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Dec 16, 2024, 11:51 by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team
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Colleen Settle
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(INDIANAPOLIS) – Dec. 16, 2024 – Logan Springstun of Warrick County is the winner of the 2024 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Discussion Meet. The competition, which was held Dec. 13-14 in French Lick as part of the INFB annual state convention, is one of the four major awards presented to Farm Bureau members aged 35 and younger. During the competition, contestants participated in a group discussion that simulates a committee meeting.
Springstun and the other finalists discussed common dilemmas and potential problems facing farmers in America. Topics and questions included the following:
This year’s INFB Discussion Meet consisted of four rounds of competition, including semifinal and “Final Four” rounds. During the final round, the contestants competed, discussing how INFB can continue to provide value and opportunity to welcome members from across the broad diversity of modern agriculture and American farmers. This year’s winner was announced during the annual INFB Business Meeting at convention on Dec. 14.
Springstun now advances to the national Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet, which will be held during the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention, Jan. 25-27 in San Antonio, Texas. Springstun farms corn, soybeans, hay, cattle and timber with his family in Warrick County. He is a sales rep at Pioneer where he manages the day-to-day activities with customers, assisting them with their planting and harvesting needs for the crop year. Springstun graduated from Purdue University where he studied agriculture education and political science. He currently serves as the YF&AP chair on the Warrick County Farm Bureau board.
As the winner of the INFB Discussion Meet, Springstun receives a $4,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and expenses paid to the national convention in San Antonio. The three runners-up were Lillian Knust of Vigo County, Jaden Maze of Boone County and Jared Thomas of Knox County. The runners-up each receive a $1,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.
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Colleen Settle
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