Rob and Leah Holman of Obion County Named State Young Farmer Second Place Winner

Rob and Leah Holman from Obion County took home second place honors in the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Achievement Award contest. The announcement was made during the YF&R Summer Conference at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon.

The Holmans farm on Rob's family's 180-year-old farm in Union City where they raise corn and soybeans on 2,400 acres. In addition, the Holmans diversified the operation in 2023 by starting a 4,800 wean-to-finish swine operation through Tosh Farms. The couple has been heavily involved in YF&R and Farm Bureau through the years, including Rob serving as state YF&R chairman and on the county board of directors. He has also served Obion County as a county commissioner for the past eight years.

The couple was named this year's winners based upon farm and financial records from 2025 as well as their leadership on the farm, in their community and in Farm Bureau. Rob and Leah competed against 17 other county contestants to be named the second-place state winner.

As second place winners, the Holmans receive a year's lease on a Kubota M series tractor, $1,000 in qualified Farm Bureau services, insurance on the tractor for one year provided by Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee, and a trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in January 2027.