About this Event
Welcome to the 2026 Rhode Island Farm Bureau Annual Meeting!
Date: November 5, 2026
Location: Twelve Acres
Come join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and delicious food. The event will bring together farmers, industry experts, and community members to celebrate our agricultural community and discuss important issues facing the farming industry in Rhode Island. Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow farmers and learn from each other's experiences. We look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda
10:00 am Registration Begins- Coffee, Juice and Pastries
10:30 am Workshop: Food Sales to the Public: How to Safely and Legally Sell Your Farm Raised and Home-Made Items to the Public, with DOH and DEM.
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Ice Cream Social
2:00 pm Faith Parum, Ph. D., AFBF Economist
Input Costs Under Pressure: Fertilizer, Diesel, and Farm Margins
4:00 pm RIFB Business Meeting
5:30 pm Social Hour
6:30 pm Dinner Meeting
Speaker: Terri Moore, Vice President of Communications, AFBF
Amplifying Your Voice to Drive Change
-Awards and Penny Social
We always welcome raffle donations for the meeting. Each year we have a beautiful array of farm products, gift baskets from member & other local businesses, handmade crafts, gift cards and more for our raffle. All proceeds go to our Scholarship Fund.
Agenda
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Food Sales to the Public Workshop
Info: How to Safely and Legally Sell Your Farm Raised and Home-Made Items to the Public, with RIDOH and RIDEM.
🕑: 12:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM
Ice Cream Social
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Input Costs Under Pressure: Fertilizer, Diesel, and Farm Margins
Host: Dr. Faith Parum, AFBF Economist
🕑: 04:00 PM
RIFB Business Meeting
🕑: 05:30 PM
Social Hour
Info: Enjoy some appetizers, and network with new and old friends. Cash Bar.
🕑: 06:30 PM
Dinner Meeting
Host: Terri Moore, VP of Communications, AFBF
Info: Terri Moore, VP of Communications, AFBF: Amplifying Your Voice to Drive Change
Event venue & nearby stays
Twelve Acres, 445 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, United States
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