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About Dené Dryden

Dene Dryden is a senior at Kansas State University studying creative writing. An alumna of the Palco FFA Chapter in Kansas, she is serving as a reporter for the 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo Newsroom Crew.

A Peculiar Proficiency With Llamas and Peacocks

This 2018 national FFA proficiency finalist shows the exotic side of agriculture. There are many FFA members who can say they grew up with livestock, whether it’s cattle or pigs, sheep or chickens. Not many can say they cared for llamas and peacocks in their childhood, however. One of this year’s Specialty Animal Production Proficiency Award finalists grew up with these exotic animals and incorporated them into her FFA experience. Cassidy Hacker of the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter in Minnesota said her father started the family’s llama operation when he bought a pair for her mother. When Hacker was 3 years old, [...]

By |2018-11-19T14:24:15-05:00October 29th, 2018|91st National FFA Convention & Expo, Proficiency, The Feed|
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