Roderick wins Texas Farm Bureau YF&R Discussion Meet

(ARLINGTON, Texas)—Sarah Roderick of El Paso County won the 2025 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet during the organization’s 92nd annual meeting.

Roderick is the events and outreach coordinator for AgSpire, a company that partners with farmers and ranchers across the country to implement sustainable and regenerative practices.

In her role, Roderick conducts interviews, manages digital marketing and leads outreach efforts to promote AgSpire’s mission of equipping farmers and ranchers with tools to strengthen their operations.

Roderick remains actively involved on her family’s ranch in Marfa, where her family runs 750 Angus cows on 60,000 acres of land that has been in their family since the 1850s.

“Through the Discussion Meet, young Farm Bureau members talk about current challenges facing agriculture,” TFB President Russell Boening said. “They are able to talk through possible solutions or develop goals for improvement. Their ideas and thoughts are important as agriculture continues to change and adapt.”

During the discussion meet, the contestants build basic discussion skills, develop a deeper understanding of agricultural issues and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach consensus and solve problems through discussion.

Roderick will receive an ATV with an estimated prize value of $9,000, courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; and an expense-paid trip to compete in the national contest during the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.

Also in the final four were Wyatt Rasmusson of Bowie County, Lyle Logemann of Erath County and Layton Schur of Hale County.

The three finalists will each receive a $1,000 cash award, courtesy of Farm Bureau Bank, and a $500 cash award, courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company.

Roderick will represent Texas in the national Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet hosted by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) in January 2026.

State contest prizes
The state winner will receive a $15,000 member-dealer voucher to be used at Ford, Case IH, Grasshopper, CAT or John Deere, courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; an engraved crystal award; and expense-paid trips to both the TFB Annual Meeting and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Convention.

The two runners-up will receive a $500 cash award, courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; and an expense-paid trip to the TFB Annual Meeting.

National contest prizes
The winner of the national Discussion Meet contest will receive a $35,000 credit toward a new Ford vehicle and paid registration to the Farm Bureau FUSION Conference, courtesy of Ford Motor Company.

The national runner-up will receive a $25,000 credit toward a new piece of equipment from Case IH, courtesy of Case IH.

Third place in the national competition will receive a $2,500 Investing in Your Future cash prize, courtesy of AmericanAg; and $2,500 worth of Stanley Black & Decker merchandise, courtesy of Stanley Black & Decker; and Case IH merchandise, courtesy of Case IH.

The fourth-place national finalist will receive Case IH merchandise, courtesy of Case IH.

Contest information
For more information on the Discussion Meet and other activities for members ages 18 to 35, visit texasfarmbureau.org/YFR.