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Farm City Luncheon

Farm City Celebration Luncheon

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Friday, November 15, 2024 

The Details

PRODUCED BY: Agribusiness Industry Network

DATE: Friday, November 15

SITE:  Kentucky Exposition Center South Wing Conference Center

PROGRAM: Agribusiness of The Year Award & Wing Tip Rodeo Competition

TICKETS: Individual $45 each; Table of Eight $350; Rodeo Nomination Table of Eight $400. 

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The Luncheon 
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The Farm City Celebration Luncheon is produced annually by Louisville, Kentucky’s Agribusiness Industry Network. The event celebrates the contributions of the agribusiness industry to the community and recognizes the interdependence of rural and urban economies. It is held in conjunction with the world’s largest, purebred livestock exposition – Louisville’s own North American International Livestock Expo – at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Agribusiness of the Year Award

During the event, the annual Agribusiness of the Year Award winner is announced. The program centers on spotlighting the winner’s business and the aspects of the enterprise that helped earn the award. The nomination deadline for 2024 is June 1st. 

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Thank You to Our
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Dan Cristiani Excavating Co, Inc of Clarksville, IN was named the 2024 Agribusiness of the Year. 

From left to right: Abby Fletcher, Director of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc;

Dan Cristiani, Dan Cristiani Excavating Co, Inc; Gary Huddleston, Chairman, Agribusiness Industry Network.

Harold Workman Agriculture Leadership Award
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From left to right:Harold Workman is pictured with Shelley Rudolph Powell, daughter of the 2024 Harold Workman Agriculture Leadership Award recipient Dr. Jim Rudolph. Shelley Powell and her family Todd Powell and Carson Gilliam accepted the award on Dr. Rudolph’s behalf during the North American International Livestock Exhibition Farm City Luncheon. 

Wing Tip Rodeo
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The program ends with an entertaining event … the annual Wing Tip Rodeo. Two teams of “cowboys” --- area business leaders who have donned cowboy hats and bandannas --- compete in a real roping contest. This friendly competition has grown quite competitive over the years as the two teams vie for annual bragging rights and possession of the traveling “horse collar trophy”.

 

Annually, more than 280 area business people attend the luncheon to congratulate the Award winner and to cheer on their favorite Wing Tip Rodeo Team.

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2024 Wing Tip Rodeo | Farm Team

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Our thanks to these organizations who support the Farm City Celebration Luncheon:
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  • Kentucky State Fair Board

  • North American International Livestock Exposition

  • Kentucky Department of Agriculture

 

Beef, pork, fish & ice cream for luncheon provided by:
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  • Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association

  • Kentucky Pork Producers Association

  • Kentucky Aquaculture Association

  • Ehrler's Ice Cream

Wing Tip Rodeo Winners

The Farm Team leads the series 22-15

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L-R: Andy Pinnick, Sr. Director Livestock Operations, United Producers Inc.;
Jackson Tolle Business Development Manager and Regional Lead, United Producers, Inc.;
Team Captain, Donovan Pigg, Livestock Marketing Specialist, Kentucky Farm Bureau;
Ryan Batt, Facility Manager, United Producers, Inc.; Jon Park, Deputy Judge Executive, Shelby County Fiscal Court.
2024 Wing Tip Rodeo | Winning City Team
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L-R: Clark Welch, VP of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc.;
Derek Miles, Partner, DBL Law; Robert Link, Kentucky Market Leader, Collier Insurance;
Team Captain, Abby Fletcher, Director of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc.;
Jordan Clemons, Director of Investor Development, Greater Louisville Inc.
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