Annual Convention 2025



Save the date for the annual gathering of the largest and strongest membership organization dedicated to Georgia agriculture:

Georgia Farm Bureau's Annual Convention.

 


Georgia Farm Bureau Convention Agenda

The 88th Annual Convention will take place Sunday, December 7 through Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. We're excited to bring you a packed schedule with lots of opportunities to learn, connect and have fun! Check out the full schedule here.

Annual Convention in Jekyll

 


Special Events

Secure your tickets early for these special events. Some are new, some are familiar favorites - Either way you don't want to miss out!

 

Georgia foundation for agriculture bingo

Christmas on the Farm Bingo

We're excited to bring back our Christmas on the Farm Bingo at this year's Georgia Farm Bureau Annual Convention.  Guests will enjoy up to 10 rounds of bingo, door prizes, a raffle, music, Christmas goodies, and more.

Annual PAC Fundraising Breakfast

Join us for at our annual PAC Breakfast for a morning of engaging discussion and a delicious meal to start your day! Your contributions directly support GFB’s Federal ImPACt Fund, empowering us to support candidates that align with our values and priorities.

 

Lucky the Dog from Georgia Farm Bureau

Meet Lucky

GFB's loveable and hardworking mascot will be at Convention! 

 

 


Partners

Georgia Farm Bureau thanks the businesses and organizations that help make this event possible.

Georgia Power is a sponsor of the Georgia Farm Bureau Convention

 

 

 


speakers

Georgia Farm Bureau is proud to welcome an exceptional group of speakers this year. 

Frank Weisser

Frank Weisser, speaker Georgia Farm Bureau Annual Convention

U.S. Navy Commander Frank Weisser is a two-time Blue Angels Pilot who was deployed in combat three separate times, including to Afghanistan and Iraq. He flew in the front seat as pilot for some of Top Gun: Maverick’s most memorable scenes, including the one in which Tom Cruise blisters through a twisting canyon uncomfortably close to rocky cliffs and the ground at lightning speeds. By completing that canyon course in 2:15 in the movie, Cruise was able to show his Navy bosses that, in fact, the combat mission his pilots were tasked with could be completed. Cruise looks like he is flying the jet; in reality, it was Weisser.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Weisser joined the Blue Angels in September 2007. He has accumulated more than 5,000 military flight hours and nearly 500 carrier arrested landings. He earned a masters degree in Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in September 2009. His decorations include multiple Meritorious Service Medals, Strike Flight Air Medals and various personal and unit awards. He is type rated in the Gulfstream and resides in a private airpark in the North Georgia Mountains. 

 

Van McCall

Van is in his 8th year of pastor of Macedonia Church of God, Denton, GA.  Prior to Pastoring he served as an evangelist for 30 years.  He is also a motivational speaker, Ag Speaker and ag retired ag lender who is a lifelong resident of the sleepy, little, one-caution-light South Georgia town of Denton.  

Van is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Agriculture and Georgia Bankers School.  He currently serves as Past President of the University Of Georgia College Of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association and is Past President of Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture & UGA CAES Deans Advisory Council. He is owner of VMLLC, an Ag teaching, advocacy & Motivational speaking company.  Van also manages the God In The Hunt youth mentoring program & is past MC of Sunbelt Expo Southern Farmer of the Year Banquet & Luncheon.  Van is co-developer of the The AGAware® program for the Ag South Farm Credit cooperative which is the 2014 recipient of the Farm Credit Councils Phelps-Martin National Award for Community Service.

Van has been an anointed and inspirational speaker for business, churches, and civic groups since 1983.  His style combines ordinary objects and everyday situations and analogies with original, true-life stories to impact others with God’s Word.  The goal of each sermon and speaking engagement is to offer a dose of integrity-filled, wisdom designed to inspire Godly character building change through Gods Anointing in lives, all administered with a typical, down home Southern flavor.

Van McCall Headshot Speaker GFB Convention

 

Angie McCall

Angie McCall Headshot

Angie McCall has been a gifted and anointed voice in gospel music for over 40 years. A talented singer, pianist, and keyboardist, she has dedicated her life to lifting hearts and glorifying God through music. With a ministry rooted in passion and authenticity, Angie’s music has inspired and encouraged countless lives, leaving a legacy of faith and worship that continues to impact every stage she graces./>

 

 

 


About Annual Convention

Each year, Georgia Farm Bureau hosts an Annual Convention on the Georgia coast in December to settle on the organization’s focus for next year, celebrate their achievements and get a glimpse of what’s on the horizon for the state’s largest economic sector.

Convention activities include a trade show, awards ceremonies, educational sessions,  and addresses from leaders in Georgia politics and agriculture. On the last day of Convention, GFB voting delegates will meet to discuss and approve policy resolutions submitted by county Farm Bureau chapters statewide. The resolutions approved by the delegates will become the organization’s official policy that will guide its legislative efforts in the upcoming year. Delegates will also elect GFB Board of Directors.

 

GFB President with the governor of Georgia

GFB President Tom McCall shakes hands with Governor Brian Kemp at the 2022 Georgia Farm Bureau Annual Convention.

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