Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation

12/19/2025

As you gather with friends and family this holiday season, take some time to check in on each other's mental wellness.🎄❤️

Try these conversation starters to check in on loved ones during the holidays and throughout the year.

12/18/2025

Did you hear Modern-day Farm Chick is coming to Cultivate & Connect??

Join us on February 21 to be inspired by Annaliese! She'll show us what it means to be a modern-day farm chick and empower attendees to be unapologetically themselves and share their unique stories.

Make plans to join us on February 21 in Neenah!

Cultivate & Connect is presented by WFBF's Promotion and Engagement Committee.

12/17/2025

The numbers are in - together we raised over $29,000 for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation during the WFBF Annual Meeting and YFA Conference!

Thank you to our donors, bidders and buyers for your generous support of the Foundation. These funds will support Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom, Leadership Institute, Young Farmers and Agriculturists, Promotion & Engagement, Gather Wisconsin, Farm Neighbors Care and more!

12/17/2025

Thank you to AmericanAg® for being a sponsor of the 2025
America's Young Farmers & Ranchers Competitive Events. The third-place finalists in YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture received a $2.5K Investing in Your Future cash prize.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you for your support of the YF&R Program at !

Thank you to AmericanAg® for being a sponsor of the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Competitive Events. The third-place finalists in YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture received a $2.5K Investing in Your Future cash prize.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you for support of the YF&R Program at !

12/16/2025

We are excited to celebrate Stanley Black & Decker as a returning sponsor of the 2025 America's Young Farmers & Ranchers Competitive Events. The third-place finalists in YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture received $2.5K of Stanley Black & Decker merchandise.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you for your support of the YF&R Program at

We are excited to celebrate Stanley Black & Decker as a returning sponsor of the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Competitive Events. The third-place finalists in YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture received $2.5K of Stanley Black & Decker merchandise.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you for support of the YF&R Program at !

12/15/2025

We are proud to recognize these outstanding leaders for their lasting impact on Wisconsin Farm Bureau's P&E Committee. The following individuals completed their terms at the conclusion of the 2025 WFBF Annual Meeting:

⭐ Tammy Wiedenbeck, Representing District 3 from Grant County
⭐ Jenny Leahy, Representing District 5 from Fond du Lac County
⭐ Brittney Muenster, Representing District 7 from Outagamie County

Thank you for your service and congratulations on your successful tenure on the P&E committee! We are excited to see where your Farm Bureau journey takes you next.

12/12/2025

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Leadership Institute Class XVI celebrated their graduation during WFBF's Annual Meeting last weekend.

Congratulations to these outstanding leaders! We look forward to seeing them use the leadership skills and abilities they have developed in the program to become actively engaged and involved in their county Farm Bureau and community.

Interested in applying for Leadership Institute Class XVII? Applications will be available soon! Learn more about WFBF's premier leadership training program in the comments.

12/11/2025

CASE IH has been a sponsor for over 25 years. American Farm Bureau Federation thanks them for their continued support in recognizing our outstanding young farmers and ranchers. Second-place finalists of the 2025 America's Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture received $25K credit towards a new Case IH piece of equipment. Third- and fourth-place finalists of the competitions received Case IH merchandise.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm
Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14.

12/10/2025

Register for Cultivate & Connect TODAY for your chance to be entered to win a $50 Kwik Trip gift card!

Learn more and register in the comments ⬇️

This giveaway is not sponsored by Kwik Trip.

12/10/2025

Join us in thanking Ford Motor Company for sponsoring the 2025 America's Young Farmers & Ranchers Competitive Events. The winners in the YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture all received $35K towards a new Ford vehicle and paid registration to the American Farm Bureau Federation FUSION Conference in Denver, Colorado.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you, Ford, for your support of the YF&R Program at .

Join us in thanking Ford Motor Company for sponsoring the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Competitive Events. The winners in the YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture all received $35K towards a new Ford vehicle and paid registration to the Farm Bureau FUSION Conference in Denver, Colorado.

All competitions will be held during the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, Jan. 9-14. Thank you, Ford for your support of the YF&R Program at .

12/09/2025

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you and congratulations to these outstanding leaders who completed their terms on Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee at the conclusion of the 2025 WFBF YFA Conference:

⭐ Darren & Kendall Riskedal, Representing District 1 from Jefferson County
⭐ Morgan & Casey Lobdell, Representing District 3 from Iowa County
⭐ Matt & Lexi Cook, Representing District 9 from St. Croix County

Thank you for your leadership and service during your time on the YFA Committee! We look forward to seeing where your Farm Bureau member journey takes you next.

12/07/2025

Congratulations to Kirsten Konder of Polk Burnett Farm Bureau who was selected as the WFBF YFA Discussion Meet winner!

Konder teaches middle and high school agriculture and technology education at the School District of Amery. She and her significant other, Reggie Lee, live near Star Prairie with their daughter, Arianna, where they raise chickens and ducks on their 20-acre property. As a fifth-generation farmer raised on a Holstein dairy farm, Konder is passionate about teaching the next generation about agriculture.