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Farm Bureau Names Outstanding Young Farmer Rancher
A Riesel Texas grain and wheat farmer Ben Dieterich Jr and his wife Lou Ann were chosen as the 1982 Texas Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher at the state convention on November 29. Finalists were Paul and Cindy Hopper of Knott and Roger and Peggy Drewry of Edinburg. The Dieterichs manage 1,250 acres and will represent Texas at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Dallas January 9 through 13 and again at the leadership conference in Las Vegas February 13–16. They receive a 1983 Chevrolet Silverado pickup for free use and will represent the TFB at national events. Dieterich, age 30, has averaged 3,500 pounds of milo per acre, 92 bushels of corn per acre, and 35 bushels of wheat per acre on his farm and runs a cow-calf operation. He plans expansion and modernization if feasible.