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The American Farm Bureau Federation® is recruiting ambassadors to showcase the energy and excitement of the 2027 Farm Bureau FUSION Conference occurring March 12-15, 2027, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
About the Program:
- A team of five Collegiate Farm Bureau members creates and implements a promotional plan—highlighting the conference experience for various audiences, including the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers, Women’s Leadership and Promotion & Engagement social media platforms.
- Ambassadors play an integral role in inspiring grassroots agricultural communities across the country to engage as members and leaders within Farm Bureau to create a stronger and more sustainable future for agriculture through social media marketing and content creation.
Program Benefits:
- Social media event coverage experience.
- Real-life application of college course content, including concrete skill development.
- Professional development with AFBF’s social media team prior to the conference.
- Receive expense-paid conference registration, flight and hotel room and $200 travel stipend.
Desired Qualifications:
- Should be an undergraduate Collegiate Farm Bureau member.
- Agriculture, Communications, Marketing, Journalism or related major preferred.
- Proficient in creating engaging photo and video social media content.
- Adaptable, creative and able to capture an interesting story from a mountain of content and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, willing to learn from others and receive constructive feedback.
Duties include:
- Attend an orientation, training and planning meeting in early January (virtual).
- Develop and execute a social media plan for conference promotion utilizing (but not limited to) Facebook, Instagram and/or video.
- Organize live Story content for competitions, key events and entertainment.
- Collaborate with other ambassadors, AFBF staff and AFBF committees to curate cohesive media presence.
- Collaborate with the AFBF digital team to create conference carousels, Reels and other promotional content.
- Monitor conference hashtag to compile promotional content.
- Complete a brief review of ambassador experience to help AFBF make improvements.
Timeline:
- November 19: 12:00 PM (noon) EST - Application Deadline
- January 5: Finalized Class Announced
- January 26: Ambassadors Orientation
- February 8: Ambassador Alumni Connect Call
- March 11-16: FUSION Conference (including on-site orientation and travel days)
- March 16: Conference Review Form Due
2027-2029 AFBF YF&R and P&E committee nominations must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Submissions will not be accepted without a signed recommendation by the state Farm Bureau president uploaded to this nomination form. Please refer to the AFBF Committee Charters provided to state Farm Bureau staff on The Feed to review detailed committee structure and eligibility information.