2018 NFBM Conference Agenda 4/9/18

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1 Sunday, June NFBM Conference Agenda 4/9/18 1:00 p.m. Conference Registration Begins Conference registration desk 2 nd Floor Lobby NFRBMEA Board Meeting Breakout Room 1:30 p.m. Entertainment Chocolate World Hershey Meet at lobby * This is a spouse/family activity on your own. You can pre purchase tickets for either Hershey s Chocolate World or The Hershey Story at the following website links: to save.html 2:00 p.m. NAFBAS Board Meeting Breakout Room 3:30 p.m. NFRBMEA Past Presidents Meeting Breakout Room 4:00 p.m. Joint NAFBAS/NFRBMEA Board Meeting Breakout Room 6:30 p.m. Evening Welcome Reception Carlisle Ballroom to 7:30pm Salad Bar, Fajita Bar, Petite Desserts + cash bar Welcome to Harrisburg, PA from Penny Brady, Hershey Harrisburg Visitors Bureau Entertainment: Conrad and Burgess String Duo Bluegrass, Country and Modern Music 8:00 p.m. Adjourn

2 Monday, June 11 Room 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at Hotel Ballroom Center First Timers Meeting Reserved tables 7:30 a.m. Registration Continues Flow 2nd floor 8:30 8:45 a.m. "Welcome to the 2018 Conference" Ballroom Left Bruce Fowler, NFRBMEA President & Don Nitchie NAFBAS President 8:45 9:15am "Ag Update: Thinking Ahead on Farm Business" Ballroom Left Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture 9:15 9:45am Research and Extension in Pennsylvania Ballroom Left Jeffrey Hyde, Interim Director, Penn State Extension 9:45 10am BREAK Cold and Hot Refreshments Flow 2nd floor 10:00 11am Past Secretary of Agriculture Panel Discussion Ballroom Left Current State of Farming in the U.S Having long term careers in the agricultural sector, our panel of past Secretaries of Agriculture will inform us on the current state and future of agriculture in the U.S. John Rusling Block (21 st ), Dan Glickman (26 th ), Mike Espy (25 th ) 11 12noon Pennsylvania Farm Diversity Panel Ballroom Left Learn from several Pennsylvania nonprofits who work with farmers in diverse formats, from sustainable agriculture, to large scale agribusiness to organic certified farming. How do these very diverse styles of farming work together to grow agriculture across the state. PASA President Hannah Smith Brubaker Penn Ag, Christian Herr Leslie Zuck, PCA

3 NOON Luncheon at Hotel Capital Favorite Ballroom Center 1:00 p.m. Farm Viability and the Farm Bill: Opportunities, Challenges Ballroom Left Ela Chapin, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Mark Cannella, University of Vermont Extension, Farm Business Specialist Farm Viability Programs support and enhance the economic vitality of farms and agriculturally related businesses across all stages of growth and development. Learn how these programs function to educate, sustain and grow farmers across the Northeastern U.S. and have an opportunity to ask and understand how Farm Viability and Agricultural education are similar and can work together to support agricultural producers. 2:00 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative & Its Implications for Farmers Ballroom Left Chris Houser, Assistant Director: Agronomy & Natural Resources Programs Chris Houser will discuss the need and benefits of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed survey and the partnerships that were involved to design, promote, execute and verify the survey s results. The results concluded that farmers have done a great deal to improve Pennsylvania water quality but many of the practices have not been counted in the Bay model. 2:45 p.m. BREAK Refreshments Hot and Cold Flow 2nd floor 3 4pm How Agricultural Incubators can surge Economic Carlisle Ballroom Development and Support Farming Robert Junk, Republic Food Enterprise Center 4:00 p.m. Marketing Channels and Financial Performance of Farms and Ranches Becca Jablonski, Food Systems Extension Economist, Colorado State University The number of farms and ranches selling through local and regional food markets has grown over the past several years, now totaling > 167,000. This session will present research using national data on how scale, commodity and participation in direct and intermediated marketing channels influence the expenditures and financial performance of farms and ranches. 5:00pm Adjourn Dinner and Evening on your Own

