Montana Farmers Union State Convention
Montana Farmers Union 2019 State Convention
October 25 @ 12:00 pm – October 26 @ 8:00 pm
Agenda:
Friday, October 25, 2019
10:30 am -12:00 pm | Montana Farmers Union Insurance Meeting |
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Luncheon: Dr. Bajwa of Montana State University; Sponsored by Farmers Union Industries |
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | General Session: Welcome: Audit report, FUI Report, Dan Hildenbrandt Beef Council Report; Nominations |
2:25 pm – 3:00 pm | Concurrent Workshops:( choose one)
1.)Transportation Update: Terry Whiteside 2.) MDOA Update on FSMA: David Wise & Andrea Sarchet |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Break |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | The state of agriculture in the Dakotas and Wisconsin: Round table: Mark Watne, Doug Sombke, Gary Wertish & Alan Merrill |
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | MFU Policy |
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Break |
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Farmers Union Insurance Reception |
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Entertainment: Erick Känd Comedy Hypnosis Show |
Saturday, October 26, 2019
7:30 am – 8:30 am | FUE Leadership Breakfast: Sponsored by First Interstate Bank; Presentation by FUE Leadership couple Kody and Serena Cator |
8:40 am – 10:30 am | General Session: Credentials, Resolutions, By-Laws, Policy |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Malt Barley testing: Dr. Jamie Sherman-MSU Plant Sciences |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | The State of Trade: Dr. Fortenberry, Washington State University |
12:00 pm – 1:20 pm | Youth Luncheon: Keynote speaker Luc Swensson; Centennial Family Awards; Presentation of Youth Awards |
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm | Break |
1:40 pm – 2:10 pm | Precision Ag Concepts: Triangle Ag-Services –Brent Heiken |
2:10 – 2:40 | Grizzly Management; Sarah Zielke; Bear Management Technician, FWP |
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm |
Update on Feral Swine and the Potential Impact on Montana’s Wildlife, Habitat and Agricultural Industry: John Steuber, State Director for Montana USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services
Break (snacks) |
3:45 pm – 4:20 | Suicide Prevention in Montana: Jamie Eastwood, Executive Director/Founder of Breathe “Let’s start a conversation” Presentation: QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 Simple Steps Anyone Can Learn to Help Save a Life from Suicide. |
4:20
5:30 |
Policy Discussion if necessary
Reception |
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Murder Mystery Dinner Show presented by Jest Murder Mystery Company; MFU Foundation Fundraiser |
More details at MontanaFarmersUnion.com