Young Ag Professionals Conference

2023 | Growing Together
February 4-5, 2023
Registration is closed
Conference Schedule
Friday, February 3, 2023 | ||
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5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | PA YAP, NY YF&R, and MD YF&R Dinner and State Committee Meetings | |
Saturday, February 4, 2023 | ||
8:30 am to 11:00 am | Registration | 1st Floor Lobby |
9:00 am to 10:00 am | Optional Industry Tour: Penn State Beef Sheep Center Meet at: 288 Orchard Road State College, PA 16801 | |
10:30 am to 11:15 am | Breakouts 1) Jordan Henry, AFBF – “Meaningful Meetings” 2) Allison Beichner & Kelsey Feeg, Horizon Farm Credit – “ Farm Credit Young and Beginning Farmer Resources” 3) Allison McKain, AFBF YF&R Chair – “Starting and Maintaining a County YAP Program” | Garden A Garden B Garden C |
11:30 am to 1:00 pm | Opening Lunch | Mountain View East – 2nd Floor |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | General Session Panel – “Agricultural Advocacy” | Mountain View East – 2nd Floor |
2:00 pm to 2:10 pm | Break / Merchandise Available / Visit Sponsors | 1st Floor Lobby |
2:10 pm to 2:55 pm | Breakouts 1) Jordan Henry, AFBF – “Introducing Gen Z” 2) Bailey Thumm, PFB Federal Affairs Specialist & Lily Guthrie, PFB State & Local Government Affairs Specialist 3) Steve Wunderlich, Steve Wunderlich Hoof Care – “Networking within Agriculture” | Garden A Garden B Garden C |
2:55 pm to 3:05 pm | Snack Break / Merchandise Available / Visit Sponsors | 1st Floor Lobby |
3:05 pm to 3:50 pm | Breakouts 1) John O’Donnell, Perdue Agribusiness – Perdue Grain Offerings and Contracts 2) Pat Wolff, MDFB Senior Director of National Affairs – “Tax Provision Policies that Affect Farmers” 3) Steve Wunderlich, Steve Wunderlich Hoof Care – “Hoof Trimming” | Garden A Garden B Garden C |
3:50 pm to 4:30 pm | Break / Room Check – In / Visit Sponsors | |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Social Hour | Hotel Bar/Restaurant Lounge Area |
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Dinner (Seating by Commodities) | Mountain View East 2nd Floor |
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Keynote Speaker – Roger Rickard, Voices in Advocacy – “If You Don’t Have a Seat at the Table, You’re on the Menu” | Mountain View East |
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Evening Entertainment – Corn Hole Tournament and Music & Karaoke by DJ Sam Huff | Mountain View East 2nd Floor |
Sunday, February 5, 2023 | ||
7:00 am to 9 am | Breakfast (Hotel Buffett/Complimentary Breakfast) | |
9:10 am to 9:55 am | Breakouts 1) Kaleb Long & Ryan Brown – Precision Agriculture 2) Allison Beichner & Kelsey Feeg, Horizon Farm Credit – “How to Write a Business Plan” 3) Justin Marinkov, Kathy Barry Agency – “Evaluating Your Risk” | Garden A Garden B Garden C |
9:55 am to 10:05 am | Snack Break / Merchandise Available / Visit Sponsors | 1St Floor Lobby |
10:05 am to 10:50 am | Breakouts 1) Jason Landis, FCCB – “Managing Your Interest Rate & Preparing for Commercial Credit 2) Michael Sherman, FSA – Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Programs 3) Roger Rickard & U.S. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson – “Advocacy Tips, Tools, and Your Questions Answered” | Garden A Garden B Garden C |
10:50 am to 11:30 am | Break / Room Check – Out / Merchandise Available / Visit Sponsors | |
11:30 am to 12:15 pm | Closing General Session – Glenn “GT” Thompson, U.S Congressman & Chair of the House Ag Committee – Remarks on the next Farm Bill and U.S. Agriculture | Mountain View East 2nd Floor |
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm | Closing Lunch | Mountain View East 2nd Floor |