The Adams State University agribusiness students attended the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference from Feb. 24 through March 1, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Senior Mattea Klein competed in the collegiate discussion meet. She represented the state of Colorado at the national meet after placing first at the state conference in November.
Sophomore Taylor Lewis served as the social media ambassador for the conference. Adams State Agribusiness Club members Wyatt Barton, president; Chasey Blach, vice president; Christian Santistevan, Katie Dalsaso, and club advisor Zena Buser, Ph.D., professor of business, also attended the national conference.
The club attended group dinners, conference break-out sessions, visited Church Hill Downs, Kentucky horse farms, and job fairs. “As we reflect on our trip, with new experiences and knowledge from the agriculture industry, we strive to develop our future goals in continuing our passion for agriculture,” Lewis said.
The Adams State Agribusiness Club meets biweekly throughout the academic year. Currently, the club is hosting a drawing for a side of beef and selling hats with the club logo as fundraisers. For more information about the club or the fundraisers contact Barton at 970-520-9679, or Bartonwc@grizzlies.adams.edu; Lewis at 970-759-8673, or Lewistl@grizzlies.adams.edu; or Blach 970-630-5566, or blachcr@grizzlies.adams.edu.
“We are always finding ways to promote and expand our small but mighty club around campus and participate in campus activities while, having many of our members doubling as student-athletes, or having full-time jobs,” Lewis added.
