Category Archives: Livestock Showing
Oklahoma FFA Chapter hosts livestock show for special needs students
An FFA chapter at Noble High School in Oklahoma hosts a livestock show each year for special needs students.
The FFA members pair up with the show participants to teach them how to care for their animals, fit/prepare them for a show and then help them exhibit the animals in a show. Continue reading
A letter to fair-goers from a livestock exhibitor
During my many years showing livestock, my friends and I always talked about what we as livestock exhibitors wished we could tell everyone who attended the Kentucky State Fair. This year, I finally took the time to write it all … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Livestock Showing
Tagged fair goers, kentucky state fair, livestock shows, pig show, show pigs, State Fair
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How to Dress for Livestock Showmanship
This year, my youngest sister convinced her friend Lexie to show a pig for the first time. A high school junior, Lexie is older than most beginning showmen. Instead of letting that discourage her, however, Lexie is determined to make … Continue reading
Posted in Livestock Showing
Tagged 4-H, ffa, hog show, how to, livestock showing, pig show, show pig, showmanship
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