2022 Annual Meeting

November 14-16th, 2022
Replay Annual Meeting Events
Couldn’t join us for annual meeting this year? Watch our President’s luncheon and banquet via Zoom!
News Releases
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s 72nd Annual Meeting will take place November 14-16, 2022 at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey. In addition to celebrating PFB’s accomplishments, hundreds of members will gather to elect leaders and establish our policies on farming and rural life issues. We will honor achievements in membership and Farm Bureau’s accomplishments over the past year. We will also recognize farmers who have made an impact on agriculture in Pennsylvania.
This year at Monday’s banquet, attendees will hear from speaker Gian Paul Gonzalez, whose inspirational talks have made him an internationally renowned speaker for the NBA, NFL, & many Fortune 500 organizations. Other highlights of PFB’s annual meeting will be valuable seminars that can help farm operations, Young Ag Professional discussion meet contests and the 23rd annual meeting health fair.
Agenda
Monday, November 14 |
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8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | PFB Information & Voting Delegate Registration Opens |
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Exhibit Halls Open |
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Inspirational Pause |
11:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Opening Business Session / Voting Delegate Session |
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Opening Luncheon Hosted by the Women’s Leadership Committee |
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. | Kids Activity: Events Lab (Grades K-2) |
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Breakout Seminar: General Farm Economy Outlook |
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Breakout Session: Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases |
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Breakout Session: Dairy Session |
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Kids Activity: Event Lab (Grades 3-5) |
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Breakout Session: Mediterranean Diet |
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | YAP Networking Reception |
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Policy Development Committee Meeting |
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | County Recognition Dinner |
8:00 – 8:45 p.m. | Entertainment: Gian Paul Gonzalez |
8:45 – 11:00 p.m. | YAP Auction |
Tuesday, November 15 |
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6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | PFB Information Desk Open/Registration |
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Pa. Friends of Ag Foundation Breakfast Buffet |
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | District Election Caucuses |
8:30 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. | Exhibit Halls Open |
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | 23rd Annual Health & Safety Fair (VOTING DELEGATES ONLY) |
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Breakout Session: Faith of a Farmer |
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Breakout Session: Nationwide: Agritourism |
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | YAP and Collegiate Discussion Meets Round 1 |
9:45 – 11:45 a.m. | 23rd Annual Health & Safety Fair (OPEN TO ALL) |
10:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Voting Delegate Session |
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Session: Agricultural Security and Risk for Today’s Farmer |
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Session: Introduction to the Family Forest Carbon Program |
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Kids Session: – Eating Rainbows: Fun with Fruits and Vegetables |
10:30 – 11:30a.m. | YAP and Collegiate Discussion Meets Round 2 |
Noon – 1:30 p.m. | President’s Luncheon |
1:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Voting Delegate Session |
1:45– 3:00 p.m. | Breakout Session: You Didn’t Know that you Need to use Microbes |
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Public and Impromptu Speaking |
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Kids Session – Everything you Need to know about PA Potatoes |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Collegiate Discussion Meet Finals |
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Breakout Session: Body, Mind & Breath Techniques for Farmers’ Health |
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Breakout Session: Selecting Farm Equipment for Safety & Accessibility |
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | YAP Discussion Meet Finals |
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. | Beef Producer Roundtable |
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | NATIONWIDE Member Reception |
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | 72nd Annual Members Banquet |
Immediately following | Ice Cream Social & PA Friends of Ag Foundation Trivia Night |
Wednesday, November 16 |
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7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | FARMER Breakfast |
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | FARMER Committee Meeting |
8:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Voting Delegate & Closing Business Session |