --> 00:29:27,365 So if you want to know what and just find something that you 602 00:29:27,405 --> 00:29:32,019 can do in agriculture to help, whether it's big or small, and 603 00:29:32,420 --> 00:29:35,967 that's just going to help grow our future, to be more 604 00:29:36,287 --> 00:29:37,730 productive and a better place. 605 00:29:39,174 --> 00:29:41,988 Speaker 2: Baxter, it's not just agriculture, it's our homes. 606 00:29:41,988 --> 00:29:45,720 Yes sir, it's our businesses, it's our minds. 607 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,805 We've got to plant the right seeds in our head. 608 00:29:47,805 --> 00:29:51,363 Yes, sir, we've got to plant the right seeds in our home. 609 00:29:51,363 --> 00:29:53,580 We've got to plant the right seeds in our state and our 610 00:29:53,641 --> 00:29:54,082 country. 611 00:29:54,964 --> 00:29:55,546 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 612 00:29:56,214 --> 00:29:58,019 Speaker 2: And then, like you said, it takes a little bit of 613 00:29:58,059 --> 00:29:58,642 hard work. 614 00:29:59,664 --> 00:30:00,145 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 615 00:30:00,795 --> 00:30:02,038 Speaker 2: People ask me all the time. 616 00:30:02,038 --> 00:30:05,105 They say, Aaron, what separates those FFA kids from everybody 617 00:30:05,227 --> 00:30:05,406 else? 618 00:30:05,406 --> 00:30:08,700 You know, you think about high schools and schools. 619 00:30:08,700 --> 00:30:10,545 They've got speech and debate. 620 00:30:10,545 --> 00:30:13,740 Yes, sir, They've got football. 621 00:30:13,740 --> 00:30:15,106 They've got teamwork. 622 00:30:15,106 --> 00:30:19,848 They've got football, They've got teamwork. 623 00:30:19,848 --> 00:30:21,154 They've got band, they got ensemble. 624 00:30:21,154 --> 00:30:26,566 So what is it that separates our kids from everybody else? 625 00:30:26,566 --> 00:30:27,770 I always like to say what separates our kids from 626 00:30:27,790 --> 00:30:29,756 everybody else is that in the world of agriculture, if we 627 00:30:29,796 --> 00:30:31,558 don't do our job, something dies . 628 00:30:32,862 --> 00:30:33,482 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 629 00:30:34,765 --> 00:30:35,926 Speaker 2: And I will tell you right. 630 00:30:35,926 --> 00:30:41,162 There is a core value yes, sir, your ability to get up and feed 631 00:30:41,162 --> 00:30:45,980 cattle when it's below freezing , when you are willing to go out 632 00:30:45,980 --> 00:30:50,838 and throw hay when it's 110 degrees, because you know, 633 00:30:50,898 --> 00:30:51,942 something depends on you. 634 00:30:52,964 --> 00:30:53,526 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 635 00:30:54,035 --> 00:30:56,521 Speaker 2: And that is a core value that you will carry into 636 00:30:56,662 --> 00:30:58,386 everything that you approach. 637 00:30:58,386 --> 00:31:01,221 Is that something else matters? 638 00:31:01,942 --> 00:31:03,685 Speaker 3: besides myself. 639 00:31:03,685 --> 00:31:04,387 Yes, sir. 640 00:31:04,776 --> 00:31:05,759 Speaker 2: Keep up the good work . 641 00:31:06,561 --> 00:31:10,442 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, and of course you can't do anything 642 00:31:10,482 --> 00:31:15,924 without God, so he has to be your rock to start with yeah, 643 00:31:16,105 --> 00:31:17,319 there's a good verse in the bible. 644 00:31:17,339 --> 00:31:18,969 Speaker 2: You know what my favorite verse in the bible is? 645 00:31:18,969 --> 00:31:20,075 People ask me this all the time . 646 00:31:20,075 --> 00:31:23,663 I'll tell you why it is it's james 1 5. 647 00:31:23,663 --> 00:31:25,087 You know what james 1 5 says? 648 00:31:25,087 --> 00:31:29,878 Says if any man seeks wisdom, let him ask a god who gives it 649 00:31:29,919 --> 00:31:32,183 freely to all men without casting judgment. 650 00:31:32,183 --> 00:31:34,269 That's pretty cool right there. 