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Show Season • FFA • Senior Year • West Texas

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How to Prepare Your Show Pig for County Fair — A 4H Competitor’s Guide

From selection day to the show ring, here’s the complete prep timeline I use for my county fair show pig. Feed program, conditioning schedule, washing routine, and show day checklist — all of it.

March 2026·7 min read·Show Season
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How to Prepare Your Show Pig for County Fair — A 4H Competitor’s Guide

From selection day to show ring — the complete prep timeline, feed schedule, conditioning, washing, and show day checklist I use for Randall County.

March 2026·7 min read
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Senior Year in FFA — What I Learned and What’s Next

Four years, two degrees, county fair wins, and a lot of 5 AM mornings. What FFA really taught me and where I’m headed after graduation.

March 2026·6 min read
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Balancing Sports, 4H, and School — My West Texas Senior Year

Softball practice, barn chores, FFA, and finals week — all at the same time. My actual system for making it work and what I’d tell any underclassman starting out.

February 2026·7 min read
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