2008 Ambassadors Selected at MFBF Annual Meeting

Lance Martin, Shelbina, left, and Rebecca Kerr, Chillicothe, right are MFB's 2008 Ambassadors. Congratulating them during the MFB Annual Meeting in December was MFB President Charles Kruse, center.

Rebecca Kerr of Chillicothe is the daughter of David and Brenda Kerr. She is now a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Columbia, pursuing a degree in agricultural education while working in the UMC soil testing lab. Kerr is active in the Collegiate Mizzou Farm Bureau Chapter. She is a past Farm Bureau FFA Speech Contest winner, past Area 2 FFA vice president and chapter president. Her brother, Charles, was a 2004 MFB Ambassador. In 2007, her family was the Livingston County Farm Family of the Year, operating 2,500 acres of row crops.

Lance Martin of Shelbina is the son of Paul and Sharon Martin. A 2006 graduate of South Shelby High School, he is now a junior at the University of Missouri-Columbia majoring in agricultural education. His family’s livestock operation includes 150 beef cows and 200 sows they farrow-to-finish as well as farrow-to-wean. Martin participated in the FFA Speaking Contest and attended Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership Day. He is a past state FFA vice president and is a member of the Collegiate Mizzou Farm Bureau Chapter, among other campus activities. The Martin family is a past Shelby County Farm Family of the Year.

The Missouri Farm Bureau ambassador program selects a male and female student, 17-22 years of age, to represent agriculture and Farm Bureau for one year. Each Ambassador receives a $1,250 educational scholarship, travel to Washington, D.C., in March on a Farm Bureau legislative trip, and represent Farm Bureau at the Missouri State Fair and other events. They were selected from a field of contestants sponsored by their respective county Farm Bureau. Contact your county Farm Bureau for additional information and the Ambassador Program entry form.

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