Montana Stockgrowers Association Mid-Year Meeting

06/07/2013 07:00 AM - 06/08/2013 05:00 PM MT

Admission

$150.00 - Two-Day Registration Package (includes meals, ranch tour, and meeting registration for Mid-Year attendees June 7th and 8th).
$80.00 - Two Day Meeting Registration (includes meals and meeting registration for Mid-Year Meeting attendees on June 7th & 8th).
$85.00 - Ranch Tour Registration (includes transportation, lunch, dinner, and drinks on the buses for Ranch Tour attendees June 7th).

Location

Missoula, MT

Summary

On-line registration for the Mid-Year Meeting has closed. You will be able to register on-site at the Mid-Year Meeting. See you in Missoula!
Click on "details" below for the Mid-Year Meeting schedule and a printable registration form.

Description

Mid-Year Meeting | June 7-8, 2013 | Missoula, Mont.

All meetings will be held at Hilton Garden Inn unless other wise noted. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn 406-532-5300. Rooms start at $94.00 and must be reserved by May 16, 2013 to receive discounted rate. Click here to download the registration form to e-mail, mail, or fax in.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

6:30 a.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. Coffee and Donuts

7:30 a.m.. Beef Production & Marketing Committee Meeting

7:30 a.m. Membership Development & Services Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m. Opening General Session

11:30 a.m. Ranch Tour

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

7:00 a.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. Coffee and Donuts

7:30 a.m. Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting

7:30 a.m. Tax, Finance & Ag Policy Committee Meeting

8:00 a.m. Digital Cafe

9:00 a.m. Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Workshop

10:45 a.m. Business Session

12:00 p.m. "YSG hosted" Advocating for Ag Lunch

1:30 p.m. MSGA Board of Directors Meeting

1:30 p.m. MSGA REEF Trustee Meeting

Ranch Tour

All aboard the bus! The Ranch Tour is the highlight of the 2013 Mid-Year Meeting. The buses will depart from Hilton Garden Inn parking lot and will first stop at the Smokejumper base where we will enjoy a BBQ lunch and tour the facility. The second stop will be at the University of Montana PEAS Garden. The bus will then leave for Sutherlin Red Angus where we will learn from the Sutherlin family about their ranch. . The final stop will be at Mytty Angus where we will partake in dinner and festivities. Don’t forget the famous stick horse race fundraiser for MSGA’s Research Education and Endowment Foundation (REEF) will also be featured at the last Ranch Tour stop.

Opening General Session

Join other progressive ranchers at the Opening General Session at 10:00 a.m. on June 7th! This portion off Mid- Year will gather ranchers together to discuss current issues affecting Montana’s Livestock Industry.

Digital Cafe

The Digital Cafe is the place to learn about social media! Many ranchers are using Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets to get their message out about every day agriculture. Lauren Chase, MSGA Multimedia Outreach Specialist, will be able to answer questions and sign up ranchers!

Committee Meetings

For those who would like to attend more than one committee meeting, they will be split between June 7 and 8. Beef Production & Marketing and Membership Development & Services Committee meetings will meet on June 7 and Land Use & Environment and Tax, Finance & Ag Policy Committee meetings will meet on June 8.

YSG Advocating for Ag Lunch

Hosted by the Young Stockgrowers this plated lunch will feature keynote speaker Captain Peter Shinn who will offer a compelling presentation about his experience in the Air National Guard. He led a group of soldiers into the heart of the most dangerous territory in Afghanistan in order to help Afghan farmers improve their profitability and feed their people. Agriculture is a key component to achieving peace and this former farm broadcaster was in the middle of it all!