Monday, November 27, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMPositioning Your Farm Business for Successful Transition Workshop (lunch included)

Convention Center - Suite 2CD

Dick Wittman, Wittman Consulting
pre-registration required 

3:00 PM - 5:30 PMRegistration Open

Convention Center - Hall A Prefunction

3:00 PM - 5:30 PMExhibit Hall Open

Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A

3:00 PM - 5:30 PMYoung Farmers Auction Drop-off

Convention Center - Box Office A

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
7:00 AM - 8:30 AMBuffet Breakfast (at your leisure)

Convention Center - Ballrooms Two & Three

7:00 AM - 11:30 AMExhibit Hall & Young Farmers Silent Auction Open

Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A

7:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration Open

Convention Center - Hall A Prefunction

8:30 AM - 10:30 AMVirginia FAIRS Agricultural and Forestry Innovation "Bull Pen" Challenge

Convention Center - Suite 1A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AMMaximizing Your Convention Experience/Voting Delegate Orientation

Convention Center - Suite 1D

Martha Moore, VFBF Senior Vice President, Governmental Relations
*Voting Delegates should bring their handbooks

10:15 AM - 11:15 AMNon-Traditional Succession in Family Farm Business Workshop

Convention Center - Suite 2AB

Dick Wittman, Wittman Consulting

11:30 AM - 1:30 PMFarm to Table Luncheon

Convention Center - Ballrooms Two & Three

Jason Brown, Keynote Speaker
Owner of First Fruits Farm in North Carolina

1:30 PM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall & Young Farmers Silent Auction Open

Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMYoung Farmers Discussion Meet Competition

Convention Center - Suite 1A

2:15 PM - 3:15 PMCourts & Ports: A Look at Legal & Economic Issues Facing American Agriculture Workshop

Convention Center - Suite 1D

Travis Cushman, AFBF Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Public Policy
Veronica Nigh, AFBF Senior Economist

 

3:30 PM - 4:30 PMFarm Equipment: Navigating Repairs and Emerging Technologies

Convention Center - Suite 2AB

Patrick Lucado, Field Service Manager, New Holland
Timothy Jenkins, Territory Customer Support Manager, John Deere
Kenneth Powell, Field Service Manager, Kubota Tractor Corp.
TBD, AgCO

4:45 PM - 5:45 PMDistrict & VFBF AgPAC Caucus Meetings

District 1 - 1B
District 2 - 1C
District 3 - 2C
District 4 - 2D
District 5 - 3A
District 6 - 3B
District 7 - 3C
District 8 - 3D
District 9 - 3E
District 10 - 4A
District 11 - 4B
District 12 - 4C
District 13 - 4D
District 14 - 4E
 

5:30 PM - 6:30 PMVirginia FAIRS Showcase Reception

Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A

6:30 PM - 8:30 PMAppreciation Dinner and Live Auction

Convention Center - Ballroom Two & Three

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
7:00 AM - 8:30 AMBuffet Breakfast (at your leisure)

Convention Center - Ballrooms Two & Three

7:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration Open

Convention Center - Hall A Prefunction

8:00 AM - 11:30 AMAnnual Meeting of Voting Delegates

Convention Center - Ballroom One

Zippy Duvall, AFBF President

11:45 AM - 1:15 PMFellowship Luncheon

Convention Center - Ballrooms Two & Three

Keighley Gore, 2023 VFBF Distinguished Farm Bureau Woman

1:30 PM - 3:15 PMAnnual Meeting of Voting Delegates

Convention Center - Ballroom One

3:15 PM - 3:45 PMBreak

Convention Center - Ballroom Prefunction

3:45 PM - 5:00 PMAnnual Meeting of Voting Delegates

Convention Center - Ballroom One

4:00 PM - 7:00 PMPhoto Booth Open

Convention Center - Ballroom Prefunction

5:00 PM - 5:30 PMVirginia Tech Alpha Gamma Rho Meet & Greet (photo @ 5:15 PM)

Convention Center - Ballroom Prefunction

5:30 PM - 6:45 PMEastern Shore Reception

Convention Center - Ballroom Prefunction

7:00 PM - 9:00 PMAwards Banquet

Convention Center - Ballrooms Two & Three

Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 AM - 8:30 AMBuffet Breakfast (at your leisure)

Marriott - Salon DE