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Young Farmers & Ranchers Convention Information

We need your help with the following:

“¢ County Activity Program Report ““ Your county does not need to meet monthly to be eligible for recognition. All committees and clubs are encouraged to complete this report. The County Activity Report was to be completed online by your county Farm Bureau office on the Corporate Intranet. The deadline to submit the activity report online was Friday, October 8, 2010. Please contact your county office and verify that it was submitted.  

The Tennessee Farm Bureau Board will present a County Gold Star Program for the Monday Membership Awards Program at the TFBF Convention. The Young Farmers & Rancher’s Gold Star Report will be the Young Farmers & Ranchers County Activity Report.

“¢ Complete list of all your county YF&R members along with your state dues ($25 per county) should be mailed to Tennessee Farm Bureau, Special Programs Department, PO Box 313, Columbia, TN 38402-0313 no later than November 15.                        

“¢ Names of YF&R Voting Delegates ““ Form to be mailed to Tennessee Farm Bureau, Special Programs Department, PO Box 313, Columbia, TN 38402-0313 no later than November 15. County dues must be current in order for your voting delegates to vote in the YF&R Annual Business Session on Sunday, December 5.

“¢ Outstanding YF&R Woman – Applications and pictures to be mailed to Tennessee Farm Bureau, Special Programs Department, PO Box 313, Columbia TN 38402-0313 no later than November 15. Applications require the county Farm Bureau President’s signature. (Only the top two in each district will be interviewed).

“¢ Discussion Meet ““ Entry forms to be mailed to Tennessee Farm Bureau, Special Programs Department, PO Box 313, Columbia, Tennessee 38402-0313 no later than November 15. Applications are needed prior to convention so we can set up the number of rounds and secure judges. Applications require the county Farm Bureau President’s signature.

“¢ County PowerPoint Presentation – A short presentation (5 pictures) narrated by a county young farmer committee member helps to share ideas from county to county. Send pictures to Chris Fleming, Tennessee Farm Bureau Special Programs Department, PO Box 313, Columbia TN 38402-0313 by November 15. A County Presentation is required for a county to receive a top five cash award at the State Young Leaders Conference. You may prepare your own County PowerPoint. Please send your CD to Chris Fleming by November 15.

“¢ Young Farmer Awards Dinner – Sponsored by the Tennessee Farm Bureau. We will begin at 4:45 pm following the Young Farmers Discussion Meet Finals and the FFA Agriscience Quiz Bowl Finals on Sunday, December 5. The Farm Bureau Memorial Service will follow at 7:45 pm.

Additional Information

We are pre-selling meal function tickets for all meals at the convention, including the Young Farmer Awards Dinner, therefore you need to call your county Farm Bureau office by November 1 to make hotel and all meal reservations. Please share this information with all young farmers in your county who may be attending the convention.

Please note that complete information and copies of the above report forms or applications are also included in the YF&R Handbook which is on the Farm Bureau website at www.tnfarmbureau.org. We have the individual applications on the Farm Bureau website, except for the County Activity Report. The County Activity Report was to be filled out online by the county office on the Corporate Intranet.  

We suggest that you appoint county chairmen for as many of these activities as possible. This way, you can share the responsibility of getting ready for the convention.

All young farmer activities will be at the Embassy Suites on Saturday and Sunday! Thank you for your cooperation during 2010. With your help, we will have another successful convention! We look forward to seeing you there!