Myerscough and agriculture kind of go hand-in-hand.
Mahomet-Seymour alum Michael Myerscough knows that.
“Ag has been my everything,” he said. “That’s all I’ve ever done.”
Some of his earliest memories include watching his sister, Megan, show sheep at the Champaign County Fair.
“It’s brought my sister and me closer as we show in the show ring,” he said. “Yeah, there is a lot of fighting that we do, but at the end of the day, we’re all in it together and love that we can do it together as well. “
On Thursday, spectators watched as Michael showcased his expertise and shook the hand of the judge time-after-time.
Michael, who said he’s been to at least 20 shows already this year, attributes his success to repetition.
“The sheep that were calm have just been shown a lot,” he said.
After the hour-and-a-half-long show, Myerscough was seen in the cattle barn where he spent a decade showing prior to choosing to just show sheep.
“The cattle are a lot more work than sheep,” he said. “Not that I didn’t want to do it, but I also wanted something else. I wanted to have a job and have some free time, to not be working all the time.”
But Michael’s free time does not always look like that of his peers.
“Kids nowadays don’t want to get off video games and just want to stay inside all day,” he said. “I’m just like, ‘No.’ You have to get out and do stuff otherwise, you’re not going to be successful.”
After being in the ring since he could walk, upon his 19th birthday, he will have to move on to another chapter of his life as he ages out of 4-H. He said he will take a few things with him, though.
“It’s taught me to be a leader and hard work,” he said.
