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Living the Western Ag Life
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH JAY HILL
WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION? Farmer, Marketer, Businessman.
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WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE FOR YOU? There is no such thing as a typical day. Every day presents itself with new challenges and new blessings.
IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HERE, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? (DON’T OVERTHINK IT!) High in the mountains elk hunting.
FLASHBACK TO WHEN YOU WERE 10 YEARS OLD. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? A farmer.
FINISH THIS SENTENCE. ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, YOU CAN USUALLY FIND ME... Drinking coffee with my girls.
HOW DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU? As a man that gave all he could for his faith, his family and his occupation.
WHAT’S SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE, AND WHY? I admire my father because even though he is in his late 70’s, his willingness to learn something new is never ending.
TELL US THREE PET PEEVES. Bad table manners, inquires on acreage farmed, and the presumption that all agriculturalists are not environmentally friendly.
HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR COLLEAGUES WOULD DESCRIBE YOU? Out of the box thinker and wildly ambitious.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE BEST SKILLS THAT YOU BRING TO YOUR JOB? The ability to motivate and the ability to articulate a message to people who don’t understand where their food comes from.
NAME THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU. Driven, understanding, friendly.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DO BEFORE YOU DIE? Take a full weeks vacation and not freak out about being gone.
WHAT’S A GOAL YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT YEAR? Launch two new product lines.
NAME A FEW OF YOUR DAILY HABITS (OTHER THAN A SHOWER AND BRUSHING YOUR TEETH). Kiss my girls before I leave in the morning, say a prayer, eat a corn dog.
WHAT ARE YOU HAPPIEST DOING, WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING? Hanging out with my family.
WHAT ARE SOME CAUSES YOU CARE ABOUT? Mental health, climate change.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO? Run hard, think smart, forgive, enjoy.
WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? Knowing that I impacted society and my family positively.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Letting my employees and my family down.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS? Laziness.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A MAN? Honesty.
WHAT OR WHO IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF YOUR LIFE? My wife.
WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE? I would like to be more organized.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? Accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord.
WOULD YOU RATHER LIVE ON A FARM OR A RANCH? Farm!
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? My industry.
WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH? I would hope Ronald Reagan.
WHAT MAKES YOU, #WESTERNAGLIFE? An unbelievable love and admiration for the rich culture and heritage of agriculture.
