YOUNG FARMER MARKETING TOUR
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, March 14th
4:30 p.m. (EDT) Participants Arrive at – Kentucky Farm Bureau State Office
**Located at 9201 Bunsen Parkway, Louisville, KY 40220
5:00 p.m. (EDT) Dinner and Futures Workshop @ KFB State Office
• Marketing Specialist, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
8:30 p.m. (EDT) Participants Arrive at – Holiday Inn East Louisville
**Local participants not needing a room for the evening will meet at the KFB State Office Thursday morning**
Thursday, March 15th
7:00 a.m. (EDT) Participants Depart Holiday Inn for Kentucky Farm Bureau (on your own)
• Located at 9201 Bunsen Parkway, Louisville, KY 40220
7:30 a.m. (EDT) Participants Depart Kentucky Farm Bureau
• Participants will travel by motor coach to Nashville
• Please limit baggage to one item plus a carry-on
9:45 a.m. (CDT) Arrive at Jay Head Farms
• Participants will tour will tour Mr. Heads farm and learn about the diversity of his operation.
• Located Adams, TN
11:00 a.m. (CDT) Depart for Lunch and tour of Elliott Tobacco Seed Farm
• Located at 3099 Elliott Rd, Cedar Hill
11:15 a.m. (CDT) Arrive for Lunch & Tour of Elliott Tobacco Seed Farm
• Participants will tour one of the US’s tobacco seed operations.
2:00 p.m. (CDT) Depart Elliott Tobacco Seed Farm for Elliott Cattle Farm
• Located at 1291 Stroudville Rd, Adams
2:45 p.m. (CDT) Arrive at Elliott Cattle Farm
• Participants will learn about genetics in the cattle industry.
4:00 p.m. (CDT) Depart Elliott Cattle Farm for Holiday Inn Express & Suites @ Opryland
• Located at 2461 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
4:30 p.m. (CDT) Arrive and Check-In at Holiday Inn Express & Suites @ Opryland
• Hotel is one of the finest hotels in the Nashville area
6:30 p.m. (CDT) Group Dinner – Cock of the Walk
• Located at 2624 Music Valley Dr, Nashville, TN 37214
Friday, March 16th
6:45 a.m. (CDT) Group Breakfast @ Hotel
7:30 a.m. (CDT) Depart Hotel for RFD-TV
• 49 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203
8:00 a.m. (CDT) Arrive for tour at RFD-TV
• Learn about the RFD-TV production facilities and you’ll get a chance to see the studio.
9:45 a.m. (CDT) Depart RFD-TV for Bob Strasser Farm
• Located at 2635 Pennington Bend Rd Nashville, TN
10:15 a.m. (CDT) Arrive at Bob Strasser Farm
• Learn how the city is building around a farm but one can still keep going.
11:45 a.m. (CDT) Depart Bob Strasser Farm for Lunch
• Located at 2635 Pennington Bend Rd Nashville, TN
12:00 p.m. (CDT) Lunch at Santa Fe Cattle Co.
• 2520 Music Valley Dr, Nashville, TN 37214
1:45 p.m. (CDT) Depart for Optimara
• Located at 1501 Lischey Ave, Nashville, TN
2:15 p.m. (CDT) Arrive at Optimara for Tour
4:30 p.m. (CDT) Depart Optimara for Holiday Inn & Express Suites @ Opryland
6:30 p.m. (CDT) Group Dinner – Caney Fork River Valley Grille
8:30 p.m. (CDT) Evening Free to Explore Nashville
Saturday, March 17th
7:30 a.m. (CDT) Breakfast on Your Own
8:30 a.m. (CDT) Depart Hotel for Chaney’s Dairy Farm
• Located at 9191 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101
9:45 a.m. (CDT) Tour Chaney’s Dairy Farm
11:00 a.m. (CDT) Lunch at Chaney’s Dairy Farm
12:00 p.m. (CDT) Depart Chaney’s for KFB State Office
• KFB State Office – 9201 Bunsen Parkway, Louisville, KY 40220
3:00 p.m. (EDT) Arrive at Kentucky Farm Bureau State Office
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*All Tours and Times Subject to Change*
