Minnesota Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

Back in mid-November, I had the chance to visit a little of MN Farm Bureau's Annual Meeting. Pete and I were time keepers for the Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet. The meet is run very similarly to both the collegiate and FFA discussion meets. The contestants have a list of topics before the contest and then have some preparation time at the event to respond to a particular situation. The round I helped with included infrastructure and transportation debates. The whole event is supposed to be an exercise in problem solving and certainly gave rise to a lot of very interesting ideas. Winners of the FFA discussion meet at convention receive a scholarship to Washington Leadership Conference courtesy of Farm Bureau. Think about participating!