Collegiate discussion meet winner - Tennessee Tech University student Jerry Agan was the 2011 Collegiate Discussion Meet winner during this year's YF&R summer conference. The runner-up was Chris Martin of UT Martin.  A representative from each of the agricultural colleges, MTSU, UT Martin, UT and TTU, competed. This contest is designed to simulate a committee meeting where discussion and active participation are expected from each college-age participant.

Excellence in Ag winners - The Excellence in Agriculture contest is a great opportunity for agriculturists to showcase their farming operation, agriculture and Farm Bureau leadership activities through an application and presentation. Andy and Ellie Holt of Weakley County won the state Excellence in Ag contest during the YF&R Fall tour and the American Farm Bureau contest in January at the AFBF Convention. The Holts received a John Deere Gator donated by Farm Credit, and an all expense paid trip to the American Farm Bureau's 93nd Annual Meeting in Hawaii where they won national honors. The Holts received a 2012 GM Sierra, as well as paid registration to the 2012 AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference.

Young farmer Environmental Stewardship state winner - Jay and Alice Ann Yeargin from Weakley County were named this year's state winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award.  The state winner, in addition to the $400 they received as a district winner, receives a $1000 from TN Farm Bureau, an all-expenses paid trip to the American Farm Bureau YF&R Leaders Conference and all TN YF&R Conferences.

Young Farmer state runner-up - Greene County couple Mark and Cindy Klepper were named this year's runners-up in the state competition for the Outstanding Young Farmer Achievement contest. They are shown here with TN Farm Bureau President Lacy Upchurch. The runners-up receive up to $500 in qualified Farm Bureau services, $1000 cash from TN Farm Bureau, an all expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta in January, and trips to all TN YF&R Conferences.

Young Farmer national winners - Ben and Jennifer Moore of Weakley County was named Tennessee Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement winners and the American Farm Bureau Federation's National Achievement winners. The rewards for being named are many. Moore received a year's free use of a brand new Case IH tractor up to 150 hours. He also received $500 from TN Farm Bureau, $500 from Dodge, a fully loaded RTV to keep from TN Farm Bureau, $500 in qualified Farm Bureau services, a year's contract for a cell phone from American Cellular, an insurance policy to cover the tractor for one year from Farm Bureau Insurance of TN and a trip to the American Farm Bureau convention in Atlanta in January, where he won against other state winners for national awards from GM and Case IH.  The Moores received a new 2012 GM Sierra to keep. Each of the four runners-up received a new Case IH DX compact tractor to keep.