COLUMBUS – Caroline Weihl of Perrysburg recently represented Ohio in the national Collegiate Discussion
Meet, a contest promoted by the Young Farmers and Ranchers program of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation sponsored her participation in the contest at the recent YF&R
Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach, Va., along with John Schoenhals from Archbold. Both were
awarded $250 scholarships from AFBF.
The Collegiate Discussion Meet simulates a committee meeting and requires contestants to demonstrate
leadership skills and knowledge of issues.
Weihl is an Ohio State University senior and is studying agricultural communications. She has been active
in Farm Bureau. Her family farms in Wood County.
Schoenhals also attends Ohio State University.
"We’re very proud of John and Caroline; they represented Ohio very well and we hope this experience
will help them become leaders in Ohio’s agricultural community," said Sandy Kuhn, Ohio Farm Bureau
director, education and industry outreach.
Ohio Farm Bureau encourages undergraduate students to participate in its Collegiate Young Farmer
organization. To learn more about the organization or the contest, contact Kuhn at [email protected] or
search for Collegiate Young Farmers-Farm Bureau Council on Facebook.