651 00:31:34,269 --> 00:31:37,921 So the big man just says if you need some help, ask me. 652 00:31:39,022 --> 00:31:39,644 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 653 00:31:39,904 --> 00:31:40,726 Speaker 2: And he'll give it to you. 654 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:42,388 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 655 00:31:42,855 --> 00:31:43,819 Speaker 2: So I'm kind of like you. 656 00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:47,364 I kind of like to think that if I could really tap into a 657 00:31:47,443 --> 00:31:50,859 subject matter expert, why not the person that created the 658 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:51,201 world? 659 00:31:52,323 --> 00:31:53,987 Speaker 3: Yes sir, yes sir. 660 00:31:54,855 --> 00:31:57,521 Speaker 2: All right, baxter, you get one last fun question, 661 00:31:58,584 --> 00:31:58,924 okay. 662 00:31:59,346 --> 00:31:59,928 Speaker 3: Sounds good. 663 00:32:00,775 --> 00:32:02,660 Speaker 2: It's not the one I sent you, so you better get 664 00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:02,921 ready. 665 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,064 I'm going to throw you a curve. 666 00:32:05,086 --> 00:32:05,467 Speaker 3: Okay. 667 00:32:05,855 --> 00:32:07,420 Speaker 2: It's a fun question Are you ready? 668 00:32:08,222 --> 00:32:08,805 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 669 00:32:11,621 --> 00:32:14,267 Speaker 2: If they were going to make a movie about Baxter 670 00:32:14,326 --> 00:32:19,405 Whitworth, who would play Baxter Whitworth in your movie? 671 00:32:22,695 --> 00:32:24,804 Speaker 3: Do I get to play myself in the movie? 672 00:32:25,035 --> 00:32:27,438 Speaker 2: Nope, you got to find an actor who would you say 673 00:32:27,739 --> 00:32:29,986 would play the best Baxter Whitworth. 674 00:32:31,096 --> 00:32:32,603 Speaker 3: I don't really know any actors. 675 00:32:34,976 --> 00:32:36,902 Speaker 2: Can't think of anybody out there that you'd say 676 00:32:36,902 --> 00:32:37,724 that would be me. 677 00:32:37,724 --> 00:32:39,098 They would be a good. 678 00:32:39,098 --> 00:32:41,266 Would it be Tom Cruise? 679 00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:44,015 Would it be any man? 680 00:32:45,198 --> 00:32:48,386 Speaker 3: I don't really know any actors, so I couldn't say. 681 00:32:48,895 --> 00:32:50,221 Speaker 2: So you would play yourself. 682 00:32:51,936 --> 00:32:52,599 Speaker 3: I guess so. 683 00:32:53,295 --> 00:32:54,279 Speaker 2: There's nothing wrong with that. 684 00:32:54,279 --> 00:32:57,298 They make movies about people playing themselves. 685 00:32:58,501 --> 00:32:59,143 Speaker 3: Yes, sir. 686 00:32:59,423 --> 00:33:00,747 Speaker 2: You know what's fun about you saying that? 687 00:33:00,747 --> 00:33:04,239 Baxter, my son, my youngest son , he's 17 years old. 688 00:33:04,239 --> 00:33:06,105 You know what I asked him the other day? 689 00:33:06,105 --> 00:33:08,641 That same question. 690 00:33:08,641 --> 00:33:11,201 No, I asked him about his favorite television show. 691 00:33:11,201 --> 00:33:12,739 I said what's your favorite TV show? 692 00:33:12,739 --> 00:33:18,888 And you know what he told me he doesn't have one. 693 00:33:18,888 --> 00:33:20,375 Guess what he watches? 694 00:33:20,375 --> 00:33:24,961 Youtube he watches different people on YouTube. 695 00:33:24,961 --> 00:33:27,846 He doesn't even watch the television, like I grew up 696 00:33:27,865 --> 00:33:34,196 watching television yes, If you don't do that, you would never 697 00:33:34,217 --> 00:33:34,436 know that. 698 00:33:34,457 --> 00:33:36,199 Speaker 3: So I'll watch. 699 00:33:36,199 --> 00:33:39,824 I'll watch some television shows, some, but I don't I don't 700 00:33:39,824 --> 00:33:41,826 really know that, the actors I don't. 701 00:33:41,826 --> 00:33:45,250 I don't keep up with names of people. 702 00:33:45,250 --> 00:33:48,721 That's fine, but always be on the lookout. 703 00:33:49,041 --> 00:33:51,186 Speaker 2: Somebody else may ask you that question down the road 704 00:33:51,186 --> 00:33:52,536 and you might. 705 00:33:52,536 --> 00:33:54,760 You might even be in a position where you get to ask carlos 706 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:55,362 that question. 707 00:33:55,362 --> 00:33:58,409 Hey, carlos, if they were going to make a movie about you, who 708 00:33:58,474 --> 00:33:58,595 would? 709 00:33:58,634 --> 00:33:59,356 Speaker 3: play carlos. 