MADISON — Rachel Harmann of Door County Farm Bureau was selected as the winner of the 2022 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Agriculturist Discussion Meet contest during the organization’s 103rd Annual Meeting on Dec. 4.
The Discussion Meet contest is a panel discussion in which Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 are judged on their ability to express their ideas and opinions and reach a solution on current issues affecting agriculture.
Rachel is a volunteer engagement representative for the American Red Cross. She raises and shows registered beef cattle with her husband and sons.
Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from UW-River Falls. She serves as Door County Farm Bureau’s vice president and local affairs chair. She is participating in AFBF’s Partners in Advocacy Leadership program; was an Alice in Dairyland finalist; Master of Beef Advocacy graduate; Wisconsin Beef Ambassador and graduated of WFBF’s Leadership Institute Class XIV.
Rachel will represent Wisconsin during the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in January. She will receive $1,500 courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., is eligible to participate in the 2023 YFA Washington, D.C., Fly-In and be a guest of WFBF at the 2023 YFA Conference.
Along with awards from Farm Bureau, Rural Mutual Insurance and GROWMARK, the winner was presented a chainsaw courtesy of Blain’s Farm and Fleet.
The other Discussion Meet finalists were Sarah Hetke of Sauk County; Erin O’Toole of Dodge County; and Kallie Coates of Racine County.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization representing farms of every size, commodity and management style.
