|
|
| Alabama Young Farmers Events |
| |
Discussion Meet
2011 Discussion Meet Information
The 2011 Young Farmers Discussion Meet will be held in conjunction with the 2011 Commodity Producers Conference in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday August 6.
Application Process
If you are interested in competing in the Discussion Meet:
1) Contact your county Young Farmers Chairman or County President to let them know you are interested. You will not be required to attend the entire conference.
2) Fill out the application
3) Download PowerPoint slides. Add short biography and picture in slide 1 and two other pictures in slides 2(see application for detailed instructions). Burn to a CD.
4) Have County President sign application form, then mail along with slideshow CD to:
Brandon Moore
Alabama Farmers Federation
2108 East South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36191
What is a Discussion Meet?
Think of it as a panel discussion with a few of your fellow agriculturalists discussing the most pressing agricultural issues of our time. During the Discussion Meet competition, participants will be given a topic or agricultural issue to discuss. Each will make brief opening comments before engaging in a panel discussion that will last 30 minutes. Throughout the process, judges will evaluate each contestant on his or her ability to facilitate cooperation, accept and give constructive criticism, promote problem solving, and enhance communication. The Young Farmers Discussion Meet helps participants build basic discussion skills, develop a keen understanding of important agricultural issues and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach a consensus to solve problems. Although public speaking and debate skills are both useful, this event rewards logical thinking and diplomacy as much as it does eloquence and persuasion.
What are the topics?
Click on the link under 'Downloads' for the current Discussion Meet topics.
What are the prizes?
The winner of the Discussion Meet contest will receive $500 cash from the Alabama Farmers Federation, plus an expense-paid trip to the National Finals held during the American Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting held in Honolulu, Hawaii on January, 2011. Prizes will be awarded to the first runner-up as well.
When will it be held?
The Young Farmers Discussion Meet preliminaries will be held August 6 in Huntsville at the Commodity Producers Conference. The final 4 will compete at the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Farmers Federation, Dec. 5 in Mobile, Alabama. The state winner will compete at the AFBF Annual Meeting in Hawaii.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opt-in to receive Young Farmers Email Updates!
