KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU 2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Updated 9-14-2021 DATE EVENT LOCATION JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY—STATE OFFICE CLOSED 4 - 5 American Forage & Grassland Council Meeting Hyatt Regency, Savannah, GA (Portions of this Conference will be virtual on Jan 11 - 12) 5 KY General Assembly Part 1 Convenes Frankfort, KY 5 UK Equine Showcase Virtual Only 5 UK Winter Wheat Meeting Virtual Only 5, 12, 19, KY Fruit and Vegetable Virtual Conference Meetings Virtual Only & 26 KY State Horticulture Society KY Vegetable Growers Association KY Vineyard Society KY Farmers Market Association 8 UK Winter Wheat Meeting Virtual Only 8 - 13 AFBF 102nd Annual Convention Virtual Only 11 - 12 American Forage & Grassland Council Virtual Meetings Virtual Only 12 Beef Efficiency Conference (KCA Convention) Virtual Only 12 - 15 National No-Tillage Conference Virtual Only 13 Forages at Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention Virtual Only 14 Commodity Conference Joint Meeting Virtual Only KY Corn Growers Association KY Soybean Association KY Small Grain Growers Association 15 Kentucky Pork Producers Association Meeting Virtual Only 15 Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention Virtual Only (Pre-registration Required) 15 AFBF Board & Affiliated Companies Board Meeting TBD 19 UK Equine Showcase Virtual Only 19 - 22 KY Nursery & Landscape Association’s Winter Virtual Only Education Outing 22 YF Virtual Leadership Conference Virtual Only 22 State Young Farmer New Member Orientation State Office 23 State Young Farmer Advisory Committee Meeting State Office 26 Board of Directors Meeting State Office Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation Kentucky Farm Bureau Management Corp 26 - 30 Organic Association of Kentucky Conference Virtual Only 27 Ag Expo CANCELLED 28 - Feb 1 Board of Directors Meeting Louisville, KY KFB Mutual Insurance Company FEBRUARY 2 KY General Assembly Part 2 Convenes Frankfort, KY 2 UK Equine Showcase Virtual Only 4 - 6 NAFDMA Agritourism Virtual Business Conference Virtual Only 5 Kentucky Forest Health Conference Virtual Only 7 Master Agents Dinner Louisville, KY 7 - 13 Food Check-Out Week Frankfort, KY 8 Sales Conference/Gala Galt House, Louisville, KY 9 UK Equine Showcase Virtual Only 9 State Women’s Advisory Committee Meeting Galt House, Louisville, KY 9 - 10 KFB Presidents & Vice Presidents Conference Galt House, Louisville, KY 11 Kentucky Ag Water Quality Authority (KY AWQA) TBD —Possibly via Zoom Quarterly Meeting 11 Backyard Poultry Webinar: Getting Started with Virtual Zoom @ 7 PM Small Flocks 16 - 18 KY Agriculture Direct Marketing Summit Virtual Only 18 UK Lambing School Virtual Only 18 UK Irrigation Workshop (KFB Sponsored) Virtual Only — Preregistration Required 18 - 19 KY Nursery & Landscape Association’s Winter Virtual Only Education Outing 22 - 28 Kentucky Proud Virtual Community Supported Agriculture Virtual Only (CSA) Fair 23 Mid-South Stocker Conference Virtual Only 23 - 24 Cattle Industry Convention Winter Reboot Virtual Only 23 - 25 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop Virtual Only 24 Kentucky Dairy Partners Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn University Plaza, Young Dairy Producers Meeting and Trade Show Bowling Green, KY Virtual Option Available 25 Backyard Poultry Webinar: Managing a Flock Virtual Zoom @ 7 PM 25 UK Lambing School Virtual Only 25 - 26 LEAD Meeting State Office MARCH State-Called District Meetings 2 - 4 40th Annual KY Alfalfa and Stored Forages Conference Virtual Only 2 - 5 2021 Commodity Classic Virtual Event 3 Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit Virtual Event 4 UK Lambing School Virtual Only 4 - 5 Young Farmer Marketing Seminar Louisville, KY 4 - 6 KFB Beef Expo (Participants Only) KY Expo Center, Louisville, KY 9 Annual Meetings: State Office, Louisville, KY KFB Mutual Insurance Company & The FB Insurance Company 9 - 10 AFBF & Affiliated Companies Board Meeting Washington, DC 10 UK Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Training School Virtual Only — Preregistration Required 11 UK Lambing School Virtual Only 11 Backyard Poultry Webinar: Disease Prevention Virtual Zoom @ 7 PM 12 DEADLINE for High School Scholarship State Office Applications (Online Submission due by noon) 12 - 16 AFBF Fusion Conference Virtual Only 17 - 27 Kentucky General Assembly Recess 10 Day Veto Period Frankfort, KY 19 - 20 Young Farmer Advisory Committee Meeting Lexington, KY 21 - 27 Kentucky Ag Literacy Week 25 Certified Farm Market Program Educational Meeting Commonwealth Room, State Office 25 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, KY 25 Backyard Poultry Webinar: Waste Management Virtual Zoom @ 7 PM 27 Ohio River Valley Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop Virtual Only 29 Council for Burley Tobacco Annual Meeting Green Co. Extension Office, Pre-Registration Required Greensburg, KY 30 