Californian makes Collegiate Discussion Meet finals An agriculture student at Modesto Junior College in Modesto advanced to the “Final Four” round of the American FarmBureau Young Farmers &Ranchers Collegiate DiscussionMeet. a l event by winning the 2021-22 California Young Farmers & Ranchers Co l l e g i a t e D i s c u s s i o n Me e t i n Bakersfield in November. collegiate participant. Participants are judged on their ability to exchange ideas and information on an agricultur- al topic and find solutions.
communities, the AFBF announced. Knaebel qualified for the national competition upon winning the Missouri FarmBureauCollegiateDiscussionMeet. As the national winner, he received a $3,000 scholarship from competitive event sponsor CHS Foundation. The Collegiate Discussion Meet is designed to repl icate a commi ttee meeting where discussion and active participation are expected from each
Other contestants that advanced to the national Final Four roundwereBenjamin Butcher of Michigan and Sara Gardner of Arkansas. Twenty-nine competitors participated in this year’s Collegiate DiscussionMeet. The Collegiate Discussion Meet was held during AFBF’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, which wrapped up Feb. 28. The YF&R program includes men and women between the ages of 18 and 35. The program’s goals are to help younger Farm Bureau members learn more about agriculture, network with other farmers and real ize their ful l potential as leaders in agriculture and Farm Bureau. ‘Harvest for All’ donations help to address hunger Farm and ranch families from across the nation donated 36.4 million pounds of food and raisedmore than $258,000 to help fight hunger in 2021 through Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food do- nations totaled the equivalent of 30.5 millionmeals. “Coping with hunger is a daily real- ity for people from all walks of life, in- cluding many residents of rural areas and farming communities,” said Alisha Schwertner of Texas, chair of AFBF’s YF&R Committee. “Through Harvest for Al l , Farm Bureau remains com- mitted to putting food on the tables of those in need.” Criteria for trackingHarvest for All do- nations included dollars and pounds of food donated by state and county Farm Bureaus, as well as volunteer hours, re- ported from the grassroots as part of the annual campaign. Now in its 20th year, Harvest for All is spearheaded by members of Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program, but members of all ages from across the nation contribute to the ef- fort. Their participation helps ensure Americanswho are facing food insecurity can enjoy the bounty of food farmers and ranchers produce. In addition to raising food and funds, farmers and ranchers tallied 9,405 volun- teer hours assisting local hunger groups in 2021. Since Harvest for All was launched, FarmBureau families have gathered 412 million pounds of food, logged more than 224,000 volunteer hours and raised more than $10 million in donations.
Jacob Knaebe l , a Un i ve r s i t y o f Missouri senior studying agriculture education, leadership and communi- cations, won the competition following a discussion about how young farm- ers and ranchers can take a proactive approach to farm safety in their rural
Braden Crosson, an intern in the Modesto Junior Col lege School of Agriculture’s crop unit, earned a $1,500 scholarship as one of the four finalists in the national competition. Crosson qualified for the nation-
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