Kelly Wilfert was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells on December 6.
Wilfert is a junior at UW-Madison where she is majoring in agricultural economics and life sciences communication with a goal of being an agricultural attorney. She also works with her family at Wilfert Farms, a 700-acre fresh market fruit and vegetable farm.
She enjoys softball, horseback riding and working on the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center’s Creative Content Committee.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet is a panel discussion in which collegiate members are judged on their ability to lead a committee discussion on current issues affecting agriculture and to develop consensus on an action plan to effectively address issues.
By participating, members build basic discussion skills, develop a keen understanding of important agricultural issues and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach consensus and solve problems.
Wilfert will represent Wisconsin in a national collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Kansas City this February.
Other finalists included Abigail Martin from UW-Madison, Kye Witek and Nicole Petrie from UW-Platteville, and Alexandria Dusell and Makayla Klumpyan from UW-River Falls.
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