KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2016 DATE EVENT LOCATION JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR S HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED 4-5 Joint Meetings: KY State Horticulture Society Embassy Suites, KY Vegetable Growers Association KY Vineyard Society KY Farmers Market Association 5 University of Kentucky Winter Wheat Meeting Bruce Conv. Center Hopkinsville, KY 5 Kentucky General Assembly Convenes Frankfort, KY 10-13 American Forage & Grassland Council Meeting Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge, LA 10-13 AFBF 97 th Annual Convention Orlando, FL 11-14 47 th Tobacco Workers Conference Nashville, TN 13 AFBF Board & Affiliated Companies Meeting Orlando, FL 15 Kentucky Commodity Conference Holiday Inn- University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY 15 Forages at Kentucky Cattlemen s Association Convention Center, Owensboro, KY 15-16 Kentucky Cattlemen s Association & Ag Industry Convention Center, Convention & Trade Show Owensboro, KY 15-16 Kentucky Pork Producers Association & Annual Meeting Holiday Inn- University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY 1
JANUARY Continued 21-22 LEAD Meeting Marriott River Center, Covington, KY 22-23 State Young Farmer Leadership Conference Marriott River Center, Covington, KY 25-26 Heart of America Grazing Conference Downtown Hilton, 26 Board of Directors Meeting State Office Kentucky Farm Bureau Investment Corporation Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation Kentucky Farm Bureau Management Corporation 27 Ag Expo Convention Center, Owensboro, KY 27-28 Kentucky Nursery & Landscape Association Spring Ramada Plaza- Training & Showplace Louisville Hotel & Conference Center, 28-31 Board of Directors Meeting Cocoa Beach, FL 29-30 5 th Annual UK Equine Showcase & 7 th Annual Kentucky Fayette County- Breeders Short Course Extension Office, FEBRUARY 2-3 Kentucky Farm Bureau Campaign Management Seminar State Office 6 Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference Boyd Co Fair Grounds 9-10 KFB Presidents & Vice Presidents Conference Galt House, 10 State Women s Advisory Committee Meeting Galt House, 2
FEBRUARY Continued 10-13 National Farm Machinery Show KY Exposition Center, 12-15 AFBF YF & R Conference Marriott-Downtown Kansas City, MO 19-21 KFB Beef Expo KY Exposition Center, 20-24 Kentucky Farm Bureau Congressional Tour Washington, D.C. 22-25 AFBF Advocacy Conference Washington, D.C. 23-24 Kentucky Dairy Partners Annual Meeting Holiday Inn- Slone Center, Bowling Green, KY 29 Postmark DEADLINE for High School Scholarship Applications State Office TBD 36 th Annual Kentucky Alfalfa Conference TBD MARCH District Measure the Candidate & Public Policy Meetings By District 1 Roadside Farm Market Educational Meeting Fayette Co Extension 2 Legislative Drive-In Frankfort, KY 2 Food Check-Out Day Frankfort, KY 2-3 LEAD Meeting (tentative) Frankfort, KY 3 State Women s Advisory Committee Meeting Embassy Suites, 4-5 State Women s Leadership Conference Embassy Suites, 3-5 2016 Commodity Classic New Orleans, LA 3
MARCH Continued 8 Board of Directors Meeting State Office The FB Insurance Company 9-10 AFBF & Affiliated Companies Board Meeting Washington, D.C. 13-19 Kentucky Ag Literacy Week 15 National Ag Day 16-19 Young Farmers Futures Seminar Chicago, IL 29 Kentucky General Assembly Recess 10 Day Veto Frankfort, KY 30 Begin Accepting Nominations for Communications Award Deadline, June 17 th TBD National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference TBD APRIL 7-9 Kentucky National Dairy Show & Sales KY Exposition Center, 12 Kentucky General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die Frankfort, KY 20 Board of Directors Meeting State Office Kentucky Farm Bureau Development Corporation 23 Board of Directors Meeting Brown Hotel, 26-28 AFBF Safety & Health Network Conference Montgomery, AL 29 Postmark DEADLINE for Paul D. Everman, Louis F. Ison, State Office and Young Farmer Scholarship Applications 4
MAY 10-13 APD West Kentucky Meeting Kentucky Dam Village, Gilbertsville, KY 19 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 21-22 Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival Masterson Station Park, 22-25 HR Farm Bureau Conference Astor Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, LA 30 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED TBD AFBF Environmental Issues Conference TBD JUNE 4-8 Annual FB Insurance Managers Conference TBD 5-8 Southern Region Commodity Conference Brown Hotel, 7 Regional Teacher Workshop KY Dam Village, Gilbertsville, KY 8 Regional Teacher Workshop RiverPark Center, Owensboro, KY 9 Regional Teacher Workshop Barren River Lodge, Lucas, KY 7-9 State FFA Convention 12-15 AFBF SPARC Conference Salt Lake City, UT 12-16 Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders Murray State University 13-16 State 4-H Teen Conference 5
