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Family Farmers Convene in Charleston Charleston, SC – Family farmers and Farm Bureau staff from 21 states will meet in Charleston September 25-28 for the American Farm Bureau Federation® (AFBF) annual Promotion and Education Conference. The meeting is hosted by the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB), a non-profit advocate organization promoting the value of family farms and rural lifestyles. The annual meeting provides family farmers and Farm Bureau staff from across the country information and instruction on how to best tell the farmers’ story of producing the most abundant, affordable, and safe food supply in the world. Education sessions for the 85 attendees will begin Wednesday morning, Sept. 26 at 7:30 in the Carolina A ballroom of the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston. Sessions will include time for each state to share their promotion and education success stories, a presentation on 21st century agricultural public relations, defining various learning styles, and ways to tailor messages for audiences with a variety of demographics. The group will spend Thursday touring agricultural related venues in the Charleston area beginning with breakfast and tea at Bigelow’s Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island, the US Vegetable Laboratory on Savannah Highway, Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, and the Port of Charleston. Conference presenters will include Terry Gilbert of Kentucky, Chair of the AFBF Women’s Leadership Committee, Chris Chinn of Emden Missouri, Chair of the AFBF Young Farmer and Rancher Committee, Betty Wolanyk, Director of Education and Research for the AFBF Foundation for Agriculture, and Gary Spires, Director of Government Relations for the SC Farm Bureau. #
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