<p>Kayla Vaughan has been named the 2014 New Jersey Agricultural Fair Ambassador. Vaughan was selected from among seven contestants by the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey during the group’s Fall dinner on November 3rd in Burlington County, according to a press release. Kayla is an 18-year-old graduate of Sussex County Technical School.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Kayla is the fifth-generation on her family’s dairy farm and will be a wonderful spokesperson as she attends our state’s agricultural fairs next summer,” said New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher. “She also will serve as an inspiring mentor for young people interested in or already involved in agricultural youth organizations.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Vaughan is charged with visiting New Jersey’s agricultural fairs during 2014, discussing the fairs, promoting agritourism to the public and bringing people together to support the state’s agriculture industry as an ambassador. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Agriculture is not just something I do for a living, it is what I live for,” said Vaughan. “I will spend the next year representing the agriculture industry as a whole and the families that work so hard at it.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Vaughan grew up on her family’s dairy farm and is the current New Jersey Dairy Princess. She has been active in Sussex County 4-H and ran the milking parlor at the New Jersey State Fair. She studied commercial baking in high school and is enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America with a goal of opening a bakery on her own dairy farm using her own natural products.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Vaughan also participated in Skills USA where she placed third in the state for baker’s aid. She has volunteered for a variety of organizations, including Catch a Dream Foundation and hospice. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>This is the 11th year the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey has named an ambassador. In choosing an ambassador, the Association seeks a good representation of young people active in agriculture in the Garden State and their county fair. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Congratulations on becoming the next New Jersey Agricultural Fair Ambassador, Kayla!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://njagfairs.com" target="_new"> New Jersey Agricultural Fair </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
