INFB announces 2024 Young Farmers and Ag Professionals Award Winners

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Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its 2024 Young Farmers and Ag Professionals award winners recognizing their commitment to the organization.

Jayden Simpson of Putnam County received the Rising Star Award, which honors outstanding members who are active in Farm Bureau, their county, their community, Collegiate Farm Bureau and/or YF&AP programs, and who display personal and professional growth by participating in those activities. Simpson will receive a $2,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Denver, Colorado, for the 2025 Farm Bureau FUSION Conference in March.

AUDIO: Jayden Simpson

Isaac and Kyla Schroeder of Perry County are the winners of the Excellence in Agriculture Award, which honors members who have not in the past three years derived the majority of their income from a farming operation but who actively contribute and grow their involvement in Farm Bureau, the agriculture industry and other community organizations. The Schroeders will receive an $8,000 cash prize courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America, a $3,000 cash prize courtesy of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and an all-expenses-paid trip to San Antonio, Texas, to compete at the 2025 American Farm Bureau convention in January.

AUDIO: Isaac and Kyla Schroeder

Cory and Emily Studebaker of Whitley County are the Achievement Award winners, which recognizes and rewards outstanding young members whose farm management techniques and commitment to their communities set a positive example for others involved in agriculture. Applicants must derive the majority of their income from a farming operation and are judged on their leadership involvement and farm management techniques. The Studebakers will receive a $6,000 cash prize courtesy of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, a $5,000 cash prize courtesy of additional sponsors and an all-expenses-paid trip to compete at the 2025 American Farm Bureau convention in San Antonio, Texas, in January. The Studebakers also received the David L. Leising Memorial Award.

AUDIO: Cory and Emily Studebaker

Award winners and finalists will be recognized during Indiana Farm Bureau’s state convention in December.