OFI 092: Breeding And Selling Rabbits | FFA SAE Edition | Cassidie Cartwright | Seneca High School FFA

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INTRODUCING CASSIDIE CARTWRIGHT!

This week we introduce Cassidie Cartwright.  Cassidie serves as her chapter’s chaplain as well as president.  She has been able to get introduced to agriculture and start raising rabbits while living in a city the size of Louisville, Kentucky.

Cassidie expressed an interest in becoming a veterinarian as she moves forward with her career and post-high school education.  Cassidie lives in the city just as her fellow chapter member and guest of episode #88, Mikayla Kannapel, does.  Cassidie is fortunate enough to have 1.3 acres and a barn to use for her projects in town.

Cassidie’s FFA Advisor, Bethany Mattingly, has sent me two guests (Bethany and Mikayla) and they have both been great interviews!

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Raising and Selling Rabbits – CC’s Wabbitry

HIGH SCHOOL: Seneca High School, Louisville, Kentucky

MASCOT: Redhawks

FFA ADVISOR: Mrs. Bethany Mattingly

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CASSIDIE CARTWRIGHT:

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Cassidie’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: bethany.mattingly@jefferson.kyschools.us

Seneca High School’s Telephone Number: (502) 485-8323

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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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