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AGEC 425 Student Features

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AGEC 425 Student Features

Dalton Hempel ’25: Building Dreams in South Texas

While Dalton’s academic background is rooted in agriculture, his entrepreneurial ambitions lie in residential construction. After gaining valuable insight through a summer internship with a custom home builder along the Gulf Coast, Dalton developed a deep respect for the complexity, precision, and impact of creating someone’s dream home. That experience became the seed for HCH,… Read More →

July 1, 2025

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Evan Ehrlich ’26: Turning Dirt into Dollars

Born and raised in Lufkin, Texas, Evan Ehrlich ‘26 has always been passionate  about the outdoors.  Growing up, he would mow yards. This eventually led to him getting into landscaping and working on projects such as installing flowerbeds. While working on these projects, Evan noticed that there were significant mark-ups on the products he was… Read More →

June 4, 2025

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Tristan Kurz ’25: Building more than a Business

Tristan’s hobbies tend to involve fixing things and working with his hands. He plans to use his education to work for his family’s business and one day run or own it. “To me, entrepreneurship means being able to sell yourself, your ambitions, and your goals in life to make other people believe in them as… Read More →

May 20, 2025

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How Owen Sanders ’27 Combines Livestock Expertise with Agribusiness Innovation

Agricultural Background Owen grew up in Vista Ridge near Cedar Park, a suburban area outside Houston. Despite the location, he stayed involved in agriculture from an early age. His father, a livestock lawyer in Houston and nearby areas, introduced him to the industry. Owen also participated in 4-H and FFA. He spent his high school… Read More →

May 12, 2025

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Garner Mickle ’26: Music, Agriculture, and Entrepreneurship

Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Garner Mickle ’26 is an Agriculture Economics(AGEC) student with a focus on Rural Entrepreneurship.  He originally came to Texas A&M with the plan to major in Agribusiness. During his New Student Conference, he switched to AGEC, believing that he could concentrate more on the agricultural aspect of the degree through the… Read More →

April 7, 2025

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Emma Brett’s ’25 desire to combine her passion with entrepreneurship

What first motivated Emma Brett ’25 to join the Dianne and M. Edward Rister ‘74 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program? Her desire to succeed not only as a dentist but as a business owner.  Born and raised in Hardin, Texas, Emma knew from a young age that she wanted to attend dental school, but was concerned, because… Read More →

March 24, 2025

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Rooted in Community: Rylee Goolsby’s plan to give back to her hometown

Coming to Texas A&M from Wortham, Texas, Rylee Goolsby ’25 originally was a Poultry Science major. In her first semester, she discovered the Dianne and Ed Rister ‘74 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. She realized this program could help her achieve her dream of opening a general store in Wortham, a small, rural town with a population… Read More →

March 10, 2025

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Building a Successful Entrepreneur: Ellis Trevino

Ellis has spent the last few months building her AGEC 425 project, Olympus Elite, a cheer, tumbling, and gymnastics gym. She chose this business due to her experience cheering in the past, taking tumbling lessons, and working at a gymnastics gym.  “I have a passion for this business idea so I thought it would be… Read More →

March 6, 2025

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Building a Business in College: Walker Lenamon ’25

From Dirt Bikes to Construction Sites Walker grew up loving cars and dirt bikes. As a teenager, he picked up photography and turned it into more than a hobby. He learned to create advertisements, which sparked an interest in marketing. He thought about making that passion a career when he started college, but everything shifted… Read More →

March 3, 2025

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Enhancing Memories: How Allison Hahn ’24 plans to build her business by capturing important moments

Allison Hahn ‘24 discovered her interest in photography when she received her first camera as a young child. In high school, she would take photos for her friends and family members. Since then, she turned her passion for capturing special moments into a side business. Allison has been taking senior photos during her time at… Read More →

May 22, 2024

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