The North Dakota Stockmen's Association convention is where staff and leaders get the direction they need to carry the issues and concerns of members to agencies, the legislature and the public.

Plan to attend the 90th Annual North Dakota Stockmen's Association Convention & Trade Show, Sept. 19-21, 2019, at the Grand Inn in Minot.

90th annual Convention & Trade Show schedule

#ThisisStockmen'sCountry19       Sept. 19 - 21, 2019 Grand Hotel, Minot 800.735.4493 1505 North Broadway, Minot, North Dakota 58703 Ask for the ND Stockmen's Association room block.   Grand Hotel website     Thank you to these convention sponsors who help make it possible!   AllTech SUPPORTER   American Angus Association SUPPORTER   Bremer Bank SUPPORTER   Cattlecents Consulting, Inc. SUPPORTER   Genex SUPPORTER   Image Printing SUPPORTER   Martinson Ag Risk Management SUPPORTER   North Dakota Bankers Association SUPPORTER   Quality Liquid Feeds SUPPORTER   Red Trail Energy, LLC. SUPPORTER   Verendrye Electric Cooperative SUPPORTER   Visit Minot SUPPORTER   Agassiz Seed & Supply BRONZE   Agweek BRONZE   American Ag Network BRONZE   American Simmental Association BRONZE   Bayer Animal Health BRONZE   Callicrate Banders BRONZE         Cattle Business Weekly BRONZE   CHS Nutrition BRONZE   Corteva Agriscience BRONZE   Dakotaland Feeds BRONZE   DeHaan, Grabs and Associates, LLC BRONZE   Eggers Electric Motor Company BRONZE   Elanco BRONZE   Enogen For Feed / Golden Harvest BRONZE   Estate Solar Power BRONZE   Highline Manufacturing, Ltd BRONZE   Insure My Forage BRONZE   K2S Engineering, Inc. BRONZE   Leedstone, Inc. BRONZE   Liphatech, Inc BRONZE   M&M Ag Sales & Services BRONZE   Merck Animal Health BRONZE   Minnesota Select Sires Co-op, Inc. BRONZE   Multimin USA BRONZE   Neogen-GeneSeek BRONZE   North Country Mercantile & Equipment BRONZE   North Dakota Angus Association BRONZE   North Dakota Farm Credit Services BRONZE   North Dakota Livestock Alliance BRONZE   North Dakota Red Angus Association BRONZE   NDSU Carrington and Central Grasslands REC BRONZE   NDSU Dickinson and Hettinger Research Extension Centers BRONZE   NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories BRONZE   Northern Pulse Growers Association BRONZE   River Ag, Inc. BRONZE   Wells Fargo BRONZE   Western Ag Reporter BRONZE   Y-Tex Corporation BRONZE   Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica SILVER   CATL Resources   SILVER   Chamley Financial, LLC SILVER   Dakota Community Bank & Trust SILVER   DVAuction, Inc SILVER   First Community Credit Union SILVER   Giant Rubber Water Tanks SILVER   Hubbard Feeds SILVER   North Dakota Beef Commission SILVER   North Dakota Corn Utilization Council SILVER   Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC SILVER   Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Inc. SILVER   Stockmen's Supply SILVER   Sunnyside Feed, LLC SILVER   Tri-State Livestock News/Farmer & Rancher Exchange   SILVER   Farm & Ranch Guide GOLD   National Cattlemen's Beef Association GOLD   National Corn Growers Association GOLD   North Dakota Game & Fish Department GOLD   Silveus Insurance Group GOLD   Zoetis GOLD   Make sure to vist with our Trade Show vendors! American Ag Network Y-Tex Corporation North Dakota Beef Commission Agweek Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC. North Country Mercantile & Equipment Dakotaland Feeds K2S Engineering, Inc. Highline Manufacturing, Ltd. Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica Mulitmin USA Tri-State Livestock News/Farmer & rancher exchange Leedstone, Inc. North Dakota Red Angus Association Eggers Electric Motor Company Liphatech, Inc. DaHaan, Grabs & Associates, LLC. Sunnyside Feed, LLC. Giant Rubber Water Tanks Insure My Forage Estate Solar Power DVAuction, Inc. River Ag, Inc. M&M Ag Sales & Services Bayer Animal Health North Dakota Stockmen's Association Stockmen's Supply First Community Credit Union North Dakota Livestock Alliance National Cattlemen's Beef Association North Dakota Farm Credit Services Merck Animal Health Minnesota Select Sires Co-op, Inc. NDSU Carrington & Central Grasslands Research Extension Centers NDSU Dickinson & Hettinger Research Extension Centers & NDSU Department of Animal Sciences Zoetis Western Ag Reporter Enogen for Feed/Golden Harvest Silveus Insurance Group Callicrate Banders North Dakota Angus Association Elanco Hubbard Feeds Northern Pulse Growers Association Chamley Financial, LLC. American Simmental Association CHS Nutrition Cattle Business Weekly     All times are Central

