Indiana Farm Bureau
NEWS RELEASE
Dec. 10, 2011
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Kathleen Dutro, 317-692-7824, kdutro@infarmbureau.org (cell: 317-727-0607)
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Decatur County man wins state contest for young farmers
Steve Gauck of Decatur County won the state Young Farmer Discussion Meet held at the Indiana Farm Bureau convention last night.
The discussion meet is one of three major awards presented to Farm Bureau members age 35 or younger, and in it, contestants participate in a group discussion that simulates a committee meeting. Gauck will now represent Indiana next month at the American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet.
Gauck is the district sales manager for Beck's Hybrids, and he and his wife, Kimmie, also work on the family farm raising corn, soybeans, sod and grass-fed beef.
To win the Indiana contest, Gauck had to compete in four rounds against 24 men and women. The topic for the final round was, "How can we convince the public that the animal agriculture industry balances production efficiencies with the public's expectations of animal care?"
This was Gauck's third time competing in the discussion meet. As state winner, he receives a $4,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and $500 from Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. and expenses paid to the national convention in Honolulu Jan. 8-11.
In addition to Gauck, the other finalists were John Feutz of Gibson County, Jason Morehouse of Hamilton County and Amanda Mosiman of Warrick County. Each runner-up receives a $1,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.
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