General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die Frankfort, KY TBD Agency Academy State Office APRIL 6 - 8 KY Forest Industries Association Annual Meeting Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY 8 Kentucky Ag Water Quality Authority (KY AWQA) via Zoom Quarterly Meeting 13 Kentucky Goat Producers Association Field Day: Virtual Event @ 8 PM EST Fencing Basics 15 Board of Directors Meeting State Office KFB Federation KFB Development Corporation KFB Investment Corporation 20 Clays for a Cause Jefferson Gun Club, Brooks, KY 20 Kentucky Goat Producers Association Field Day: Virtual Event @ 8 PM EST Using Dewormers Wisely 23 Begin Accepting Applications for Communication Awards State Office DEADLINE July 23 24 Spring Board Meeting State Office-Commonwealth Room KFB Mutual Insurance Company 26 - 27 LEAD Meeting Morehead, KY 27 Kentucky Goat Producers Association Field Day: Virtual Event @ 8 PM EST Pasture Establishment TBD KFB at Keeneland Lexington, KY TBD Agency Manager Leadership Program State Office TBD Ewe Profit School III C. Oran Little Research Center Versailles, KY MAY 11 UK Wheat Field Day Virtual Only (Pre-Registration Required) 15 - 16 KY Sheep & Fiber Festival Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY 17 - 20 Winners Celebration Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Destin, FL 20 Board of Directors Meeting State Office KFB Mutual Insurance Company 21 Begin Accepting Nominations for Farm Public Relations State Office Award —DEADLINE August 27 31 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY—STATE OFFICE CLOSED TBD AFBF Environmental Issues Conference & TBD Legal Information and Networking Committee TBD Equine Field Day TBD TBD Equine Farm and Facilities Expo TBD JUNE 1 DEADLINE for Applications for the Discussion Meet State Office 1 DEADLINE for Applications for the Outstanding Young State Office Farm Family 3 KFB Regional Teacher Workshops Murray State University Equine Center Murray, KY 7 - 10 State 4-H Teen Conference Lexington, KY 8 KFB Regional Teacher Workshops Western KY University L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center, Bowling Green 8 - 10 State FFA Convention Lexington, KY 10 KFB Retiree Luncheon State Office 10 KFB Regional Teacher Workshops Overlook Events Center Pikeville, KY 13 - 16 Southern Region Commodity Conference Biloxi, MS 13 - 17 IFAL Murray State University, Murray, KY 15 KFB Regional Teacher Workshops Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY 16 Board of Directors Meeting State Office KFB Mutual Insurance Company 17 KFB Regional Teacher Workshop Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville, KY 20 - 23 Southern Region Underwriting Conference New Orleans, LA 20 - 24 IFAL University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 21 AFBF Joint Public Policy and Advocacy Virtual Conference Virtual 25 Begin Accepting Applications for County Farm Bureau State Office Information Award—DEADLINE September 24 28 AFBF Joint Public Policy and Advocacy Virtual Conference Virtual 29 UK Pest Management Field Day UK Research and Education Center (Pre-registration Required) Princeton, KY TBD Ewe Profit School I C. Oran Little Research Center Versailles, KY TBD FB Accounting & IT Conference TBD TBD Spring Challenge TBD JULY State-Called District Policy Development Meetings 5 INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED—OFFICE CLOSED 7 - 11 LEAD Tour (Class of 2019-2020) Idaho and Wyoming 8 - 9 Board of Directors Meeting State Office KFB Federation 10 - 14 Southern Legislative Conference Nashville, TN 13 - 15 AFBF & Affiliated Companies Board of Directors Meeting Washington, D.C. and Council of Presidents Meeting 14 LAND Forum (Linking Agriculture for Networking & WKU Ag Expo Center, Bowling Green, KY Development) 15 Summer Annual Forage Field Walk UK Research and Education Center Princeton, KY 15 State Women’s Advisory Committee Meeting Marriott RiverCenter, Covington, KY 16 Young Farmer Advisory Committee Meeting Marriott RiverCenter, Covington, KY 15 - 17 Leadership Summit Marriott RiverCenter, Covington, KY (Combined Women’s and Young Farmer Event) 16 Begin Accepting Applications for Safety and Rural Health State Office Awards —DEADLINE October 1st 16 Board of Directors Meeting State Office KFB Mutual Insurance Company 18 - 21 All Star Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN 21 - 23 Southern Region Organization Directors Mtg Gatlinburg, TN 23 Postmark DEADLINE for Communication Awards State Office Applications 25 - 28 FB Underwriting Executives Conference Wrightsville Beach, NC 26 - Aug 1 KFB Board of Directors Educational Tour Wyoming/Colorado 27 UK Corn, Soybean, and Tobacco Field Day UK Grain & Forage Center of Excellence, Princeton, KY AUGUST 1 - 4 Southern Region Legislative Conference Destin, FL 3 - 5 National Conference of State Legislators Chicago, IL 5 FFA & 4-H Officer Training State Office 5 LAND Forum (Linking Agriculture for Networking Beck’s Hybrid’s, Henderson, KY & Development) 6 -