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We are getting geared up for the 55th annual MYF/YFW convention. This year’s event will be back at the Courtyard Marriot in columbia Mo. 

Convention will begin Friday afternoon with mini tour of columbia regional airport. Friday night we will once again be having an old-fashioned pitch tournament starting at 7. Supper will be on your own with lots of options nearby and a restaurant in the hotel. 

Saturday will begin bright and early at 7:30 with breakfast, registration, toy and photo contest check ins.  We once again will have a variety of great speakers lined up that you can choose from covering various topics.  We will be having kids workshops again this year! so be sure to bring the whole family. After the breakout sessions are over, we will have a short business meeting and social hour. Finally, we will wrap things up in the evening with our banquet, silent auction, door prizes and entertainment. Please keep checking back for more up to date information on the speakers, mini tour, and times. 

2025 Convention Workshops

1. 1. What is Artificial Intelligence? A professor, cattle farmer and technology skeptic will share how AI is already incorporated into our farm and

communication technology. John Tummons will share tools on how producers can identify the various forms of AI and share some simple tools.

2. Does anyone really actually know who the Fed is? What is the difference between a bank, a credit union, and farm credit service? And just where do the experts think interest is going? There has been an awful lot talk about the banking system lately. Doug Burnett, President of TPNB bank in Paris MO will be doing his best to answer those questions and go over some other things every farmer should know about the banking system.

3.Fuel and oil are not the same as they were 30 years ago. Dan Durdle will be here to discuss the differences and fuel and oil additives that you may be wanting to run in your engines and how they effect tgings like the sensors.

4. It’s easy to think of large corporations as the enemy but sometimes they need us just as much as we need them. Samantha Davis is Director of Stakeholder Relations for Bayer Crop Science. She will be here to talk about some of the things Bayer deals with on both the national and international levels to help all of us understand better. She will also be giving un update on some of the new projects they are working on.

5. Those of us that have livestock know how hard it is to keep up with when and what medicines we can and can’t use. Dr. Hobbs from the Mexico animal hospital will be going over what medicines and vaccines you can use and when you can use them and what you have to have your local vet come out and do. She will also be going over some of the diseases and other stuff you need to be looking out for.

6. With land and cash rent prices going up and up, we need to find new ways to maximize our land use. Rusty Lee from university extension will be here to talk about ways we can raise more cattle on less land utilizing like cover crops, grazing stalks, and other practices.

7. Karrie Ingram lives on a small farm in Polk County, where she has a garden and a few cow/calf pairs. She has been using essential oils for over ten years and educating for just as long. She will teach the basics of essentials oils, how they are used and how to choose the best ones. She will also be sharing some garden and animal recipes utilizing essential oils and provide a few door prizes.

8. Four years of comparison, Missouri FBMA average comparing to Missouri FBMA farms utilizing climate smart practices. Presented by Bruce Fowler, Adult Education Specialist, University of Missouri

9- Many or you already know Georga Devault as an attendee from past State YF events but this time she will be sharing her crafty secrets and teaching you how to string quilt 

 10- What is Fire Cider? Are you going to drink that??  Join us for an exploration into the world of Fire Cider! Join Cindi Lockhart and  learn about its origins, the benefits of using Fire Cider, and how to make your own batch at home!  

11 A representative from Can-AM will be here to go over the inns and outs of 4 wheelers and UTVs