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Food is essential to human life; it is also something we constantly take for granted. Growing up on a farm, I realized that getting the food out of the ground and to our plates is a complicated process. When I began thinking about the career I desired in life I knew I wanted to be able to support agriculture in whatever I chose. I decided I wanted to be a lobbyist; someone who would lobby on behalf of farmers’ interests and the agricultural industry as a whole.
I plan on majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Political Science to help prepare me for a career in lobbying. I think it is an effective way to work towards the benefit of the issues I care deeply about. I believe that the environment is often unappreciated in our society. We

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