Registration is now open for the 2018 Producer Conference! This can’t miss event will include workshops on farm succession planning, marketing and hedging, growing of Industrial Hemp and the incorporation of precision agriculture with ranching. MFU will partner with the MSU Northern Collegiate Stockgrowers for the Beef N’ Brews event Friday night of the conference. Lodging is available at the Great Northern Inn and included in the registration price should you select it.
Registration: MFU Members: $35 without lodging/ $85 with lodging; Nonmembers: $50 without lodging/ $100 with lodging. Room reservations will be made by Montana Farmers Union using information provided through registration. Register today!
Agenda
| Friday, Feb. 9 | |
| 9:00 – 9:20 am | Registration |
| 9:30 | Depart for Peterson Ranch |
| 10:00 – 12:30 pm | Peterson Ranch Tour |
| 12:30 | Depart for Great Northern Inn-Havre |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Overview of MFU/Stockgrower Program; Lunch provided |
| 2:00 – 5:00 | Farm Succession Planning, presented by Keith Tokerud |
| 6:00 pm | Beef N' Brews Event, hosted by MSU Northern Collegiate Stockgrowers |
| Saturday, Feb, 10 | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Beef Producer Panel: Colter Devries of Colt James Ranches; Ashley Callahan/Bear Paw Meats |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Industrial Hemp, presented by Jeff Kostuik with Hemp Genetics International Inc |
| 11:00 – noon | Marketing & Hedging presented by Jeremy Kohake |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Montana Ag Safety presentation; lunch provided |
| 1:00 -2:00 | Calving Cameras & Drone Technology in Ranching, presented by Dayv Unruh with Timber Mountain Technologies |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | What to Expect in the Upcoming Farm Bill, panel TBD |
| 3:00 | Conference Wrap-Up |
