Growing Together: Smart Agriculture Pathways Across NL
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 2027
February 17-18, 2027 - Delta Hotel St. John's
The Agriculture Industry Symposium is Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest annual gathering of agriculture leaders, bringing together farmers, producers, industry organizations, government and partners from across the province.
The 2027 theme, Growing Together: Smart Agriculture Pathways Across Newfoundland & Labrador, will explore opportunities for collaboration, innovation and growth in agriculture. The event will feature networking, keynote speakers, panel discussions, informational sessions and workshops, along with a welcome reception and awards gala.
New for 2027, the NL Young Farmers Leadership Summit will take place on February 16, the day before the Symposium. This free, dedicated event is designed for individuals under 40.
The Symposium agenda will also include NLFA’s Annual General Meeting and opportunities for commodity group meetings.
More info on the agenda coming soon!
Get Involved
Support the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture and help advance agriculture across the province. Partnership opportunities offer organizations a chance to connect with farmers, industry and communities through NLFA events, programs, communications and initiatives throughout the year. We can also tailor your partnership to include specific recognition and opportunities at the Agriculture Industry Symposium.
Looking to support the Agriculture Industry Symposium specifically? We offer a range of opportunities, from Community Supporter and Exhibit Opportunity to Symposium Sponsor/NL Young Farmers Summit Sponsor.
Sponsors
Harvest Sponsor
Cultivate Sponsors
Grow Sponsors
Reception Sponsor
HEATHERWAY FARMS
HICKEY'S POULTRY
LEGGE'S POULTRY
SMALLWOOD GROUP
Seed Sponsors
STONEY RIDGE FARMS
Keynote Speakers
Shaun Haney
RealAgriculture
Founder of RealAgriculture, Shaun Haney manages one of the leading industry ag media companies for Canadian farmers and ranchers. RealAgriculture provides the latest in ag policy, agronomics, current events and farm management from their website, radio shows, and podcast streams. Shaun is the host of RealAg Radio which is broadcast across North America on Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM daily at 4:30 PM Eastern, and also makes regular appearances on RFD-TV, Agritalk and US Farm Report. Together with Justin Funk of Agri Studies, Shaun helms RealAgristudies, a market insights partnership formed in 2019.
Peter Johnson
RealAgriculture
@WheatPete is the resident agronomist with Real Agriculture, where he posts a weekly podcast “Wheat Pete’s Word”. He is a regular on “Agronomy Monday” on RealAg radio, Sirius Satellite Radio 147. Peter spent 30 years as the Ontario Cereal Specialist, and loves to talk anything agriculture, especially wheat! He leads the Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s applied research program and was inducted into the Middlesex County Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2022. Peter operates a small farm near Lucan, Ontario, where he constantly tries out new production ideas, and where the “rubber hits the road”!
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Ben Hartman
Clay Bottom Farm
Ben Hartman is the author of three books, including The Lean Micro Farm (Chelsea Green, 2023) and The Lean Farm (Chelsea Green, 2016), winner of the prestigious Shingo Institute Research and Professional Publication Award. In 2017, Ben was named one of fifty emerging green leaders in the United States by Grist. Ben and his wife, Rachel Hershberger, own and operate Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, where they make their living growing specialty crops on 1/3 acre of land in production. Ben has developed an online course in lean farming, at claybottomfarm.com, and he has consulted for USAID.
Hotel Information:
Use this link to reserve your stay at the Delta online for our special rate of $149 per night. The deadline to book to receive this price is Sunday, January 17, 2027: Book your group rate for NL Federation of Agriculture 2027 Annual Industry Symposium