Contests Overview
Highlight individual achievements. Discuss complex agricultural issues. Share your Texas agriculture story. And be rewarded.
Because actively contributing and growing in agriculture and Texas Farm Bureau has its benefits like cash prizes and recognition for a job well done.
Winners of the Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher Contest, Excellence in Agriculture Contest and the Discussion Meet will be announced at the TFB Annual Meeting Dec. 5-7 in Arlington.
Contact youngfarmers@txfb.org with questions.
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Fall Tour
Take the path less traveled and learn about the diversity of agriculture in the Lone Star State. It’s a little education and a whole lot of fun!
The 2025 Fall Tour is set for Sept. 4-7 in the Coastal Bend.
Registration is closed.
The YF&R Fall Tour provides opportunities to:
- Learn about the diversity of Texas agriculture.
- Learn about agriculture indigenous to the area.
- Develop a network with other young producers from across the state.
- Fellowship with one another and make new friends.
- Introduce young people to Texas Farm Bureau and Young Farmer & Rancher activities.
Collegiate Discussion Meet
Meet. Discuss. Win! Brush up on your knowledge of agricultural topics and join other college students from across the state for Texas Farm Bureau’s Collegiate Discussion Meet.
Competing has its benefits! The contest winner receives a cash prize and an expense-paid trip to represent Texas in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Collegiate Discussion Meet Contest.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet will be held during the YF&R Spring Conference in Waco on April 4-6.
Click here for the Discussion Meet manual and topics.
Registration is closed.
Contact youngfarmers@txfb.org for questions regarding the contest.
Young Farmer & Rancher Spring Conference
Speakers. Networking. Fun. Get it all and more at the Young Farmer & Rancher Spring Conference!
The 2025 Young Farmer & Rancher Spring Conference is set for April 4-6 in Waco.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet will also be part of the conference.
Registration is closed.
The conference is sponsored in part by Capital Farm Credit.
For more questions about the event, contact youngfarmers@txfb.org.
Collegiate Farm Bureau
The Texas Collegiate Farm Bureau program currently has five chapters chartered. For information about programs currently enrolled in our pilot program, click here.
For questions and inquiries regarding chartering a program at your college or university, reach out to program coordinator McKenna Bush at mbush@txfb.org or 254-399-5037.
Advisory Committee
Have a question about agriculture? Want to get more involved? Meet other young farmers and ranchers in your area and across the state?
Connect with one of the members of the Young Farmer & Rancher Advisory Committee. They can offer direction, provide information and share their experiences.
Message from the chair
“Young farmers and ranchers need, now more than ever, a space to plant and cultivate relationships, knowledge, and skills to make themselves and their operations successful within agriculture. The Young Farmer & Rancher program creates this space through opportunities to network and develop skills, further information transfer and knowledge base, as well as provide hands-on learning and leadership development. Together, we are developing strong and successful futures for our farms, businesses, and communities.”
—Ryan Yeatts
Take advantage of a bright agricultural future. Learn to better yourself and your business. And inspire other young farmers and ranchers. To be innovative, resourceful and engaged.
You—young farmers and ranchers ages 18 to 35—are driving the future trends of agriculture. Get involved. And leave your mark on Texas agriculture.