VTFB Annual Meeting & Convention

Friday, November 6 & Saturday, November 7, 2026

Gather for Vermont agriculture. Connect with farmers, landowners and agricultural leaders for a Current Use workshop, dinner and awards, and the Young Agricultural Professionals Harvest Round Up.

County delegates continue the policy conversation on Saturday.

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For registration help, contact Amanda Ryan at 802-578-0353

FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

(Delegates only 12:30 p.m. check in at the Courtyard Marriott)

BUCK RIDGE BARNS, HINESBURG
1–3 p.m. Annual Meeting of delegates (Delegates only)

3:15–5:15 p.m. Vermont Current Use & Land Stewardship Managing Working Lands for the Future

5:15–6 p.m. Social hour

6 p.m. Guest speaker Sam Lincoln, dinner and awards; dinner catered by Green Mtn Grillbillies BBQ

8–10 p.m. Young Agricultural Professionals Harvest Round Up

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, WILLISTON
Voting delegates and invited guests only

9 a.m. Welcome speech and breakfast provided by the Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Williston

9:30 a.m. Delegate policy meeting Noon Lunch catered by Chef’s Corner; policy meeting continues

2 p.m. Closing remarks

Current Use & Land Stewardship

Hear from Allan Thompson, consulting
forester and Vermont Woodlands Association
president; the Vermont Department of Taxes
Current Use Team; and UVM Extension’s
Heather Darby. Explore eligibility, landowner
responsibilities, forest management and
stewardship decisions through an interactive
landowner case study.
Friday, 3:15–5:15 p.m. · Open to the public

Harvest Round Up

Join fellow young agricultural professionals
for networking, a Calcutta with prizes and a
cash bar. Ages 18 and older.
Friday, 8–10 p.m. · Buck Ridge Barns
Questions about this event?
Alex Thibault – alexrt1993@msn.com
Kate Bosley – k.bosley@vtfb.org

Event Flyers

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