PARKER COUNTY AG
Averi Burks
Fourth grader Averi Burks loves to show pigs. She chose to show
pigs on her own, and has been having fun showing them the past
three years.
“My favorite thing [about showing pigs] is you can have a good
time showing pigs. I enjoy it and I like competitions,” Averi said.
Averi shows with the Brock FFA and loves the people.
“They have a good team of people that show pigs and great Ag
teachers,” she said.
In her short tenure showing, she has won showmanship at the North
Texas Fair and Ro-deo, along with tons of ribbons. She is still hunt-
ing a buckle to add to her collection. Her parents are proud of her
accomplishments and love what she has learned showing with the
FFA.
“She has learned responsibility, self-determination, and setting her
goals of what she wants to accomplish,” says her mother, Denise.
“She often knows that her chores, school work and responsibilities
with her pig come before anything else.”
Averi plans to show her pigs at the upcoming State Fair of Texas
and the Houston Stock Show. After the first of the year, she will
show at both the Fort Worth Stock Show and Kerr-ville Stock Show.
When she’s not showing, she plays softball and basketball. She also
loves to fish and has just recently started shooting a bow. She plans
to show pigs throughout her school years, including in high school.
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