OFI 2029: A Passion For Dairy Cattle And Exhibiting Livestock | FFA SAE Edition | Joleigh Nailor | Cumberland Valley High School FFA

Joleigh Nailor is the president of her FFA chapter and a very prolific livestock exhibitor. Growing up with a father who is a full-time dairyman, Joleigh has been engrossed in the dairy industry. When she is not milking dairy cattle, she is showing them. Between the Holsteins she owns, as well as a string of Shorthorn cattle and even Jerseys, she has the ability to participate in the show arena in many different ways. Also, she is very active showing pigs and market steers. She just can’t get enough.

There was something very telling about Joleigh’s personality when I asked her about the return on investment from traveling up and down the East Coast to different livestock shows, fairs and jackpots. One the most important things she named was the friendships she made being out there, showing livestock with others. She also noted having the opportunity to be a part of younger exhibitor’s journey as they develop their skills.

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Market Livestock

HIGH SCHOOL: Cumberland Valley High School; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

MASCOT: Eagles

FFA ADVISOR: Darla Romberger

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KILLIAN GEORGE:

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Killian’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: DRomberger@cvschools.org

Cumberland Valley High School’s Telephone Number: 717-506-3555

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

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Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
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