UW-Madison Student Wins Farm Bureau’s Collegiate Discussion Meet Contest

[Link]Jordan Berg, a student at UW-Madison, was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the organization's 106^th Annual Meeting and YFA Conference in Wisconsin Dells on December 7.

Berg is a freshman student from Granton studying Life Sciences Communication and Public Policy. In addition to Collegiate Farm Bureau, she is involved in Badger Dairy Club, Association of Women in Agriculture and Adventure Learning Programs. Berg is also serving as this year's Clark County Fairest of the Fair. Coming from a dairy farming family, she plans to pursue a career in agricultural policy, advocating for small farms and the agriculture industry.

The Collegiate Discussion Meet is a panel discussion in which collegiate members are judged on their ability to lead a committee discussion on current issues affecting agriculture and to develop consensus on an action plan to effectively address issues.

By participating, members build basic discussion skills, develop a keen understanding of important agricultural issues and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach a consensus and solve problems.

Berg will receive a $1,500 scholarship courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., will represent Wisconsin in the national Collegiate Discussion Meet held in conjunction with the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference, and will be a guest of WFBF at the 2026 YFA Conference.

Other finalists included Emily Sydow of UW-Madison, Holly Daly and Isabelle McReath of UW-Platteville, and Victoria Havlik and Allison Schmitt of UW-River Falls.