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\"\"<\/a>Christa Hoffman was selected as the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau\u2019s Young Farmer and Agriculturist Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award at the organization\u2019s 103rd<\/sup> Annual Meeting on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n

Christa is a business development administrator at URUS. She manages grant-funded projects focused on improving cattle management practices on farms in emerging markets. Working for a global cattle genetics company, her primary focus is establishing new commercial markets while providing access to artificial insemination to make long-term impacts on production and profitability of farms. Christa and her husband Brad raise two young children on the family\u2019s dairy farm in Gresham.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis contest recognizes Young Farmer and Agriculturist members going above and beyond for agriculture and within their communities,\u201d said WFBF President Kevin Krentz. \u201cChrista is a shining example of the impact Farm Bureau members have in rural areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award is presented to a Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18 and 35 who has not derived a majority of his or her income from a farm for the past three years. Examples of occupations of ideal applicants include agricultural education instructor, fertilizer salesperson, veterinarian, farm employee, journalist or marketer.<\/p>\n

Christa serves on the Shawano County Farm Bureau board of directors and is the co-chair for Brunch on the Farm.<\/p>\n

She will receive $1,500 courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., the opportunity to attend the 2023 AFBF FUSION Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, and is eligible to participate in the 2023 YFA Washington, D.C., Fly-In.<\/p>\n

Other participants included: Amy Silver of Green County; Julie Wadzinski of Barron County and Julie Sweney of Dodge County.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation co-sponsors this contest with GROWMARK, Inc., and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. This is a new Wisconsin Farm Bureau award replacing the Excellence in Ag competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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