The Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Agriculturist program has announced the finalists for its Farming for the Future Award and Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award. Both of the honors will be presented during the group's annual meeting in December.
The Farming for the Future Award recognizes YFA members who excel in farming, leadership ability and involvement in Farm Bureau and other organizations. Applicants must have derived a majority of their income from on-farm production. This year's finalists include Stephanie Abts, Manitowoc County; Dustin and Ashley Ellis, Buffalo County; Heather Erdman, Eau Claire County; and Kelly Oudenhoven, Outagamie County
The Outstanding Ag Professional Award recognizes members who excel in their leadership abilities and involvement in agriculture, Farm Bureau and other civic and service organizations. Those qualifiers are Christa Hoffman, Shawano County, business development administrator at URUS; Amy Silver, Green County, agricultural and business lender at State Bank of Cross Plains; Julie Sweney, Dodge County, director of communications and marketing at FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative; and Julie Wadzinski, Barron County, farm operations instructor at Northwoods Technical College.
The winner of each of the awards will receive $1,500, the opportunity to attend the 2023 American Farm Bureau Federation FUSION Conference in Florida, will be eligible to participate in the 2023 YFA Washington, D.C. Fly-In and be a guest of WFBF at the 2023 YFA Conference.
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