It'll be the storefront of our hatchery. We want to make it appealing and inviting and educational. We want to create a learning environment within our hatchery.

I think it's kind of the fear of the unknown.

As a farmer, I see the need to keep developing markets for our commodities. Renewable fuels has been something our industry has been working on for years and I think we have only begun to scratch the surface as far as demand and usage.

Four hours after we finished planting those acorns, we got the call from friends at church that Hope Stout had died. And while we had already been thinking about ways that we could use those trees some day to give back to Hope, that sort of sealed their fate as the Hope Oaks.

The major thing is just to show I can compete at this level. If they do need me I'll be able to step in and help.

They really have no interest other than to make the place a better place and to make the ball more accessible to their fans. There's no hidden agenda.