A Missouri farmer won runner-up at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s national Discussion Meet.

Clarissa Cauthorn tells Brownfield the discussion meet was a great opportunity to compete and make new connections.

“I got to sit and talk to folks from Texas and Idaho, Florida, Minnesota, all over the United States that do things differently not only in agriculture but in their communities,” she said.

The discussion meet focused on challenges and key topics within agriculture like trade and rural broadband.

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