Amy Jentges, a student at UW-River Falls, was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 105th Annual Meeting and YFA Conference in Wisconsin Dells on December 8.
Jentges is a junior at UW-River Falls studying Agricultural Education. She grew up in Ozaukee County on her family’s dairy farm and has showed dairy and livestock at the local and state levels. She was active in 4-H and FFA, holding many leadership roles including 2023-2024 Wisconsin FFA Secretary. She has worked as a Farm Camp Counselor at Roden Barnyard Adventures LLC since 2019, helping guide and educate youth about agriculture. Amy is passionate about hands-on learning and is dedicated to fostering agricultural literacy and student success as a future agricultural educator.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet is a panel discussion in which collegiate members are judged on their ability to lead a committee discussion on current issues affecting agriculture and to develop consensus on an action plan to effectively address issues.
By participating, members build basic discussion skills, develop a keen understanding of important agricultural issues and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach a consensus and solve problems.
Jentges will receive a $1,500 scholarship courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., will represent Wisconsin in the national Collegiate Discussion Meet held in conjunction with the American Farm Bureau FUSION Conference in Denver, Col. And will be a guest of WFBF at the 2025 YFA Conference.
Other finalists included Dafney Yates from UW-River Falls, Brandon Boyd and Samuel Mell from UW-Madison, and Carter Conderman and Isabelle McReath from UW-Platteville.
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