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 (ages 18-35) Harvest Round Up
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, WILLISTON
Voting delegates and invited guests only
8 a.m. Breakfast and open resolutions
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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