Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 are eligible for the Achievement Award, Discussion Meet Contest and the Excellence in Agriculture Award.
The winners of these contests on the state level will compete at the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 7-11, 2012. They will also be guests at the GROWMARK, Inc. Annual Meeting and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau 2012 Young Farmer & Agriculturist Conference/Annual Meeting, November 30 through December 3. They will also have the opportunity to take part in the WFBF Young Farmer & Agriculturist trip to Washington D.C. on April 16-20, 2012.
Achievement Award
The Achievement Award judges participants on their involvement in agriculture, leadership ability, involvement and participation in Farm Bureau and other civic and service organizations. Applicants must have derived a majority of their income from on farm production for the past three years. Rural Mutual Insurance Company will provide a free financial plan for the state winner. The top ten applicants will receive a $50 FAST STOP gift card. FABCO Equipment Inc. will provide the WFBF state winner with 40 hours use of a FABCO 226 skid-steer loader. Applications for the 2011 Achievement Award Short Form were due July 1, 2011.
Discussion Meet
The Discussion Meet contest gives young members a chance to demonstrate their speaking skills on agricultural-related topics. Contestants are judged on their problem-solving skills as they discuss timely topics with their colleagues. Each of WFBF’s nine districts will hold a district meet competition this fall. The three finalists in each district will receive a $50 FAST STOP gift card from GROWMARK Inc. The statewide winner will also receive a chain saw from Midwest Stihl, Inc.
2011 YFA District Discussion Meet Manual and Application
2011 District Discussion Meet Dates
Keys for a Successful Discussion Meet Contestant
Excellence in Agriculture
The Excellence in Agriculture Award judges participants on their involvement in agriculture, leadership ability, involvement and participation in Farm Bureau and other civic and service organizations. Applicants must have derived a majority of their income from a non-production agribusiness enterprise for the past three years. Examples would be an agriculture teacher, fertilizer salesperson, veterinarian, farm employee, agricultural writer or marketer. All applicants receive a $50 FAST STOP gift card from GROWMARK Inc. The statewide winner receives a $250 FAST STOP gift card from GROWMARK, Inc. towards FS products. Applications for the 2011 Excellence in Agriculture Award were due July 1, 2011.