YF&R Farm and Ranch Conference

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Agenda

Friday, January 27
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration 
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome/Social
6:00 pm – FB Update – President
6:15 pm – Buffet
6:45 pm – Braxten Nielsen
8:30 pm – Foundation Fun Night (Carnival, Silent Auction)

Saturday, January 28
8 am – 8:45 am – Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:45 am – District Meetings and Introductions
8:45 am – 9:30 am – Opening Session – YFR/PE Panel Discussion
9:30 am – 10:30 am – Breakout Sessions
• Maintaining your land in a drought
• Market Outlook
• Erica Valdez - rancher by the US/Mexican border
10:30 am – 10:45 am – Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am – Breakout Sessions repeat from 9:30
12:00 pm – 1 pm – Lunch
1 pm – 1:45 pm – Breakout Sessions
• Meat Cutting
• Technology in Ranching
• Ag in Politics 
• Power Hours - Wild Goose Chase
1:45 pm – 2 pm – Break
2 pm – 2:45 pm – Breakout Sessions repeat
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – YF&R Discussion Meet
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Social
6:00 pm – Banquet
7:45 pm – 8:30 pm – Final Four Discussion Meet
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Casino Night/Door Prizes

Discussion Meet

Do you have what it takes to get people talking about solutions to today’s pressing agriculture issues? Are you an active listener? Then the Discussion Meet might be for you! The contest helps develop your ability to participate in group discussions in a committee-like setting.

To participate, you must be an NDFB member between the ages of 18 and 35. To qualify for the national meet, you must not have reached your 36th birthday by Jan. 31, 2023. 

Discussion Meet questions can be found HERE. 

The state Discussion Meet winner will receive a cash prize of $4,000 and compete in the national Discussion Meet at the 2024 American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The other three finalists will receive rocking camping chairs and $100 cash.

Watch this video to learn more about the Discussion Meet:

 

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