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Register now for YF&R Summer Leadership Conference, competitive events

Posted on Apr 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM

Registration is open for the GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Summer Leadership Conference and competitive events. Please share the following information with anyone who may be interested in attending or competing.

The conference will be July 16-19 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. This conference is open to any GFB member ages 18-35. A children’s program will be provided for kids 4th grade and younger as a convenience for attendees competing or participating in sessions.

Visit https://gfb.ag/yfrslc for complete conference details, including tentative agenda, information about the children’s program and lodging information, or to register by one of the deadlines listed below:

• Early Registration – Deadline: April 30th – Registration Fee: $100 per attendee

• Regular Registration – Deadline: June 1st – Registration Fee: $150 per attendee

Attendees are responsible for their own hotel reservations. Room blocks have been secured at the Hampton Inn and Suite (912-635-3733, reservation deadline is June 16), Home2Suite (912-319-6019, reservation deadline is June 16), Villas by the Sea (912-635-2521, reservation deadline is June 16) and the Westin (912-635-4545, reservation deadline is June 13) on Jekyll Island.

Note: These room blocks tend to fill up quickly.

GFB is also accepting entries for the YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award through April 30 and the YF&R Discussion Meet through June 1.

Excellence in Agriculture Award

The application is now available for the YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award. The application should be submitted online at https://gfb.ag/yfrcompete by April 30. Any Georgia Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18 and 35 is eligible to compete. Contact your county Farm Bureau office manager or GFB district federation manager to ask for the application form. It is highly recommended that applicants work with the district federation manager on the application well in advance of the deadline.

Discussion Meet

Registration is open for the YF&R Discussion Meet. The entry form should be completed and submitted online at https://gfb.ag/yfrcompete by June 1. Contact your county Farm Bureau office manager or GFB district federation manager to ask for the application form and the list of topics that will be discussed during the competition.

The application is now available for the YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award. The application should be submitted online at https://gfb.ag/yfrcompete by April 30. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested or qualified and let your county Farm Bureau office manager or district federation manager know of any interested applicants. It is highly recommended that applicants work with the district federation manager on the application well in advance of the deadline.

Candidate(s) for this award are individuals or couples who do not earn the majority of their income from production agriculture. Following the deadline, district winners and three state finalists will be determined. The state finalists will be contacted by June 6 in order to prepare for the presentation component of this award. Presentations will be in-person on July 16 as a part of the conference, where the state winner will be announced.

Discussion Meet

Registration is open for the YF&R Discussion Meet. The entry form should be completed and submitted online at https://gfb.ag/yfrcompete by June 1. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested in competing.

Any Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers member between the ages of 18 and 35 is eligible to compete. Discussion Meet Orientation (for all competitors) will be on Wednesday afternoon, July 16 and the competition will be in person at the conference. The Discussion Meet consists of two (2) preliminary rounds, a Sweet Sixteen round, and a Final Four round, which will determine the state winner. A collegiate winner will also be recognized.

Competitors can visit https://www.gfb.org/education-and-outreach/discussion-meet.cms for additional resources that may be helpful when preparing for the Discussion Meet.

For questions regarding the Summer Leadership Conference or the competitive events, contact your county Farm Bureau office manager or GFB district federation manager.

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