After developing a good eye for livestock growing up on a cattle farm in Grass Valley, Graham Blagg put his skills to work in earning first place at the National Collegiate Livestock Competition this month. “It was easily the most memorable judging contest that I’ll ever have,” Blagg said. “It was a great way to go out and finish my career. It shows that hard work really does pay off.” The 22-year-old Nevada Union High School graduate was a part of a team of five out of 150 students from 30 universities who competed in the 107th annual National Collegiate …