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2020 ANNUAL MEETING CONFERENCE & POLICY DISCUSSION October 28 &, October 29, 2020 | 9:00 AM - 1:15 PM Virtual Conference Event Sponsors We’re committed to people and planet. Smithfield Foods has been leading the industry in sustainability for more than two decades. But we’re not a company to rest on our laurels. We recently committed to becoming carbon negative across our U.S. operations by 2030. That means we’ll be effectively removing more carbon from the atmosphere than our operations emit. To achieve our goal, we’re continuing to innovate across our entire supply chain. This includes expanding our efforts to capture methane from hog manure on farms and transform it into renewable natural gas, reducing waste sent to landfills and minimizing the distance our trucks travel each year. We are constantly looking for new ways to improve our business and achieve our goal of producing “Good food. Responsibly.®” smithfieldfoods.com/renewables 2020 Annual Meeting Program: Day 1 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:00 AM Welcome from the Council Kyle Shreve, Virginia Agribusiness Council Executive Director 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM A Message from VDACS followed by live Q&A Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM: Sponsored break and a message from Farm Credit 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Farms Under Threat Jamie Mierau, American Farmland Trust Followed by live Q&A with Jacob Gilley, AFT 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM: Sponsored break and a message from Smithfield 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Virginia Farm Businesses followed by live Q&A Dr. John Bovay, Virginia Tech 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM: Sponsored break and a message from First Bank & Trust 12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Annual Meeting Business Meeting & Presentation Welcome from Board Chairman, Lea Scott of Universal Leaf Business Meeting Call to Order Recognition of retiring directors and election of directors Agribusiness of the Year Award Presentation 12:35 PM - 1:15 PM Keynote Address: Chris Saxman of Virginia Free Meet our Keynote Speaker Chris Saxman, Virginia Free Chris Saxman is the Executive Director of Virginia FREE a non-partisan, non-profit established in 1988 that informs the business community in order to advance free enterprise and responsible, pro-business government. Delegate Saxman served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2010. During his time in the Virginia House, he served on Commerce and Labor; General Laws; Transportation; Counties, Cities, and Towns; and Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committees and also chaired two subcommittees. In 2007, U.S. Senator John McCain asked Saxman to co-chair his Virginia campaign for president along with U.S. Senator John Warner. In 2010, Saxman co-chaired the K-12 transition team for Governor-elect Bob McDonnell. Saxman has served as the General Manager of his family’s bottled water business based in Staunton, Virginia from 1995 until 2010. As part of his commitment to the industry, Saxman became the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Bottled Water Association in 2007. Saxman was born in Pittsburgh, PA but primarily grew up in Staunton. He graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in European History in 1987. Saxman and his wife, Michele, relocated the family to the Richmond area in 2013. They have four children ages 24 to 15. 2020 Annual Meeting Program: Day 2 Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:00 AM Welcome from the Council Kyle Shreve, Virginia Agribusiness Council Executive Director 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM Political Roundtable with Senator Emmett Hanger and Delegate Ken Plum 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM State and National Policy Discussions *members only* Farmer Strong Farm Credit proudly supports America’s farmers and their families as they continue to provide agricultural goods for our nation during this unprecedented time. farmcredit.com Nominees for Board of Directors One Year Terms Bob Bahr, Brilee Farm, Timberville Gene Copenhaver, Copenhaver Brothers Farm, Inc., Meadowview Brad Cornelius, Farm Credit of the Virginias, Harrisonburg John Fleet, Jr., Fleet Brothers, Inc., Hartfield Paul Franklin, Colonial Farm Credit, Mechanicsville Basil