Tuesday evening selected attendees to the Republican National Convention were invited to an event in downtown Minneapolis at The Depot called AgNite. The dairy industry was quite involved. For example, there was plenty of ice cream and cheese on hand at individual displays.

Also on hand was Princess Kay of the Milky Way. She’s Kristy Mussman, a 3rd generation dairy farm family member.

She’s still pretty overwhelmed by her selection as the 55th Princess Kay. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, knowing that one day I was just a dairy farmer’s daughter and then going through all the processes for dairy princesses and knowing that not only do I represent my family but I also represent the 4,700 other dairy farmers across the state of Minnesota. I am blessed to have that opportunity.”

Kristy says AgNite is a great opportunity since there are so many people attending who are willing to hear what people in agriculture have to say.

Listen to my interview with Kristy here: [audio:http://zimmcomm.biz/agnite/agnite-08-mussman.mp3]

Be sure to check out the AgNite Photo Album for 200 pictures from the event. Cindy and I were brought in by the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council (main organizer) to provide online interactive coverage of the event on our AgWired site as well as the AgNite Blog.