Stephanie Abts was selected Dec. 7 as the winner of Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Agriculturists Farming for the Future Award at the organization’s 106th annual meeting.
Abts and her husband, Keith, operate a 260-cow registered Holstein and Guernsey farm near Coleman in Oconto County. They raise 400 heifers and steers along with growing their own feed. Stephanie Abts also does part-time nutrition consulting work for Rio Creek Feed Mill out of Algoma. She has been involved in the Wisconsin Farm Bureau for the last 10 years. The Abtses have three children: Theodore, Maureen and Oliver.
“The Farming for the Future Award recognizes young farmers leading with clear vision in their communities, Farm Bureau and beyond,” said WFBF President Brad Olson. “Stephanie is a prime example of the caliber of our membership and the future of our organization.”
The Farming for the Future Award is presented to a farm bureau member between the ages of 18 and 35 who derives a majority of their income from on-farm production.
Abts will receive $1,500 courtesy of Growmark Inc., will have the opportunity to attend the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference, will be eligible to participate in the 2027 YFA Washington, D.C., Fly-In and be a guest of WFBF at the 2026 YFA Conference.
