Young Farmers and Ranchers Take Top Honors

By American Farm Bureau And Stihl
Published on February 17, 2009
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Taking top honors for the American Farm Bureau's Achievement Award were Donald and Alicia Blankenship of Tennessee. Presented them with keys to a Dodge Ram pickup is Dodge representative Albino Estrella.
Taking top honors for the American Farm Bureau's Achievement Award were Donald and Alicia Blankenship of Tennessee. Presented them with keys to a Dodge Ram pickup is Dodge representative Albino Estrella.
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Dan and Cara June Strasser of Tennessee were the winners of the Excellence in Agriculture award at the 90th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Dan and Cara June Strasser of Tennessee were the winners of the Excellence in Agriculture award at the 90th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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James Williams of Idaho won the Discussion Meet at the 90th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Presenting keys to a Dodge Ram pickup is Dodge representative Albino Estrella.
James Williams of Idaho won the Discussion Meet at the 90th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Presenting keys to a Dodge Ram pickup is Dodge representative Albino Estrella.

San Antonio – Winners of the Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture competitions were announced today at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th annual meeting. Young farmers from around the United States competed for the awards by demonstrating knowledge of and achievement in agriculture, as well as commitment to promoting the agriculture industry.

Donald and Alicia Blankenship of Tennessee won the Achievement Award. They are the winners of a 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck, courtesy of Dodge, and a $1,000 product voucher from Valvoline. They also received free registration to the 2009 AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference, earlier this month in Sacramento, California.

Runners-up in the Achievement Award contest included Larry and Jenny Rebecca Black of Florida, Brian and Catherine Ziehm of New York, Bryan Boll of Minnesota, and Chris and Jamie Demerly of Michigan. They each received a compact tractor, courtesy of Case IH, and a $500 product voucher from Valvoline.

The Achievement Award recognizes young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in their farming or ranching operations and exhibited superior leadership abilities. Participants are evaluated on a combination of their agricultural operation’s growth and financial progress, Farm Bureau leadership and leadership outside Farm Bureau.

James G. Williams of Idaho won the Discussion Meet. He will take home a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck, courtesy of Dodge, plus free registration to the 2009 YF&R Leadership Conference.

The three runners-up in the Discussion Meet were Marc Arnusch of Colorado, Dalton Henry of Kansas and Nicole Reese of Wisconsin. They each received a $6,000 U.S. Savings Bond and a Farm Boss chainsaw, both courtesy of STIHL.

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