Brian Long concludes 13-year run for Colfax ag

On his first day on the job, he had to locate the Colfax schools' pig scale and take it to a property to weigh a student's pig. He had no pickup and the scale could not be found.

It turned out Roxanna Scholz, an FFA student's mother, had the scale and she offered Brian Long her diesel pickup – after just meeting him – and he drove it to the Robinsons' place north of Colfax to weigh the animal.

Now, 13 years later, Brian Long is leaving the district and its FFA program of 90 students for a new job in Sultan, Wash.

He leaves after leading students to 15 state FFA titles and two $5,000 Monsanto N...