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I thought so too, but the story checks out. Their engagement announcement was on page 7 of this local newspaper:
http://eaglevilletnhistory.com/print/Jan_2011.pdf
You have to read between the lines a bit: she was involved in FFA as a high schooler and graduated in 2007. He appears to have been involved in FFA extensively. It doesn’t mean for sure that they first met at an event where she was a student participant, but it seems likely. And of course, the age gap is the same either way.
Sorry, there wasn’t a source so I just went looking and this was the first thing I found.