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I do not know what age you are, or if you have children old enough to join.... But 4-H clubs and FFA can be a wealth of info for raising livestock. I don't have any personal experience with FFA, but I was heavily involved in 4-H from age 6 (attended meetings with my older sister) up until I went to college, and I'm now involved thru my children. I *really* like the 4-H programs, can't think of a negative thing about them. We've been active in the equine, cattle, and poultry programs. Way back in the day, I was a force to be reckoned with in the hippology program - competed on the state level every year, best year was 2nd in the state in overall performance - too bad my mind has slowed down significantly since then! It's only been, ahem, cough, cough, a few decades since my last competition.