WISCONSIN RAPIDS- Juda FFA members were among the more than 140 high school students who attended the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's FFA Farm Forum on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 in Wisconsin Rapids.
During the two-day event at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, FFA members attended workshops that covered topics including post-high school agricultural opportunities, current legislative issues and misconceptions about agriculture and biotechnology.
Jim Holte, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, was keynote speaker at the event. Other keynote speakers at the event were two young dairy farmers: Rick Roden of West Bend, a former chairman of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee, and Carrie Mess of Lake Mills, who blogs under the name Dairy Carrie.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored the FFA Farm Forum in cooperation with the Wisconsin Association of FFA. This year's FFA Farm Forum marks the 42nd year the Farm Bureau family of affiliates has sponsored the event for Wisconsin youth.
For more information about the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, visit www.wfbf.com.
During the two-day event at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, FFA members attended workshops that covered topics including post-high school agricultural opportunities, current legislative issues and misconceptions about agriculture and biotechnology.
Jim Holte, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, was keynote speaker at the event. Other keynote speakers at the event were two young dairy farmers: Rick Roden of West Bend, a former chairman of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee, and Carrie Mess of Lake Mills, who blogs under the name Dairy Carrie.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored the FFA Farm Forum in cooperation with the Wisconsin Association of FFA. This year's FFA Farm Forum marks the 42nd year the Farm Bureau family of affiliates has sponsored the event for Wisconsin youth.
For more information about the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, visit www.wfbf.com.
