Finding a Career, Not Just a Job

Aaron Balcom grew up in a ranching community around Cheyenne, Wyo. and found a great sense of pride being a part of it. While he knew that ranching wasn’t his future, he did want to settle down in a small town and work in agriculture. That’s why studying in the John Deer Ag Tech program is a perfect fit for him.

He enjoys the challenge of his new line of work.

“I knew that I had to find a career that would allow me to be in agriculture, was mentally stimulating and physically demanding, so this program was the obvious option for me,” Balcom said.

Now in his second year of the two-year program,...