Weaver a finalist in Ohio Farm Bureau Discussion MeetPublished on 11/21/2007Photo Caption: (Pictured from left to right) Wendy Chrisman, Harrison county; Rose Dudgeon, Knox county; Jodie Anderson, Guernsey county and Jenifer Weaver, Mahoning county. For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Jenifer Weaver of North Jackson has been named a finalist in Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) 2007 Discussion meet. The annual contest builds Young Farmer communication skills and tests participants’ subject knowledge, problem solving abilities and personal and small group communication skills. Weaver will participate in the finals of the competition during OFBF’s annual meeting held Nov. 28 to 30 in Columbus, discussing the topic “In light of recent decisions affecting private property, what steps should be taken to secure the rights of property owners?” Weaver is an 11-year member of Mahoning County Farm Bureau, of which she is a Communications Action Team leader, sits on the county board and serves on the state Young Farmer Committee. Weaver runs a grain and beef farm with her father and step mother in addition to managing five grain elevators in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Weaver also works as a grain merchandiser for a local agribusiness serving the Mahoning County area. The winner will of the contest will receive an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in New Orleans in January to represent Ohio in the national contest. The winner will also receive $1,000 cash courtesy of Nationwide, $500 cash courtesy of Dodge and a chime clock from Ohio Farm Bureau.
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