JUNE Continued 15 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 17 Postmark DEADLINE for Communications Award State Office 19-23 Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders University of Kentucky 20-24 John C. Hendricks Beef Tour North Carolina and Virginia 26-29 Southern Farm Bureau Underwriting Conference Galveston, TX 27 Begin Accepting Applications for Safety Challenge Deadline, October 7 th 27-29 Farm Bureau Claims & Legal Executive Conference Monte Leone Hotel, New Orleans, LA 27-30 KFB Certified Roadside Farm Market Tour Indiana & Michigan 28 KFB Regional Teacher Workshop The Gheens Lodge, 29 KFB Regional Teacher Workshop Spindletop Hall, JULY District Policy Development Meetings By District 1 Begin Accepting Applications for County Farm Bureau Information Award. Deadline, October 14 th 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED 9-13 Southern Legislative Conference 12-14 AFBF & Affiliated Companies Board of Directors Meeting Washington, D.C. and Council of Presidents Meeting 15-16 State Young Farmer Summer Outing Owensboro, KY 19-20 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 6
JULY Continued 20-24 LEAD Out-of-State Tour TBD 26 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 27-28 State Women s Advisory Committee Meeting Bardstown, KY 27-29 American Legislative Exchange Council Indianapolis, IN 31- Southern Region Legislative Conference South Carolina Aug. 4 AUGUST 1 Begin Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Service State Office to Agriculture Award & Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau Award. Deadline: Must be receive in the State Office by close of business on October 31 st 1 Begin Accepting Nominations for Farm Public Relations Award Deadline, October 12 th 8-11 National Conference of State Legislators Chicago, IL 9-12 AFBF Staff Institute Milwaukee, WI 18-28 112 th Kentucky State Fair 24 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 25 KFB Day at the State Fair SEPTEMBER 2 DEADLINE for County Activities of Excellence State Office 5 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED 8 CPC Fall Field Day Fountain Run, KY 7
SEPTEMBER Continued 13 Kentucky Forage & Grasslands Council Field Day Edenshale Farm Owen County 14 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 17-20 Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Conference Honolulu, HI 19-22 Farm Bureau Underwriting Executives Conference Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne City, MI 26 21 st Annual KFB Golf Classic Quail Chase Golf Club, TBD Beef Bash TBD OCTOBER 4 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 5-6 AFBF & Affiliated Companies Board Meetings Washington, D.C. 5-7 Bluegrass & Backroads Tour 7 Postmark DEADLINE for Safety Challenge Applications State Office 9-12 Farm Bureau Operations Conference TBD 10-14 Sportsman s Holiday Sandestin, FL 12 DEADLINE for Nominations for Farm Public Relations Award State Office 14 Postmark DEADLINE for County Farm Bureau State Office Information Award 15 DEADLINE for County Resolutions State Office 18-20 Sunbelt Ag Expo Moultrie, GA 19 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 8
OCTOBER Continued 19 State Women s Advisory Committee Meeting State Office 19 Kentucky Grazing Conference Center for Rural Dev. Somerset, KY 21 Postmark DEADLINE for Women s Educational Grant State Office 21 Postmark DEADLINE for County Women s Mini-Grant State Office Program Application 21 Postmark DEADLINE for 2017-2018 LEAD Class State Office 31 DEADLINE for Receipt of Distinguished Service to Agriculture State Office and Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau Nominations (must be received in the State Office by close of business) NOVEMBER 1-2 LEAD Meeting State Office 2-4 State Resolutions Committee Meeting State Office 4-18 North American International Livestock Expo KY Exposition Center, 10 Employee Thanksgiving Luncheon State Office 14 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 24-25 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED 30 Board of Directors Meeting Galt House, 30 State Women s Advisory Committee Meeting Galt House, 30- s 97 th Annual Meeting Galt House, Dec. 3 9
DECEMBER 1 State Young Farm Advisory Committee Meeting Galt House, 3 Board of Directors Meeting Galt House, 15 Board of Directors Meeting State Office 23 & 26 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED FUTURE DATES JANUARY 2, 2017 NEW YEAR S HOLIDAY STATE OFFICE CLOSED Annual Meetings November 29-December 2, 2017 November 28-December 1, 2018 December 4-7, 2019 Galt House, Louisville Galt House, Louisville Galt House, Louisville American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Conventions January 8-11, 2017 January 7-10, 2018 January 13-16, 2019 Phoenix, AZ Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA 10