Collegiate Discussion Meet

Just like the Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Discussion Meet, the Collegiate Discussion Meet competition is designed to simulate a committee meeting where each participant is expected to actively contribute to the discussion. Collegiate Discussion Meet competitors prepare answers to the same five questions that the American Farm Bureau Federation uses for the Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet at the AFBF National Convention.

The winner of the INFB Collegiate Discussion Meet will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship and will compete in the national Collegiate Discussion Meet at the annual AFBF FUSION Conference. The 2025 conference is scheduled to be held March 7-10 in Denver, Colorado. Be on the lookout for additional information as the conference gets closer.

Resources

• 2024 Discussion Meet Questions
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Discussion Meet Best Practices
• Discussion Meet Tips
• 2022 Mock Discussion Meet, a short example of the Farm Bureau Discussion Meet process featuring members of the YF&AP State Committee.
• Watch the 2020 AFBF YF&R Collegiate Discussion Meet Final Four, featuring INFB member Grace Hasler, winner.
• Watch the 2020 AFBF YF&R Discussion Meet Final Four featuring Indiana's own Amie Osborn.
• 2021 AFBF Discussion Meet Training Calls and Webinars: Discussion Meet Overview, Discussion Meet Deep Dive 1 and Discussion Meet Deep Dive 2. 
• 2020 YF&AP Sweet 16 Recordings: Room 1, Room 2, Room 3 and Room 4.
• 2020 AFBF Discussion Meet Training Calls and Webinars: call one (overview and tips), call two (covering questions 1 and 4), and call three (covering questions 2, 3 and 5).
• Virtual Discussion Meet Tips from Indiana Collegiate Farm Bureau winner and national Collegiate Farm Bureau champion, Grace Hasler.