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Trivia
Q1: W hat is Wisconsin’s official state grain?
Contest Q2: W hat city is home to the world’s largest letter ‘M’?
Q3: Numerically, Wisconsin was admitted as the _____ state in the Union.
Gather up to six of your closest (or smartest) friends for a Farm Bureau trivia contest on Saturday, December 3, following the Farm Bureau Extravaganza during the WFBF Annual Meeting at the Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells. Categories will include current events, history, geography, music, movies, sports, Farm Bureau and more! Teams of up to six people $10 per person/$60 per team Three (15 minute) rounds of 25 questions Register at wfbf.com/programsevents/event-registration Register before November 25 or on Saturday, December 3, in the trade show area from 2 to 4 p.m.
Space is limited so register early!
A1: Corn; A2: Platteville; A3: 30
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Ready! Set! Bid! J
oin us during the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for the annual silent auction to benefit the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation. The Foundation funds Ag in the Classroom, Young Farmer and Agriculturist, Promotion and Education Program, Farm Bureau Institute and the collegiate Farm Bureau chapters. From hotel stays to homemade goods, paintings and more, the silent auction will have what you are looking for! Bidding will begin on Saturday at 2 p.m. and will end on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. prior to the awards program. Donation forms are now being accepted and can be found at wfbf.com/about-wfbf/ foundation/silentauction.
Phoenix to Host AFBF Annual Convention Y ou are invited to be one of the nearly 7,000 Farm Bureau members from across the nation that will gather for the AFBF 98th Annual Convention, January 6-11, 2017 in Phoenix. The 2017 convention will feature a variety of issue conferences, concurrent workshops, the AFBF Young Farmer and Rancher competitions and the IDEAg Trade Show. During the convention, members also will set policy that will guide Farm Bureau in the coming year. Wisconsin Farm Bureau members will stay at the headquarters hotel for the AFBF Annual Convention, the Sheraton Grand Phoenix Hotel. Farm Bureau members
will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of optional pre- and postconvention tours that highlight the diversity of Arizona agriculture. Registration materials for the convention are available by contacting Bob Leege, WFBF Executive Director of Member Relations, at 608.828.5710 or bleege@wfbf.com.
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