Montana Farm Bureau Summer Conference
The MFBF Summer Conference will be held June 5-7 at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman. The summer conference provides an opportunity for the organization’s advisory committees to discuss current agricultural issues and concerns and surface ideas for policy development.
Keynote speakers include Matt Rush, a national leadership and agricultural advocacy speaker, and Ryan Osmundson, director of budget and program planning for the State of Montana, who will present “The State of Montana’s Budget.” Kirk Donsbach with StoneX will provide the educational workshop, “Hedging: How to Manage Market Risk.”
The MFBF Summer Conference begins Monday morning with MFBF Board and Foundation Board meetings and the Young Farmers & Ranchers, Women’s Leadership, and Policy Development Committee meetings.
Nine issues advisory committees will meet Tuesday to hear informative speakers on pertinent topics and discuss potential policy to take back to their county Farm Bureaus.
The MFB Foundation will hold its “Welcome to the Block” Fundraiser on Tuesday evening. The event will be held at Montana Farm Bureau’s new building west of Bozeman and feature an MFBF district basket auction and other fundraisers benefitting the MFB Foundation with its mission to support agriculture education, research, and community support. Wednesday’s agricultural-themed tour includes the Producer Partnership processing plant and Skattum Dairy, both in the Livingston area and West Paw, a pet products manufacturer based in Bozeman. The MFB Foundation will also hold its popular Foundation Golf Scramble on Wednesday.
For more information and to register, visit mfbf.org. The registration deadline is May 26, with the room block deadline at the GranTree Inn May 22. Questions? Call the MFBF office at 406-587-3153.
Registration Details
Tuesday Lunch – $25
Tuesday Foundation Fundraiser Dinner – $50
Wednesday Area Ag Tours – $75
Golf Scramble – $125
Monday, June 5
8:00 AM Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
9 AM-5 PM YF&R Committee Day Tours & Meeting
9:30 AM-3 PM MFBF Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 PM Registration Opens
3:30 PM Women’s Leadership Committee Meeting
3:30 PM Policy Development Committee Meeting
Tuesday, June 6
7:30 AM Registration Opens
8:00 AM Opening General Session
- Welcome: MSU President Waded Cruzado
- Keynote: Matt Rush, “Planting the Seeds of Greatness”
9:15 AM Coffee Break – Sponsored by Montana Livestock Ag Credit
9:45 AM Committee Meetings
- Livestock Committee Meeting
- Membership Committee Meeting
- Farm & Trade Committee Meeting
Hedging: How to Manage Market Risk Workshop
11:15 AM Lunch – Sponsored by AgWest Farm Credit
- 68th Legislative Session Awards
- Keynote: Ryan Osmundson, ”The State of Montana’s Budget”
12:45 PM Committee Meetings
- Sheep & Goat Committee Meeting
- Public & Private Lands Comm. Meeting
- RMET Committee Meeting
Hedging: How to Manage Market Risk Workshop
2:15 PM Coffee Break – Sponsored by Torgerson’s
2:45 PM Committee Meetings
- Water Committee Meeting
- Equine Committee Meeting
- Taxation Committee Meeting
5:00 PM Social Hour at the NEW Farm Bureau Building – Sponsored by Gallatin County Farm Bureau
6:00 PM “Welcome to the Block” Foundation Fundraising Dinner – Sponsored by Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Wednesday, June 7
7:00 AM MFBF Board of Directors Meeting
8 AM-3 PM A.C.E. Leadership Seminar
8:30 AM Tour bus departs – Includes tour stops to the Producer Partnership Processing Plant, Skattum Dairy & West Paw
8:30 AM Golfers tee off at Bridger Creek Golf Course – Sponsored by BNSF Railway