Gooden, Gooden Family Farms, Buckingham Gil Grattan, Virginia Green Lawn Care, Richmond Lynn Graves, Graves Mountain Farms, Syria Lee Hartman, Bluestone Vineyards, Bridgewater Matthew Hickman, Dublin Farms, Inc., Horntown Wes Marshall, Marshall Farms, Weyers Cave Steve Patterson, Southern States Cooperative, Richmond Alicia Pitorri, Bank of America, Charlottesville Clay Roberts, Hastings Farm, Sandston C. M. Saunders, III, Saunders Farms, Midlothian Steve Sturgis, Tri S Farms, Eastville Tom Taliaferro, Montague Farms, Inc., Center Cross Ryan Turman, the Turman Group, Floyd Lake Wagner, Green Valley Poultry Farm, Abingdon Megan Day, Virginia State FFA President (ex officio) Nominations for the 2021-2023 Term Patrick Connelly, Landscape Supply, Inc., Richmond Trey Davis, Bayer CropScience, Richmond Wayne Kirby, Creamfield Farm, Mechanicsville Stewart Leeth, Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield Douglas R. Phillips, Phillips & Turman Tree Farms, Indian Valley J. Keith Phillips, First Bank & Trust Company, Harrisonburg Jim Riddell, Georgewood Farm, Louisa Continuing the 2019-2021 Term Kern Houff, Houff Corporation, Weyers Cave R. Easton Loving, WestRock, Fork Union Robert Pemberton, Cherry Dale Farm, Inc., Doswell Marlene Pierson-Jolliffe, Commonwealth Fairs & Events, Doswell Mark Ramsey, Culpeper Farmers’ Cooperative, Culpeper Lea Scott, Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., Richmond Danny Shreckhise, Shreckhise Nurseries, Grottoes Continuing the 2020-2022 Term Jay Abbott, Red Sun Farms, Dublin Brandon Davis, Tyson’s, Glen Allen Matt Faulconer, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Fredericksburg Martin Gardner, Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Incorporated, Martinsville Lindsay Reames, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Amelia Dick Willey, Perdue AgriBusiness, Tappahannock Andrew Vehorn, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association. of Electric Cooperatives, Glen Allen The agricultural financing experts. Trusted since 1979. Keith Phillips Gene Copenhaver David Kiracofe Bradley Webb Everett Johnson H. B. Hunter Sr. VP Agricultural Lending Div. Abingdon 276-623-0128 Bridgewater 540-534-2005 Harrisonburg 540-437-0604 Wytheville 276-228-1125 Lynchburg 434-473-7789 Harrisonburg 540-437-0604 NMLS# 491081 NMLS# 491101 Roy Settle Mark Cox Ed Blevins Emma Brown Kevin Sutton Rodney Dellis Johnson City, TN Radford 540-633-3793 Abingdon 276-623-0128 Harrisonburg 540-437-0604 Roanoke 540-588-1313 Bedford 540-583-5458 423-282-3850 NMLS# 1687152 NMLS# 462144 Susan Upshaw Brennon Bays Sheldon Waldron Jason Miller Sam Johnson Hilary Thompson Hanover 804-550-5700 Bedford 540-583-5458 Harrisonburg 540-437-0604 Woodstock 540-459-7228 Rocky Mount, NC Lynchburg 434-509-1301 NMLS# 689141 NMLS# 1713508 NMLS# 134566 252-450-9901 NMLS# 689148 — Agricultural Lending Division — www.FirstBank.com | Member FDIC | Ranked Among the Top Agricultural Lenders in the Nation* American Bankers Association. Top 100 Farm Lenders Ranked by Dollar Volume FDIC, Data as of 1Q 2020. Dollars in $000’s. Consolidated by Holding Company. Other Board & Membership News Thank You to Our Retiring Board Members! Dr. Daniel E. Brann, Brann Farms, Christiansburg Peery Heldreth, Farm Credit of the Virginias, Staunton Charlie Stubbs, Perdue AgriBusiness, Tappahannock Welcome to Our New Council Members! David Bender , Weeded! Lawn Service, Glen Allen, VA Sarah Cohen, Route 11 Potato Chips, Mt. Jackson, VA John Crawford, Sr., Southland Dairy Farmers, Greensboro, NC Jeffrey Fedorchak, TruGreen, Arlington, VA Billy Gallagher, Green Side Up Landscaping, Rockville, VA Caleb Hinkle, Virginia Tech (SPES), Blackstone, VA Robert Mills, Jr., Briar View Farms, Callands, VA Ben Morrison, Virginia Tech (SPES), Blacksburg, VA Bruce Sheppard, Weed Man, Winchester, VA Margaret Ann Smith, Southlex Cattle Company, Glasgow, VA Howard Spinner, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, Manassas,VA Craig Zeigler, Agronomic Lawn Management, Chesapeake, VA Membership Renewals are going out next week! Let us know if we can work with you, your support is fundamental to our effectiveness as your unified voice. Be on the lookout for important announcements and event updates from the Council! Thank You To Our Sponsors! Event Sponsors Keynote Sponsors General Sponsors Thank You To Our Sponsors! State Policy Sponsors National Policy Sponsors Break Sponsors.
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