Students to Represent IL in National Discussion Meet

Jim Tobin of Farmer City (DeWitt County), and Jacob Meisner of Piasa (Macoupin County), will represent Illinois in the Collegiate Discussion Meet during the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers (AFBF YF&R) Conference in Phoenix, AZ. They received this honor because Tobin won the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader State Collegiate Discussion Meet and Meisner placed second.

Tobin is a freshman at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He is pursuing two degrees, one in general agriculture and another in political science.

Meisner is a freshman at the University of Illinois. He is studying agriculture education.

Because they excelled at IFB's Collegiate Discussion Meet, each student received an expense-paid trip to Illinois Farm Bureau's recent annual meeting, $100 cash, and a plaque. They will also receive an expense paid trip to the AFBF YF&R Conference, where they will compete against students from across the nation in an attempt to win scholarships.

The IFB Young Leader Committee sponsors the Collegiate Discussion Meet for college students pursuing an agricultural degree.