By NANCY VORIS
Indiana Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Terry Bradshaw will deliver the keynote address at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 91st annual meeting Jan. 10-13, 2010, in Seattle, Wash.

The meeting is expected to draw 5,000 Farm Bureau members from across the country to learn more about the agricultural issues in Congress and to participate in the grassroots policy setting process guiding the AFBF through 2010. Tentative discussion topics include:

•Results from the AFBF Deficit Task Force
•Overview of environmental trends affecting agriculture
•What will a new healthcare system mean
•Forecast on climate change legislation
•Trends in social media
•Livestock economic outlook
•Opportunities for rural leaders

The Young Farmer and Rancher contests are highlights of the annual meeting.

Known for his zeal and enthusiasm, Bradshaw will take a close look at what makes people successful and encourages audiences to think in new ways about sacrifice, pain, competition and hardship. He also shares with audiences his strategies for maintaining success through persistent self-improvement, while providing specific examples of how to focus the power of dreaming, thinking and strategizing to reach goals.

Bradshaw raises cattle and breeds horses on his 800-acre farm in Texas. He has four Super Bowl champion rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was a two-time Super Bowl “most Valuable Player and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. He is also known for his accomplishments as a sports broadcaster, inspirational speaker, actor, author and gospel/country singer, and is the only NFL player with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

A native of Shreveport, La., Bradshaw attended Louisiana Tech and was the first player chosen in the 1970 draft. He was the first quarterback to win four Super Bowl championships (1975, 1976, 1979 and 1980), a feat matched only by Joe Montana. He holds the Super Bowl passing records for average gain per attempt in career (11.10 yards) and average gain in a game (14.71 yards in Super Bowl XIV). He retired in 1984.

“Terry Bradshaw is an All-American icon, recognized for his accomplishments both on and off the field,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman, a Columbus, Texas, rice and cattle producer. “But his road to success was not always easy. Along the way, he battled and overcame significant obstacles that many people from all walks of life – including farmers and ranchers – can relate to, including disappointment, adversity and relentless competition.”

Farm Bureau members can register for the AFBF convention through their state Farm Bureau. For details or to become a member, visit www.fb.org