In Downtown Indianapolis, Two Young People Debate the Complex Future of Farming

By Israel Schuman

The Statehouse File

She wears spotless white sneakers, he wears mud-tinged cowboy boots.

They’re walking together through downtown Indianapolis, past a wedding party where men in suits and women in traditional Indian gowns dance in the street, on their way to a coffee shop.  The man, Colton Conley, was at the shop yesterday, where he found a latte he likes. He’s not much of a coffee drinker; there are no coffee shops where he’s from.

They’re both a long way from home.

Conley flew in from Louisiana, where he grew up on a cattle farm and attends Louisiana Tech, for the National FFA Convention.

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