Being sustainable, being able to provide high quality food with it, whether that is meat, vegetables and other great things that we consume, it's very vibrant,” Millay said. “Sustainable agriculture is at the forefront of American agriculture. The young farmer is using the opportunity to continue his creed of staying true to traditions and providing quality food to his community. “Living in rural America, living in rural Kentucky, and being able to go to college, and still have that same aspect, being able to live out on their farm, all of the great things that I cherish each and every day on my farm, I get to bring that in a little bit of a bigger scale as well when it comes to the pork production but I'm so excited for that,” he said. He'll be hours from the pastures he’s worked on since he was a child, but said it will feel like home. Millay was selected to live on the university’s farm. “It's a one chance in a million,” Millay said.
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His latest accomplishment is earning a full ride to study agriculture business at Morehead State University. He also served as the president of his local and regional FFA chapters. It's something I take great pride in,” Millay added. “I got to compete in the Kentucky FFA State Convention where I was named the Kentucky State Star Farmer for the 2021 year which is a great honor.
Millay’s business is only one of many successes that he says FFA contributed to. “I always get so excited to be able to take these hogs off knowing all the work we've put into them, and that, I know that they are a good quality hog that someone's going to enjoy,” Millay said. He sold 53 hogs during the pandemic and is on track to do the same this year. The investment to fulfill Future Farmers of America’s (FFA) required agriculture experience turned into a business of raising and selling hogs to people in his community. I just came home and I surprised them,” Millay said. He has received a full ride to study agriculture business at Morehead State Universityĭuring his sophomore year of high school, Millay bought a pig and 13 piglets.He started competing in swine showmanship contests at the age of 9.His hobby of raising farm animals turned into a business in high school.Luke Millay is a 2021 Meade County High School Graduate.