AGENDA

June 12-13, 2026
Tuesday May 21st
  • Optional early check-in to host or other lodging
Wednesday May 22nd

(May only choose one tour; they are concurrent.)

Fewer than 10 spots left in each tour!

  • 8:00 am – Registration Opens (tour attendees only please) AC Hotel Lobby
  • 9:00 am – Tours Depart: (start and finish at AC Hotel with buses)
  • Tour 1: EAST Pioneer Meats, Producer Partnership, and Barney Creek Livestock
  • Tour 2: WEST: North Bridger Bison, Rawhide Meats, Castle Mountain Grocery and Higgins Brothers Ranch
  • 3:30 pm Tours Return, Additional Registration – Saddle Boardroom
  • 4:30 - 6:00 pm Reiser Opening Reception at the Benchmark Lounge (6th Floor) (bar, hors d’ oeuvres, artisan pizza, and salads)
Thursday May 23rd
  • 8:45 AM Welcome
  • 9:00 AM Building a Legacy Business w/ Todd Churchill
  • 9:40 AM Panel: Crossing Montana: Diverse Supply Chain Models Cole Mannix, Eric Wickens, Will Seeley, and Josh and Maggie Johnson
  • 10:25 AM BREAK
  • 10:45 AM Panel: Labor and Workforce Development Jennifer Martin, Tom Andres, Mike Clough, and Denise Perry
  • 11:30 AM Lunch – Presented by Handtmann and Multivac
  • 12:45 PM
  • A) Montana's State Inspection Model Alicia Love
  • B) We bought a plant! Ranching to Processing Kara Smith
  • 1:25 PM
  • A) Whole animal butchery: Knife Skills to Consumer Understanding McCullough Kelly-Willis
  • B) Farm to Market Pork: Vertically Integrated Family Enterprises Ken Braaten
  • 2:05 PM
  • A) Cost of Production to Pricing Matt LeRoux
  • B) Non-profit Processing Model & Markets Matt Pierson
  • 2:45 PM
  • BREAK
  • 3:05 PM
  • A) Indigenous Meat Processing and Partnerships Chris Roper
  • B) Culinary and Specialty Grocery Trends and Sourcing Ethan Yourd and Charley Graham
  • 3:45 PM
  • A) Worth from Waste: Pet Products Spencer Williams and Lamont Kotter
  • B) Institutional Needs & Purchasing Kara Landolfi, Jay Stagg, and Andrea Alma
  • 4:25PM
  • Break to lobby for Ballroom Changeover
  • 4:45 PM
  • Charcuterie Tasting and Quick Consulting Fair Presented by Kerres USA
  • 6:00 PM
  • Reception and Consulting Closes
Friday May 24th
  • Optional late check-out from lodging

Thank you to our Founding Sponsors

National and Western SARE

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors

Thank you to our Supporting Sponsors

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