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Oklahoma Students to attend okPORK's Youth Leadership Camp
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:04:37 CDT
After reviewing applicants statewide, Oklahoma Pork Council (okPORK) officials have selected 12 Oklahoma high school students as 2014 okPORK Youth Leadership Camp participants. The students will spend June 23-27 learning about the pork industry, including production, sales and career opportunities. The student participants are:
Amber Conrady - Woodward
Jasmyn Davis Mangum
Emily Franke Covington
Cheyenne Gaff Jet
Courtney Hendershot Shawnee
Sadie Higgins Cement
Logan Holt Shattuck
Robert Johnson Choctaw
Kassie Kilgore Porter
Austin Kirk Yukon
McKayla Malone Big Cabin
Grant Wilber Cherokee
The educator participant is: Josh Davis agriculture teacher at Bethel High School
The camp begins in Stillwater, and includes sessions in Ames, Hennessey, Guymon, Woodward and Springdale, Arkansas. Camp participants will learn all phases of the industry from breeding sows to selling pork chops. Participants will also complete a live animal evaluation and actually harvest and process the hogs they evaluate.
"We need more young people who are interested in careers in the pork industry," said Roy Lee Lindsey, Executive Director of okPORK. "This camp gives participants the opportunity to see all aspects of the industry while also educating them on issues that affect pork production from outside the farm."
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