Jared Klatt of Bryan was selected from a group of three finalists as winner in this year’s Excellence in Agriculture (EIA) contest.
Klatt is a sales manager for Crop Production Service in Bryan where he helps farmers make sound decisions from pre-planting practices to post harvest. He’s worked with Agrium’s Seed Survivor Tour and donates cottonseed to a local school to teach children about the economic impact cotton has on Texas.
Other finalists included Cody and Erika Archie of Gatesville and Lee and Jennifer Brown of Cleveland.
The EIA contest recognizes young men and women who are involved in agriculture, but do not earn their primary income directly from their own farm or ranch enterprises.
Klatt will represent Texas at the national competition to be held at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif.