Showing pigs helps prepare for career in ag

From the World Pork Expo 2023 series

Benjamin Herrold
Jun 3, 2023
Jun 3, 2023

Ally Troesser showing pigs — Ally Troesser says showing pigs helped prepare her for her career in agriculture.
Photo courtesy of Ally Troesser

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When Ally Troesser was growing up on her family’s farm near Laddonia, Missouri, her dad built a building for raising hogs. That, combined with her involvement in 4-H, got her started showing pigs.

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