Elizabeth Stitzel is the winner of Indiana Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Discussion Meet.

The finalists in this year’s Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer awards come from Hancock, Henry, Noble, Washington and White counties. High-resolution images of all six finalists, as well as cutline information, are available for download

Eighty-three of the 85 candidates endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau ELECT PAC, the nonpartisan political action committee associated with Indiana Farm Bureau, were victorious in Tuesday’s general election, giving the PAC a nearly 98 percent success rate this fall.

Sen. Joe Donnelly will be the special guest at Indiana Farm Bureau District 9’s Family Farm Fall Festival on Nov. 12.

Delegates to the Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual convention reelected by acclamation Vice President Kendell Culp of Jasper County.

Each year at the Indiana Farm Bureau convention, the organization’s president lays out his vision for the coming year. In his first annual address, INFB President Randy Kron, who took office on Jan. 1, looked back on his first year as president, on Farm Bureau’s 2016 successes – and on what the future might look like for Indiana Farm Bureau.

Media representatives are invited to attend the Indiana Farm Bureau state convention, Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 8-10. Most of the activities will be at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. A full schedule of events is available on the convention website, www.infb.org/convention. An app with the most up-to-date information is available for download at www.infb.org/convention/app. A number of meal tickets for convention meals have been reserved for media. Please check in at Jefferson B. Interview and work areas will be available for reporters there.

A total of 12 Farm Bureau members were honored during Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual convention for promoting membership in the organization.

Hoosiers will pay significantly less for their Thanksgiving meal this year, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey.