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Junior Perspective agreed, as did Senate leaders, that having the land be sold off wouldn’t be as productive as if we could have the land somehow donated or rented to an agriculture institute. That was when Ohio State University stepped in with their agriculture programs, seeming extremely interested. Now, of course here we are in 2019, two years later, and you’re probably thinking, so, what happened? As a student at Ohio State, I️ had thought the decision would be a quick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer with the other matters that would need attention to in the college, but what ended up happening was that not only was Ohio State interested in looking at the land to place a bid to purchase, they wanted to see what could be done to help to assist rural high schools in also using the land for learning! Two years later and Ohio State is still working out the gimmicks in terms of purchase, with the barns still empty and the land not worked. It is evident that no matter what will happen with the land, there is interest and still a hope for American agriculture and teaching the youth about the joys and discomforts of agriculture life, and that is where I️ think we can all agree that in terms of our industry focus, we all will continue to thrive with a little bit of perseverance and grit. I LIMOUSIN Today | 27