4 Tuesday, June 12 th, 2018 Tour Day 6:00 8:30am Breakfast at Hotel Carlisle Ballroom Center 8:15 4:00pm Board Buses for Tours Front Entrance of Hilton Tour 1 Orchard Tour: McLeaf s Orchard, Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center, Round Barn Orchard and Market Tour 2 Productivity Tour: Harley Davidson Factory, YorkKitchen Incubator and Central Market, Penn State Southeast Research and Extension Center. (Children under 12 yrs. old cannot attend this tour) Tour 3 Dairy Tour: Kreider Dairy Farm (lunch included), Roots Country Market, Brubaker Dairy Farm 4:00pm 5:00pm Return to Hilton Harrisburg Family Outing (you will need to opt in for the family outing) Picnic at Harrisburg City Island (10 minute scenic walk from hotel) Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Salad, Sides, Drinks all at Center Field Tent Followed by seating for Penn FC Soccer playing against Richmond Kickers Picnic 5:30 7pm, Game State 7:00pm Photo(s) Credit: Penn Football Club/Former Harrisburg City Islanders 9:00pm Game ends, return to Hilton Harrisburg via walking bridge or Uber/Taxi

5 Wednesday, June 13 6:00 a.m. Vendor Set Up: Vendors will be able to visit all day Flow 2nd floor 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at Hotel Traditional Buffet Style Center Ballroom 8:30am CHS Scholarship Breakfast with speaker at table for meet & greet 7:30 8:30am Conference Information Desk, ongoing information Flow 2nd floor 8:30 9:30am Supporting Mental Health and Well Being of Farmers Ballroom Left During Difficult Economic Times Speaker TBD 9:30 10:30am Energy Opportunities for Agriculture Diversity in PA Ballroom Left Tom Richard, Director PSU E & environment Dan Brockett, Extension Educator, Energy & Shale 10:30 11am BREAK & Visit With vendors Flow 2nd floor 11 12noon Business Succession Planning: How do we support farm transitions Ballroom Left John Berry, Penn State Extension Educator Entrepreneurship & Community Vitality NOON Luncheon at Hotel Italian Delight Ballroom Ctr 12:50 p.m Conference Planner's presentation Ballroom Left 1 1:45pm Current Issues in Tax Law and Regulations in Agriculture Ballroom Left Roger McEowen* To be Confirmed roger.html,

6 2:00 3:00 pm Concurrent Educational Sessions, Round #1 Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Business How do Farm Viability dollars work for farmers Taxes Updates on Tax Implications for Farmers Other Legal Aspects of Shale 3:00 4:00 pm Concurrent Educational Sessions, Round #2 Business How to get farmers talking about succession Taxes Updates on Tax Implication for Farmers Other Tools and resources for supporting farmers in stressful times 4 6pm Conference Education Adjourn Time/dinner on your Own downtown Harrisburg sightseeing 4:00 5:00pm 4:00 5:00pm 5:00 6:00pm NAFBAS Meeting NFRBMEA Meeting NAFBAS/NFRBMEA Joint Meeting

7 Thursday, June 14 th Final Conference Day 7:00 9:00am Harrisburg/Gettysburg Storytelling Breakfast Ballroom Ctr 8:30 9:00am 9:30am Closing Speaker, Penn State Extension Host Team Adjourn* 9 11:00 am Association Closing Meetings Optional to Attendees/Families to extend travel to Gettysburg Area/Adams County, PA, a mere 50 minutes from Harrisburg to Gettysburg National Park and Museum Attendees who may want to travel to Gettysburg together and do group activities are recommended to contact: Attendees traveling family style or solo can book travel through several avenues: Travel Planner: o g60798 Gettysburg_Pennsylvania Vacations.html Tours: Host Home Stays: Gettysburg National Park: Photo Credit: Scott Perry/ Fox News Insider Illustration Credit: The Twentieth Maine by H. Charles McBarron Attendees can also continue to enjoy the Harrisburg/Hershey area and visit many fine restaurants, breweries, Hershey Park attractions. You can reserve your tickets/attendance at these sites for Hershey here: o o o And enjoy this list of local Harrisburg/Hershey restaurants, breweries and cool spaces o o o o