[Link]Kirsten Konder of Polk Burnett Farm Bureau was selected the winner of the 2025 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Agriculturist Discussion Meet during the organization's 106^h Annual Meeting and YFA Conference on December 7.

The Discussion Meet is a panel discussion in which Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 are judged on their ability to express their ideas and opinions and reach a solution on current issues affecting agriculture.

Konder teaches middle and high school agriculture and technology education at the School District of Amery. She and her significant other, Reggie Lee, live near Star Prairie with their daughter, Arianna, where they raise chickens and ducks on their 20-acre property. As a fifth-generation farmer raised on a Holstein dairy farm, Konder is passionate about teaching the next generation about agriculture. She previously served as the Polk Burnett Farm Bureau YFA Chair and has traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for farmers through Farm Bureau.

Konder will represent Wisconsin during the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in January. She will receive $1,500 courtesy of GROWMARK, Inc., is eligible to participate in the 2027 YFA Washington, D.C. Fly-In and will be a guest of WFBF at the 2026 YFA Conference.

Along with awards from Farm Bureau, Rural Mutual Insurance and GROWMARK, Inc., the winner was presented with a chainsaw courtesy of Blain's Farm and Fleet.

Other finalists included Isaac Christensen of Polk Burnett Farm Bureau, Sarah Hetke of Sauk County and Brooke Trustem of Rock County.