AFBF Convention
This year’s AFBF Convention was held in balmy San
Antonio - a welcome break for WVFB members who left
behind sub-zero temperatures.
Following two days of exciting competitions, informative
workshops and dynamic speakers, voting delegates
gathered to approve AFBF policy to guide the organization
over the coming year.
This page, clockwise from top: General Stanley
McChrystal speaks on adaptability; Lois and Tony Alt
chat with Denny Canterbury; the West Virginia delegation
gathers for the Flapjack Fundraiser; AFB Foundation for
Agriculture’s Book of the Year The Beeman.
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Opposite page: Board members David Ash and Mike
Merinar at the Trade Show; Executive Committee Member
Joe Clay carries the WV flag at the opening ceremony;
WLC Chair Pam Hessler and Vice-Chair Mary Clay at
the Women’s Leadership Committee meeting; Formerly
beardless Alan Robertson addressed the crowd; and a peek
at the Trade Show.