Haleigh Ortmeier Clarke from Slayton in Murray County and student at U of M – Twin Cities qualified for the final four in the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Collegiate Discussion Meet during the MFBF 100th Annual Meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bloomington November 17.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet finalists competed in two semi-final rounds on November 17 followed by the final four competition. Contestants were judged on their basic knowledge of critical farm issues and their ability to exchange ideas and information in a setting aimed at cooperative problem-solving.
“It was an honor to be a finalist in the Collegiate Discussion Meet. I had a lot of fun discussing the issues with my fellow participants,” said Haleigh. “ I believe we covered a lot on the different topics during our discussions that we can take back to our communities to continue to move agriculture forward.”
Winner Emily Annexstad from Nicollet County attending the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities studying animal science and agricultural communications and marketing receives an expense-paid trip from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored by Christensen Farms to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) FUSION Conference in Milwaukee, March 15-19, 2019 to participate in the national competition. The winner also receives a $500 scholarship and the runner-up a $250 scholarship from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored by Gislason & Hunter.
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