The County Presidents Conference will gather county Farm Bureau association leaders to:

  • Build relationships between peers leading county associations across the state.
  • Increase knowledge of Farm Bureau priorities, services, opportunities and support in order to elevate the success of local work and establish greater consistency in association governance and strategy.
  • Enhance the skills and capacity of county presidents as the foundation for high-functioning, efficient and effective county associations.

Registration

  • Registration is open to one person per county. Additional registration spots will open October 16.
  • Registration is through the KFB Membership System. Please contact your county coordinator to register.
  • This conference is in conjunction with the KFB Annual Meeting. Attendees are encouraged to participate in Annual Meeting Dec. 5-7 in Manhattan.

Lodging

Please contact your county coordinator for questions regarding hotel rooms.

Agenda 

Saturday, Dec. 5, 2025, at the Kansas Farm Bureau auditoriums in Manhattan.  


11:00 a.m. Registration Opens KFB Lobby
11:00 a.m.

Lunch Buffet Opens + District Networking

 KFB Auditorium
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Welcome + The Inside Scoop

KFB Auditorium

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Applied Leadership Labs (5 Options)

  • Strategic Leader, Not Operations Manager
  • Succession Planning Before There's a Crisis
  • Future-Proofing Farm Bureau Membership
  • Leading Through Change and Resistance
  • Beyond our Fence Rows:  Capturing Community Influence

Various

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Professional Development Session

Crucial Conversations

Maegan Meredith, Director, Leadership and Organizational Training at American Farm Bureau

 KFB Auditorium
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Applied Leadership Labs (5 Options)

  • Strategic Leader, Not Operations Manager
  • Succession Planning Before There's a Crisis
  • Future-Proofing Farm Bureau Membership
  • Leading Through Change and Resistance
  • Beyond our Fence Rows:  Capturing Community Influence

Various

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Roundtables

 KFB Auditorium
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Keynote

Beyond the Horizon: What's Your ONE Thing?

Kelsey Neff, Become More Group

 KFB Auditorium


Questions? 

Contact Kylie Shipley at 785-587-6134 or shipleyk@kfb.org.