Vegetable Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement sponsored by Tractor Supply Company and Wilbur- Ellis Company
Allison Lynn Slagell of the Weatherford FFA Chapter in Oklahoma works with her father and brother on the family farm, growing and marketing commodity and vegetable crops. Included in the operation are 350 acres of irrigated chip potatoes for Frito Lay and Allen’s, 475 acres of spinach for Allen’s that will be canned, 225 acres of collards and other greens for canning and 20 acres of pumpkins for farmer’s markets in Oklahoma City. Slagell is pursuing a degree in agriculture communications. She is supported by her parents Candace and Dennis and her FFA advisor David Hoy.
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