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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

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The association is gearing up for aother big year with its e-newsletter and e-mail marketing to help you market your products and services.
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Regional meetings and workshops are being developed.
Members of the Board of Directors are working with the planning committee of the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) on programs and bus tour which will take place in February, 2010 in Lancaster, PA. The association will be sponsoring events, conferences and workshops across the state.

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FDMA Board Hires Executive Director

At the January 20, 2010 Board of Directors meeting in Goochland, Catherine T. Belcher was hired on a part-time basis to serve as the Association's executive director.


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