David Schuler of Morrill County Wins NEFB Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet

KEARNEY, NEB. - Morrill County Farm Bureau member, David Schuler, won the 2024 Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet. The award was announced Dec. 10 at the Member Appreciation luncheon at Nebraska Farm Bureau's 107^th Annual Convention in Kearney.

Schuler received the top score during the final round of the Discussion Meet contest. Rather than debating, contestants work to develop a solution to a problem being discussed, building on each other's contributions. Competitors in the annual contest must be prepared to speak on several current agricultural related topics; the selected question is announced a short time prior to the contest.

Schuler returned home to his family's ranch near Bridgeport in 2018. Schuler, his wife, Christy, and his parents run Schuler Red Angus, a registered Red Angus seedstock operation. Schuler has been active in Nebraska Farm Bureau, serving on the YF&R committee and as a voting delegate at the state convention.

Farm Bureau members ages 18 to 35 can compete in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet. As the Nebraska winner, Schuler will receive $500 and an all-expense paid trip to the 2024 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas in January to compete with other state winners at the national level.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau is a grassroots, state-wide organization dedicated to supporting farm and ranch families and working for the benefit of all Nebraskans through a wide variety of educational, service, and advocacy efforts. More than 55,000 families across Nebraska are Farm Bureau members, working together to achieve rural and urban prosperity as agriculture is a key fuel to Nebraska's economy. For more information about Nebraska Farm Bureau and agriculture, visit www.nefb.org.