Board Members Take Top Honors
Scott Sink and his wife, Mendy, of Blacksburg were awarded the 2010 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmer & Rancher Excellence in Agriculture Award at the American Farm Bureau Convention in January in Seattle, Washington. In addition to the plaque, the couple won a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 truck and paid registration to the 2010 AFBF Young Farmer & Rancher Leadership Conference in February. See more . . .
Shelley Barlow of Cotton Plains Farm in Suffolk was named 2010 Farm Woman of the Year at the Virginia Farm Bureau Convention in Richmond in December. See more . . .
Cynthia Chiles, FDMA president, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Networking Association for Farm Direct Marketing & Agritourism (NAFDMA), representing the southern region. This is quite an honor for Cynthia and a great opportunity for Virginia and FDMA. See more . . .
NAFDMA 2010

The Networking Association for Farm Direct Marketing & Agritourism (NAFDMA) is celebrating its 25th Annual Convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 5-12, 2010. The schedule looks like this:
February 5 - Arrival and registration
February 6-8 - Pre-conference tour
Febuary 8-10 - Trade Show
February 10 - Full-day workshops
February 11 - Conference keynote and sessions
For details, visit the association's Web site at www.nafdma.com