AFBF Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show
Thousands of farmers, ranchers and ag leaders set Farm Bureau policy and meet suppliers.
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- Dates
- Jan 8 to Jan 13, 2027
- Where
- Charlotte, NC
- Cost
- Ticket $250 to $500. Farm Bureau member, government and student $250; non-member $500. Children 17 and under free (12-17 must register).
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Student and government rate $250; Farm Bureau members $250.
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Farm management and commodities
Roles: farm manager
The field it serves: Agriculture & Food Production
- Verified open jobs
- about 1,880
- Typical posted salary
- $104,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $140,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 35% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 547 of the newest 1,880 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 1,880 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Agriculture & Food Production snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Case IH Sponsoring
- CoBank Sponsoring
- Farm Bureau Bank Sponsoring
- Farm Credit Sponsoring
- Google Sponsoring
- Nutrien Sponsoring
- Purina Sponsoring
- Stanley Black & Decker Sponsoring
- Syngenta Sponsoring
Read from the event’s own pages: convention.fb.org.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Charlotte, NC. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: January 8, 2027 to January 13, 2027, Charlotte, NC
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