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Finalists Chosen in Young Farmer Discussion Meet
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Four individuals have qualified to compete in the
finals of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Discussion Meet contest. The event
will be held during the Farm Bureau annual convention, set for December
8 in Louisville.
The finalists are Charlie Edgington, (Lexington), Lindsey Mayse (Campbellsburg),
Brad Mattingly (Lebanon) and Brittany Edelson (Shelbyville). The contest
is administered by Kentucky Farm Bureau and is open to young farmers ages
18-35.
The Discussion Meet contest is designed to simulate committee meetings
where discussion and active participation are expected from each participant.
Performance is evaluated on an exchange of ideas and information on a
pre-determined topic. Judges look for the contestant that offers constructive
criticism, cooperation and communication while analyzing agricultural
problems and developing solutions.
Topics of discussion this year included:
• What are the effects of COOL (Country of Origin Labeling)
on American agriculture?
• What role should Farm Bureau play in facilitating the role between
today’s agriculture and tomorrow’s producer?
• And what factors are involved in expanding current American
agriculture production?
The contest offers valuable prizes to the winner, including an expense-paid
trip to Charlotte, N.C. for the national competition. The winner also
receives the choice of a Kawasaki Mule or ATV from Southern Farm Bureau
Life Insurance Company and $500 from Dodge Truck Division.
Second-place finisher will get a Dell laptop computer sponsored by Kentucky
Farm Bureau, while the third and fourth-place contestants will get $200
from Farm Bureau. New Dodge pickups await the national winners of this
contest.
Fifteen young farmers competed in preliminary rounds of the Discussion
Meet, held in July as part of a Farm Bureau-sponsored Young Farmer Summer
Outing.
Those contestants included Steven Bach (Owingsville), Danny Farris (Roundhill),
Christi Marksbury (Winchester), Jonathon Wood (Flemingsburg), Brandon
K. Davis (Greensburg), Eric Heard (Auburn), Danny Collins (Maysville),
Jay McElwain (Belton), Daniel Mattingly (Bardstown), Curt Devine (Morganfield)
and Chris Ragan (Bowling Green).
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