710 00:33:59,356 --> 00:34:05,373 Yes, sir and that could be fun yes, sir, I said I don't keep up 711 00:34:05,373 --> 00:34:06,154 with names of people. 712 00:34:06,154 --> 00:34:08,880 I do just not tv people, sure? 713 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:09,903 No, no, I knew it. 714 00:34:09,963 --> 00:34:11,788 Speaker 2: I knew what you meant , I knew what you mean yes, sir, 715 00:34:11,788 --> 00:34:15,045 okay all right, you got anything else for us? 716 00:34:17,516 --> 00:34:18,039 Speaker 3: I don't guess. 717 00:34:18,039 --> 00:34:21,541 So no, sir, Unless you have another question for me. 718 00:34:22,262 --> 00:34:22,985 Speaker 2: I don't, baxter. 719 00:34:22,985 --> 00:34:26,141 I appreciate you taking time out of your day and taking a 720 00:34:26,202 --> 00:34:27,344 moment to visit with us. 721 00:34:27,344 --> 00:34:30,443 Yes, sir, it's an honor to have you on here. 722 00:34:30,443 --> 00:34:33,059 I'm honored to be on here. 723 00:34:33,059 --> 00:34:38,320 I'm uh, I'm awful proud of you and um personally and to have 724 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:42,168 known you since the day you were born and to see where you're at 725 00:34:42,168 --> 00:34:45,581 , but, more importantly, to have a front row seat of where 726 00:34:45,621 --> 00:34:50,458 you're headed, because you've had some success, but I, I'm 727 00:34:50,498 --> 00:34:52,742 willing to bet your best days are still ahead. 728 00:34:52,742 --> 00:34:55,608 That's just my prediction on this moment. 729 00:34:55,608 --> 00:35:00,817 So that's just my opinion, baxter. 730 00:35:00,817 --> 00:35:01,298 Thank you. 731 00:35:01,398 --> 00:35:04,059 Hey, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for tuning in to the 732 00:35:04,099 --> 00:35:05,746 Growing Our Future podcast. 733 00:35:05,746 --> 00:35:09,931 You know, there are some times that you have these moments with 734 00:35:09,931 --> 00:35:12,322 guests that just make you hopeful. 735 00:35:12,322 --> 00:35:17,380 And if you listen to this young man today, I know you've got to 736 00:35:17,380 --> 00:35:21,293 be like me and you've got to be inspired and you've got to feel 737 00:35:21,293 --> 00:35:24,282 hopeful, because not only is he going to be a great leader, 738 00:35:24,342 --> 00:35:26,556 he's going to inspire great leaders, he's going to plant 739 00:35:26,617 --> 00:35:30,505 seeds of greatness in other people and he's going to help us 740 00:35:30,505 --> 00:35:32,759 grow an incredible, incredible future. 741 00:35:32,759 --> 00:35:36,447 So, baxter, thanks so much for joining us. 742 00:35:36,447 --> 00:35:41,119 Everybody, thanks for stopping by and remember until we meet 743 00:35:41,159 --> 00:35:41,480 again. 744 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:44,467 Everybody, go out and do something great for somebody 745 00:35:44,567 --> 00:35:44,728 else. 746 00:35:44,728 --> 00:35:47,777 You're going to feel good about it, the world's going to be 747 00:35:47,818 --> 00:35:48,842 better because you did. 748 00:35:48,842 --> 00:35:52,757 And just think somebody like Baxter may be watching and if 749 00:35:52,797 --> 00:35:55,724 they see you do something great, maybe they'll want to do 750 00:35:55,784 --> 00:35:56,887 something even better. 751 00:35:56,887 --> 00:36:00,702 It could be one word or it could be a big action. 752 00:36:00,702 --> 00:36:01,987 Take it from Baxter. 753 00:36:01,987 --> 00:36:03,838 Thank you all for joining us. 754 00:36:03,838 --> 00:36:04,800 Thanks, baxter. 755 00:36:05,503 --> 00:36:06,907 Speaker 3: Yes, sir, have a good day. 756 00:36:12,436 --> 00:36:14,402 Speaker 1: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of the 757 00:36:14,442 --> 00:36:16,007 Growing Our Future podcast. 758 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:20,369 This show is sponsored by the Texas FFA Foundation, whose 759 00:36:20,449 --> 00:36:23,460 mission is to strengthen agricultural science education 760 00:36:23,842 --> 00:36:26,733 so students can develop their potential for personal growth, 761 00:36:27,094 --> 00:36:30,284 career success and 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