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Aiden Manley, 2025-26 Kentucky FFA President - Retiring Address

Podcast: Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation
Published: Jun 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 1487
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On this episode of Growing Kentucky's Leaders, we hear from Aiden Manley, the 2025–2026 Kentucky FFA State President. In his retiring address at state convention, Aiden shared a deeply personal journey of overcoming unexpected hardships — from a sudden childhood move to an isolated Eastern Kentucky holler, to family financial crises and a terrifying medical emergency with his sister.