Thursday, September 19, 2019

9:00 a.m. Golf Scramble & Hole-in-One Contest - Contact Jason Zahn 701-720-7247 to register.  Souris Valley Golf Course, Minot Golf Scramble sponsored by Corteva AgriScience and Stockmen's Supply Hole-in-one prize sponsored by CATL Resources

11:00 a.m. NDSA Board of Directors Meeting (Kevske I Room)

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration (Lobby) Registration sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica

2:00 p.m. Feeder Council Business Meeting (Kevske II Room)           Refreshments sponsored by Genex 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Trade Show Set-Up (Convention Center)

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cattlemen's Education Series "Protecting Your Investment" (Grand Ballroom)           Series sponsored by Zoetis, National Corn Growers Association and  National Cattlemen's Beef Association   3:30 - 4:15 p.m. TODD D. WILKINSON, Wilkinson & Schumacher Law Prof LLC "Keeping what's yours: Contract advice for livestock producers" 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Break Refreshments sponsored by River Ag, Inc. and Insure My Forage            4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion (Grand Ballroom) Discussion with Shaun Quissell, North Dakota Department of Agriculture; Kraig Rousch, USDA Packers & Stockyards; Chelsea Good, Livestock Marketing Association; Lynn Paulson, Bell Banks; Blaine Northrop, North Dakota Stockmen's Association; Todd Wilkinson, Wilkinson & Schumacher Law Prof LLC

Membership Video Premier   6:00 p.m. Trade Show Social (Convention Center)                      Social sponsored by Farm & Ranch Guide, First Community Credit Union, Giant Rubber Water Tanks and Callicrate Banders   7:00 p.m. Supper (Grand Ballroom) Supper sponsored by DeHaan, Grabs & Associates, LLC, North Dakota State University Carrington & Central Grasslands Research Extension Centers, North Dakota State University Dickinson & Hettinger Research Extension Centers and Northern Pulse Growers Association   Invocation: Leann Schafer

Friday, September 20, 2019

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Trade Show (Convention Center) Coffee sponsored by Enogen for Feed / Golden Harvest

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration (Lobby)           Registration sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica

8:45 a.m. - Opening General Session (Grand Ballroom)           Call to Order - President Dan Rorvig Presentation of Colors - Gerald Roise & Tom Schmidt, Jr. National Anthem - Justin Maddock Adoption of Minutes Convention Video "Riding for the Brand" Recognition President's Message - Dan Rorvig             Door prizes sponsored by North Dakota Bankers Association           Past Presidents Introduction           Executive Vice President Report - Julie Ellingson          North Dakota CattleWomen Greeting - Kathy Tokach

Trade Show Refreshment Break (Convention Center)          Refreshments sponsored by Alltech and Visit Minot

Nominating Committee Reports: Committee Chairmen          Floor Nominations of Officers & Directors          Candidates Forum         Doorprizes sponsored by Agassiz Seed & Supply          TROY APPLEHANS, CattleFax: "Cattle Market Situation & Outlook" Speaker presentation sponsored by Silveus Insurance Group and Sunnyside Feed, LLC

12:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch (Courtyard)

12:00 p.m. Past Presidents' Lunch & 90th Anniversary Photograph (Lobby Lounge)          Sponsored by Image Printing

1:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Policy Committee Meetings Ag Policy Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom) Feeding & Marketing Committee Meeting (Kevske I & II) Research & Education Committee Meeting (International / Maple Leaf) Refreshments in Convention Center (Trade Show area) sponsored by K2S Engineering, Inc. and Neogen GeneSeek

2:00 p.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting (Minot Room) Refreshments sponsored by Cattlecents Consulting, Inc.

