WFB Annual Meeting 2010

The Washington Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is November 15-18, 2010 at the Yakima Convention Center.

Join your neighbors and friends in celebrating Washington’s agricultural industry and the successes of the state's largest general farm organization.

This three-day event is where Farm Bureau members establish policy for the upcoming year, attend workshops and learning sessions, as well as enjoy good food, entertainment and a bit of rest and relaxation away from the farm or ranch. At the low price of $48 per person, this year’s Annual Meeting is a value-packed program.

2010 Registration Form
2010 Agenda

The Holiday Inn is sold out! Contact the Red Lion Hotel Yakima Center at (509) 248-5900 to make your room reservations today! Ask for the WFB room block. We secured the same rate there, $95 plus taxes.

This year the YF&R Program will be sponsoring a special presentation on Monday, November 15, 2010.  Kevin Spafford will be speaking from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. about Succession Planning for Agribusiness Owners.  This workshop is designed to ensure that your farm continues to serve as a source of pride, financial strength and opportunity for generations to come.

There is an additional cost to attend this presentation, however it will be well worth it! Please click here for registration details.

We always aim to have informative and inspirational speakers and this year’s lineup is no exception.

Featured speakers will be:

KEVIN SPAFFORD
As a monthly columnist for Farm Journal magazine, Kevin Spafford’s succession planning information reaches 1.1 million farmers and agribusiness owners. With more than 25 years in financial services and a degree in agriculture, Spafford knows that preserving the family farm comes down to helping the owner balance objective needs, emotional demands, and social expectations. Spafford’s insights will guide attendees through the implementation of plans which are designed to optimize success for the owner, the family, and the farm.

TIM GARD
A drop-dead funny, laugh-out-loud humorist, Tim Gard, CSP*, CPAE**, consistently delivers a rejuvenating, and immediately applicable, message. As a leading and recognized authority in stress reduction through humor, Gard teaches audiences how to enhance productivity and enthusiasm in both professional and personal encounters. Gard is a certified speaking professional who speaks at more than 100 events each year, from Spokane to Singapore. Having received the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) - Speaker Hall of Fame designation, Gard is in the top one percent of the top one percent of his industry. Audiences around the world cheer and applaud when they hear the name Tim Gard!

DR. MATHEW MANWELLER
Although University campuses have traditionally been the sanctuary of the left, every once in a while a conservative slips through the cracks. Such is the case with Dr. Mathew Manweller, a political science professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Manweller’s insights on politics, economics, and foreign affairs provide a conservative counterpoint to many of the debates that occupy the attention of American politics. He is the author of numerous books and articles on constitutional law, direct democracy, and judicial politics. Humorous, controversial, and at times downright scary, Dr. Manweller delivers his opinions with double barrel force and a peek into a world most of us only see for four years of our life.

KIRBY WILBUR
Kirby Wilbur is an American radio personality and conservative political activist who hosted a local conservative talk radio morning show on KVI-AM in Seattle for nearly 16 years. Wilbur was named several times as one of the top 100 talk show hosts in America by Talker’s magazine. In addition to hosting the Sean Hannity Show on a fill-in basis, Wilbur has appeared on Fox News, CSPAN, Fox Business Channel and network news. He has been involved in conservative politics for more than 35 years and has served in numerous volunteer and leadership positions. Wilbur currently serves as the Washington State Director of Americans for Prosperity, a group dedicated to curbing the tax-and-spend climate that has taken hold of Olympia.

*The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, conferred by the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers, is the speaking profession's international measure of professional platform skill.

**The Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) - Speaker Hall of Fame designation is awarded to a maximum of five members annually for demonstrated platform excellence and professionalism. Having received this honor, Tim is in the top one percent of the top one percent of his industry — CPAEs are an elite group!