INTRODUCING RAEGAN KLAASSEN!
Raegan comes to us from Hydro, Oklahoma. She has a very interesting supervised agricultural experience. In addition to her showing cattle for several years, she now has her own herd of first-calf heifers. Her father, who is also her FFA advisor, got her started with this herd as a way of saving and paying for college in four years.
When Raegan is not working with her cattle, she is farming. The primary crop she grows is usually a grain. In the off-season she plants black eyed peas as a cover crop. However, she has found a market for the peas, so she is able to make revenue off of the ground she farms, twice per year. I loved this concept of not just planting a cover crop, but planting one that has market value.
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Beef, Grain & Speciality Crop (black eyed peas) Production
HIGH SCHOOL: Hydro-Eakly High School; Hydro, Oklahoma
MASCOT: Bobcats
FFA ADVISOR: Chris Klaassen
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RAEGAN KLAASSEN:
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Raegan’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: cklaassen@hydroeakly.k12.ok.us
Hydro-Eakly High School Telephone Number: (405) 663-2774
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“Because American farmers are able to provide for so many of us, they give more and more of us the freedom to pursue goals and livelihoods beyond growing the food we need to survive.”
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