3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Policy Committee Meetings          Animal Health Committee Meeting - (Kevske I & II)          Environmental Issues Committee Meeting - (International / Maple Leaf)          Brand & Theft Committee Meeting - (Grand Ballroom) Refreshments in Convention Center (Trade Show area) sponsored by K2S Engineering, Inc. and Neogen GeneSeek

6:00 p.m. "A Night at the Races" Social (Executive Room)          Wear your Derby and horse-racing attire to compete for fun prizes in men, women and children divisions!            Social sponsored by Eggers Electric Motor Company, Minnesota Select Sires Co-op, Inc. and Dakotaland Feeds

7:00 p.m. "A Night at the Races" Supper & Fundraising Auction (Grand Ballroom)          Supper sponsored by AgWeek, American Simmental Association and Chamley Financial LLC           Invocation - Erika Kenner   8:00 p.m. "A Night at the Races" Horse Racing (Grand Ballroom)          Get ready to place your bets on the horses for a chance to win tickets for Auction Items!          Entertainment sponsored by Dakota Community Bank & Trust Derby and horse-racing attire prizes sponsored by Martinson Ag Risk Management, Tri-State Livestock News/Farmer & Rancher Exchange and Estate Solar Power

Trade Show Contest Prize          Take your time and visit with our vendors for your chance to win a prize!          Trade Show prize sponsored by Verendrye Electric Cooperative   Saturday, September 21, 2019

7:30 a.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting (If needed) (Minot Room)

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration (Lobby)          Registration sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica          Coffee sponsored by American Angus Association

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. North Dakota CattleWomen Silent Auction (Grand Ballroom Hallway)

8:00 a.m. General Session (Grand Ballroom)          Pledge of Allegiance          Convention Video          Photography Contest Winner Announcement - Emily Bendish                   Photography Contest sponsored by Bremer Bank

Speaker Showcase DR. ALEX TURNER, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service: "Advancing Animal Disease Traceability: Impending Changes for the Livestock Industry" DR. ERIC BERG, North Dakota State University Animal Science Department JENNIFER HOUSTON, National Cattlemen's Beef Association: "Fake Meat: The Science & Politics of Imposter Foods" GREGG DOUD, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative            Highline Manufacturing, Ltd., Liphatec, Inc., Multimin USA, Elanco, Red Trail Energy, LLC and            CATL Resources Doorprizes sponsored by North Dakota Red Angus Association   REFRESHMENT BREAK (Norse Room)          Refreshments sponsored by CHS Nutrition and Leedstone, Inc.     Online broadcasting sponsored by American Ag Network DV Auction

12:00 p.m. Foundation Luncheon (Executive / Viking) Invocation: Wyatt Zahn North Dakota Beef Commission Greeting - Weston Dvorak North Dakota Stockmen's Foundation Board Introduction - Warren Zenker Tomorrow's Top Hands Beef Leadership Summit 2019 Class Recognition - Elizabeth Neshem Convention Intern Recognition - Leann Rosencrans Foundation Luncheon sponsored by North Dakota Beef Commission North Dakota Corn Utilization Council

1:30 p.m. Closing Business Session (Grand Ballroom) Policy Committee Reports Adoption of Resolutions Officer and Director Elections   Refreshment Break (Norse Room)           Refreshments sponsored by Quality Liquid Feeds           Retiring Director and Officer Presentations Membership Drive Awards Bull Bucks Drawing Doorprizes sponsored by North Dakota Red Angus Association

6:00 p.m. Social (Norse Room) Social sponsored by Cattle Business Weekly Hubbard Feeds

Entertainment - Greg Hager          Entertainment sponsored by M&M Ag Sales & Services, Merck Animal Health and  Western Ag Reporter

7:00 p.m. North Dakota Stockmen's Association Annual Banquet (Grand Ballroom)           Master of Ceremonies - Gene Heinrich Introductions Invocation - Kathy Tokach Convention Video North Dakota Stockmen's Foundation Auction Entertainment - Greg Hager Entertainment sponsored by M&M Ag Sales & Services, Merck Animal Health and Western Ag Reporter Speaker Presentations: TIM GARD: "Laughter Becomes You"          Speaker sponsored by Bayer Animal Health, North Country Mercantile & Equipment, North Dakota Farm Credit Services                     North Dakota Livestock Alliance, Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC and Y-Tex Corporation Employee Service Awards Honorary Local Brand Inspector Award Honorary Membership Award Top Hand Award Rancher of the Year Award Sponsored by Wells Fargo Certified Angus Beef Sponsored by North Dakota Angus Association Environmental Stewardship Award Sponsored by North Dakota Game & Fish Department             Convention program printing sponsored by North Dakota State University Vet Diagnostics and Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Inc.   Updated Sep 18, 2019

Below are scenes from the 2018 Trade Show in Bismarck

Future Convention Dates & Locations   Sept. 19-21, 2019 Grand Inn Minot, North Dakota Oct. 8-10, 2020 Ramkota Hotel Bismarck, North Dakota September 23-25, 2021 Holiday Inn Fargo, North Dakota 2022 Bismarck, North Dakota