Tammy Wiedenbeck was selected as the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Agriculturists Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award at the organization’s 105th Annual Meeting and YFA Conference on December 8.
Tammy is a partner on her family’s seventh-generation farm, overseeing 200-head of cattle while also spearheading Traveled Acres Media, a company dedicated to sharing the global story of agriculture. Her leadership extends to the National Beef Board, where she has served on the Executive, Operating and Nutrition and Health committees. She is a proud lifetime member of the Grant County Cattlemen’s Association and Lancaster FFA Alumni.
“Awarded to young leaders in agriculture, the Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award celebrates commitment and community,” said WFBF President Brad Olson. “Tammy represents the profound influence Farm Bureau members have on rural Wisconsin.”
Tammy is a graduate of the WFBF Leadership Institute and AFBF Communication Boot Camp, and a member of the AFBF GO Team and Grant County Farm Bureau. She was the recipient of the WFBF’s 35 Under 35 Sustainable Self Award in 2022 and received the Outstanding Alumni Award from UW-Platteville in 2023. Tammy credits agriculture as her life’s cornerstone and aims to inspire appreciation for the industry providing food, fuel and fiber.
The Outstanding Agriculture Professional Award is presented to a Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18 to 35 who excels in their leadership abilities, agriculture involvement, and participation in Farm Bureau and other civic and service organizations. Applicants are agriculturists who have not derived a majority of their income from a farm (that they own) in the past three years.
Wiedenbeck will receive $1,500 courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., will have the opportunity to attend the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation FUSION Conference in Denver, Col. will be eligible to participate in the 2025 YFA Washington, D.C. Fly-In and be a guest of WFBF at the 2025 YFA Conference.
Other finalists included Kat Peper of Sauk County, Travis and Bethany Senn of Polk-Burnett Farm Bureau, and Brooke Trustem of Rock County.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation co-sponsors this contest with GROWMARK, Inc. and Rural Mutual Insurance Company.
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