Austin Large - keynote speaker - Tuesday Lunch

 Austin develops resources and tools to support state Farm Bureaus in marketing membership and recruiting members, supports state field staff development and provides consulting support to state Farm Bureaus with fewer than 10,000 members. Austin Large joined the American Farm Bureau Federation Leadership, Education & Engagement department as the Director, Membership & Organization Development in September 2021. Austin came to Farm Bureau from the Texas FFA Association where he served as the Executive Director. There, he provided strategic leadership to the 138,000- member youth organization focused on education, training, and development of future agricultural leaders. Prior to Texas FFA, Austin served as an Education Specialist for the National FFA Organization and was also a high school agricultural science teacher. Originally from California, Austin received his B.S. in Agriculture from California State University, Chico and M.S. in Agriculture and Consumer Resources from Tarleton State University. 

 Amanda Radke is a fifth generation rancher from Mitchell, SD. Alongside her husband, Tyler, and their four children, they operate Radke Land & Cattle, an Angus seedstock operation.

A former National FFA Extemperaneous Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent nearly 20 years on the road fighting to keep agricultural families on the land, rural main street businesses thriving, and an abundance of food on the dinner table.

Amanda is an entrepreneur at heart and wears many hats, in addition to being a ranch mom. She’s the host of “The Heart of Rural America” podcast and radio show, a syndicated columnist, a western retailer, a cattle industry consultant with CK6, a partner in a new auction platform called Bid On Beef, and a children’s book author focused on promoting ag literacy in schools.

She also currently serves as an appointee on the National Agriculture Campaign Advisory Council, where she provides industry insights on ag policy discussions to the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee.

And when she’s not on the road, you can find her wrangling cattle and rowdy kids. She’s most at home on the ranch, where her love of the land, livestock, and community is rooted in boots-on-the ground work — with plenty of muddy boots and dirty coveralls to prove it

Biography coming soon.

Zippy Duvall leads the American Farm Bureau Federation, serving as president for nearly a decade. He is a third-generation farmer from Georgia. He and his son operate a beef cow herd, raise broiler chickens, and are continuing to restore the farmland that has been in the family for more than 90 years.

Through his leadership, Duvall helped to shape the 2018 farm bill and is working to ensure Congress passes a new, modernized farm bill that effectively supports farmers and ranchers. He has helped defeat misguided regulations, shepherd new trade agreements, and in 2024, stopped Wall Street regulations from hitting farms and played a key role in securing $30 billion in aid for farmers and ranchers hit hard by natural and economic disasters.

Duvall was honored by the National 4-H Council as a founding luminary, a group of influential 4-H alumni. Prior to being elected AFBF president, he was president of the Georgia Farm Bureau and served on the AFBF board of directors. In 1987, he also served on the AFBF board as Young Farmer Committee chair.

Duvall and his wife, Jennifer, were married in December 2021. Both lost their first spouses to illnesses but found new joy in each other, along with their six children and nine grandchildren.