FFA state officer enjoys raising show pigs

Benjamin Herrold
Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

Missouri FFA Vice President Cash Honeycutt started raising pigs to show himself, and it has grown into a business.
Photo courtesy of Cash Honeycutt

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Cash Honeycutt remembers when he first started raising his own show pigs and how he and his family figured things out as they went.

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