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Lifetime of Service Began With FFA

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Victor Cappucci visits with FFA members Maris Wilson and Austin Albright. Behind him are his three FFA jackets: chapter, state and national officer. Credit: Lancaster Farming

Ag Leader Recalls Career | By: Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade

MEHOOPANY, Pa. — Poet Robert Frost once wrote that he took the road less traveled by and that made all the difference. The life of Victor Cappucci of Mehoopany also could be described by Frost’s famous poem.

The basement of his home is filled with framed photos and certificates along with collections of booklets and other items documenting his travels and the evolution of his farm.

Cappucci says he has the best job today: “retired.” Until five years ago, he actively managed a registered Hereford herd. Today, he rents his cropland to a nearby dairy farmer.

“It was all exciting,” Cappucci said of his start in farming and other careers