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Phil Ottun of Sargent Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
Published Friday, December 12, 2008 at 05:19 AM
Ottun had the top score of four contestants who advanced to the final round of the contest, which is unique to Farm Bureau. A total of nine people participated in the first and second rounds of the competition. Rather than debating, contestants work to develop a solution to the problem being discussed, building on each other’s contributions. The competition is restricted to Farm Bureau members ages 18 to 35.
Competitors in the annual contest must be prepared to speak on any of the four questions used in a given year; the selected question is announced a short time prior to the contest round.
This year’s questions focused on: whether the aging infrastructure of the United States can support the transportation of agricultural commodities in the future; how land grant universities can remain on the forefront of an ever-changing agricultural environment; how misconceptions about Farm Bureau can be corrected; and how Farm Bureau can best involve the young leaders who have developed their leadership skills in the Young Farmers and Ranchers program.
As Nebraska Farm Bureau’s winner, Ottun receives $500, an I-Pod Touch and an all- expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau convention in San Antonia, Texas, in January to compete on the national level.
Ottun raises Angus cattle near Sargent. He is a member of Custer County Farm Bureau.
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