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92nd Annual Meeting at Courtyard by Marriott in Fitchburg Dec. 1st & 2nd

Mark your calendars for the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation. Worcester County will be hosting this year’s activities at the Courtyard by Marriott in Fitchburg, MA on December 1 & 2

There will be a Italian Buffet with Chicken Parmesan & Lasagna for $26.00, then a Social Hour late afternoon sponsored by Farm Family Insurance Co., followed by a Stuffed Chicken and Roasted Sirloin Dinner for $38.00. To prepay online please click here

Friday, December 2nd will start off with Delegate Members Breakfast, Gold Member Breakfast, followed by the Delegate Session and business meetings.

Staying overnight? Farm Bureau Members can book accommodations for Wednesday, November 30th & Thursday, December 1st at a rate of $79.95 for a single or double room at the Courtyard by Marriott and Conference Center. Taxes are extra. The hotel address is: 150 Royal Plaza Drive, Fitchburg, MA 01420 Tel 978-342-7100 , 1-800-236-2427

Thursday December 1st Agenda

Session Time	Workshop Name	Workshop Presenter
9:00 am	Welcome /Hospitality	Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 5:00pm	Silent Auction-Ongoing	FFA
10:00am – 11:15am	*Best Management Practices for Dairy*	University of Mass.
10:00am – 11:15am	*First hand approach on the process of reporting damage from Hurricane Irene*	Custom Ag Solutions
10:00am – 11:15am	*Farm Bureau 101*	Brad Mitchell
11:30am –12:40pm	Lunch Buffet & Awards	Custom Ag Solutions Farm Family DAR
12:45pm − 2:15pm	*Social Media*	Mace Thorton, Brad Mitchell, John Conners
12:45pm − 2:15pm	Alternative Energy Part I	Richard Bonanno
12:45pm − 2:15pm	Forestry Programs	Kent Lage-MFBF
2:20pm – 3:20pm	Taste of the County	Items donated by Worcester County Farm Bureau
3:30pm – 4:45pm	*Resistance Management One Pesticide Credit Workshop*	Jeff Phillips & Klaus Busch-Monsanto
3:30pm – 4:45pm	Alternative Energy Part II	Gerry Palano-DAR Carter Wall-Mass Clean Energy
3:30pm – 4:45pm	*Farm Marketing*	Jed Webber-Webber Restaurant Group Mike Bothello-DAR
5:30pm – 6:30pm	Social Hour	Sponsored by Farm Family
6:45pm – 9:00pm	*Dinner Banquet*	*Greeting by Dr. Richard Bonanno* -John Ogonowski Award Presentation -Horse Farm of Distinction Winners Presentation -Julie Anna Potts, Senior Executive Director

Delegate Session-Friday, December 2

Friday, December 2nd

Business Meetings

Delegate Welcome Breakfast…………..…7:00a-8:15a

Gold Members Breakfast……………...….7:00a-8:15a

Delegate Registration……………...……..8:30a-9:15a

Delegate Session…………….…………..9:00a-12:00p

Spouse’s Tour……………………………...9:00a-4:45p

A tour of Worcester County

Delegate Luncheon……………………..12:00p-1:15p

Back to Delegate Session…………….…..1:15p-5:00p

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