AFBF CAE Applications are Available for Submission

Up to 24 innovative county Farm Bureau activities from across the nation will be selected to display at the 2026 AFBF Annual Convention and Trade Show in January in Anaheim, California. One county or multiple county Farm Bureaus that work together to plan and carry out an activity may submit CAE applications. The deadline for counties to have their applications submitted online for state CAE coordinator approval is Sept. 2, 2025, at 5 p.m.

AFBF will accept applications that are approved online by the state CAE Coordinator by Sept. 10, 2025, at 5 p.m.

The application link can be found at www.fb.org/cae.

Each county Farm Bureau that wishes to apply must create a unique login. As state CAE coordinators, you will be provided with a separate username and password to access the online system and approve applications submitted from your respective county Farm Bureaus.

Winners will be announced the first week of October. Individual county and multi-county CAE winning entries will receive four complimentary registrations and a $4,500 cash award to be used towards travel and display costs to attend the 2026 AFBF Annual Convention and Trade Show. Rules, regulations, and more details for CAEs can be found at www.fb.org/CAE.

If you are interested in being a judge for CAE, please fill out this survey by July 22nd: https://forms.office.com/r/0VF2tkTCyJ

If you would like to review past CAE winning applications for inspiration, you can access the archives here. https://university.fb.org/Pages/catalog/CertificationRegister.aspx?CertificationID=44&ptype=3