Introducing high school students to the Farm Bureau was the goal of a recent event held in Clinton.

The DeWitt County Farm Bureau welcomed students from the Blue Ridge and Clinton FFA Chapters for Acquaintance Day to introduce them to what the Farm Bureau is all about. Manager Janel Baum-Thomas says their focus was on their young leaders program.

Baum-Thomas says they also wanted to highlight some of the activities the Farm Bureau puts on. She indicates there are a lot of things the skills the students learn in FFA that will be incorporated.

Just like the message from members of the FFA, being a part of the Farm Bureau doesn't necessarily mean you have to live on a farm or be a farmer. Baum-Thomas says that's a message they are trying to get out.

Baum-Thomas felt the students were receptive to their message. She says it's all about getting them introduced to the Farm Bureau and what they're all about.