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Cost is $35/members, $50/non-members plus lodging at a reduced rate.
Agenda for Producers Conference as follows:
| 2017 Montana Farmers Union Producer Conf. Agenda | |
| Friday, March 24 | |
| 3:00-4:00 | Registration |
| 4:00-5:00 | Risk Management-Northwest Farm Credit Services |
| 5:00-6:00 | Bull Acquisition and Genetics- Chad Murnin with Bar Star Cattle Company |
| 6:30 | Dinner – Beef N Brews event at various restaurants with MSU-N Collegiate Stockgrowers |
| Saturday March 25 | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Welcome |
| 9:15-10:15 | Farm Bill and political scene in D.C.-Barbara Patterson- National Farmers Union |
| 10:15-10:30 | -BREAK- |
| 10:30-11:30 | Intro to Pulse Crops-Jeff Winkler-Mountain View Coop |
| 11:40-12:40 | Drone Technology in Agriculture-Robert Blair-Measure Drone Service |
| 12:45-1:45 | – Lunch – Montana Farmers Union Background and Programs |
| 2:00-4:15 | Cattle/Crop studies-Darrin Boss Northern Ag Research Center (workshop at research center) |
| 4:15-4:30 | – BREAK – |
| 4:30-5:30 | Hops production: A Beginning Farmer’s Success Story-Eric Sannerud-Minnesota Farmers Union Member |
| 6:00 | – Dinner- Cattle Crawl at various restaurants-MSU-N Collegiate Stockgrowers |
| 7:00 | Paint and Pour Party ( attendees will paint an Ag related picture with instruction |
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