Florida Farm Bureau Announces New Class Of Young Agricultural Leaders

Florida Farm Bureau Federation has selected its 2025-2027 Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Group. The leadership group consists of young men and women from across the state who represent Florida agriculture.  

The Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Program is a two-year program that provides participants the opportunity to develop and refine their leadership skills by focusing on personal growth, public speaking, media training, legislative awareness, issue advocacy, business management and service leadership.

Members of the 2025-2027 Leadership Group are: Tyler and Kelsey Waters David, Alachua County; Murilo Morata, Escambia County; Emma Lee Janecek, Gilchrist County; Emily Quincey, Gilchrist County; Austin Lee, Hendry/Glades County; Laine Daum, Highlands County; Landon Smoak, Highlands County; Benjamin “Chad” Davis, Jackson County; Benjamin Hasty, Jackson County; Kylie Campbell, Madison County; Garrett Lundy, Manatee County; Hartley Spaulding, Okaloosa County; Abby Crawford, Polk County; Samantha Nichols, Polk County; Jackson Tilton, Putnam County; Evan and Lainey Francisco, Saint Lucie County and Shelby and Wesley Thomas, Union County.

“We are excited to start the eleventh class of the YF&R Leadership Program,” said Mitzi Lucas, the leadership programs coordinator for Florida Farm Bureau. “We are excited to have participation from young members representing every region in the state in a variety of agriculture commodities. We are looking forward to this two-year journey that will expose, engage and equip them to be future leaders in Farm Bureau and Florida agriculture.”

To be eligible for the Farm Bureau Leadership Program, participants must be between 18-35 years of age and be a member of their local county Farm Bureau for at least one year. To learn more about the Leadership Group, visit https://www.floridafarmbureau.org/programs/young-farmers-and-ranchers/.

About Florida Farm Bureau

With more than 132,000 members, Florida Farm Bureau is the state’s largest agricultural organization. Sixty county Farm Bureaus constitute the grassroots structure of our organization. We represent farm families who produce all 300 of the state’s agricultural commodities, regardless of their scope of operations or location.