The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF) recently announced that a couple from Jefferson County is among those named to its Young Farmer and Agriculturist (YFA) Committee.
Jefferson County residents Darren and Kendall Riskedal join members from Iowa, Calumet and St. Croix counties, all of whom were appointed to the committee by the bureau’s board of directors. The committee members will begin serving their terms at the end of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau YFA Conference, slated for Dec. 4, according to information supplied by the bureau.
The WFBF YFA Committee consists of nine couples or individuals — ages 18-35 — from around the state. Its goal is to acquaint and involve young farmers and agriculturists with the Farm Bureau. They carry out a variety of statewide initiatives, such as conferences, contests and award programs. The YFA program is funded by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, the bureau’s website states.
The Riskedals each grew up in agriculture and met through a leadership conference for 4-H and FFA members. Darren works for Insight FS as a precision equipment specialist and Kendall works as a project lead for Filament in Madison. The two have one son, information supplied by the bureau stated.
“It is exciting to see these young members step up and assume leadership roles in our organization. The YFA program is designed to build the next generation of Farm Bureau leaders and these appointees will surely rise to the occasion,” WFBF President Kevin Krentz was quoted as saying within information supplied on the bureau’s website.
The full “bureau news communication” is here: https://wfbf.com/farm-bureau-news/new-members-appointed-to-farm-bureaus-young-farmer-and-agriculturist-committee-9/.
Darren and Kendall Riskedal
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