65th Annual Montana Grain Growers Convention
65th Annual MGGA Convention
Tuesday, Dec 1 – Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020
NOTICE OCTOBER 13, 2020 – WITH COVID-19 CASES AT RECORD LEVELS ACROSS MONTANA OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND LARGE GROUP EVENTS POSING A HIGHER RISK, MGGA IS CANCELLING OUR LIVE CONFERENCE AND WILL WORK TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT CAN BE DELIVERED VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. WE’LL UPDATE THIS PAGE AND LET MEMBERS KNOW DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Tentative Agenda:
TUESDAY, 12/1/20
8:00-9:00 Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions (virtual)
9:00-10:30 Farm Business Management Panel
- Moderator Joel Schumacher, MSU Extension Economics
- Keith Tokerud, Scott Tokerud & McCarty
- Flip Zeren, Northwest Farm Credit Services
- Randy Williams, Stockman Bank
- Curt Barnekoff, Wipfli, LLP
10:30-11:30 Gregg Doud, USTR Chief Ag Negotiator (invited)
11:30-1:00 Lunch – MGGA President’s Address
1:00-4:00 Grain marketing workshop with Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Specialist for the Center for Farm Financial Management and coordinator of the Minnesota Master Marketer Program
4:00-5:00 Betsy Jensen, Farm Business Management Instructor at Northland College and author of ‘Taming the Bulls & Bears’
WEDNESDAY, 12/2/20
8:00-10:00 MGGA Resolutions – policy setting process. Interactive virtual option will be available for members who prefer to participate from home.
10:00-11:00 MGGA Board of Directors meeting