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SUMMARY:Annual Convention and Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:2026 Annual National Convention\nat The Monument in Rapid City\, S.D.\, June 16-18\n			 Days Hours Minutes\n					\n									Attendee Registration\n					\n					\n									Trade Show/Sponsor Registration\n					\n					\n									Kimmi Lewis Convention Scholarship\n					 \n2026 Registration — Due April 1 for Sponsors and June 1 for Attendees. Kimmi Lewis Convention Scholarship applications due May 1. \nHotel Accommodations\nDoubleTree by Hilton\n(605) 348-4000  \nRooms start at $164/night + tax.\nRoom block: R-CALF \n505 N 5th Street\nRapid City\, SD 57701 \nThe Rushmore Hotel & Suites(605) 348-8300 \nRooms start at $179/night + tax.Room block: National R-CALF Convention \n445 Mt. Rushmore Rd.Rapid City\, SD 57701  \n \n\n					2026\n					Agenda\n				\n												Tuesday\, June 16\n3 – 7 p.m.\nTrade Show Set Up\n3 p.m.\nCommittee Meetings\n5 p.m.\nAffiliate Council Meeting\n6 p.m.\nWelcome Reception Sponsored by American Stewards of Liberty\nCommittee Reports – \nShad Sullivan\, Property Rights; Kenny Fox\, Animal ID; Brett Kenzy\, Checkoff; Eric Gropper\, Country-of-Origin Labeling; Max Thornsberry\, Animal Health; Eric Nelson\, Trade; Bill Kluck\, Sheep; Theresa Fox\, Membership\nBranding Party Sponsored by W&W Ventures\n												Wednesday\, June 17\n7 a.m.\nTrade Show Set Up and Registration Open\n8 a.m.\nTrade Show Open\nConvention Welcome\n8:30 a.m.\nAnnual Prayer Breakfast\n— Dr. Max Thornsberry\, Animal Health Chair; Former President\n9:45 a.m.\nTrade Show Break\nSponsored by Kent Nutrition and Circle 5 Cow School\n10:30 a.m.\nConnecting Consumers to American Beef\n— Ben Spell\, Founder and CEO\, Good Ranchers\n11:15 a.m.\nThe Power of a Dollar\n— Brett Kenzy\, South Dakota Rancher; Checkoff Chair; Former President\nSponsored by Rosebud Farmers Union Coop\n12 p.m.\nLunch and Trade Show Break\nSponsored by Valentine Livestock Auction and Farm Credit Services of America\n1 p.m.\nSpeaker to be announced\n1:45 p.m.\nWolf Issues\n— Dave Duquette\, Founder and Executive Director\, Western Justice\n2:30 p.m.\nBreak\nSponsored by Becker Ranch\, Volk Ranch\, and Huron Continental Marketing\n3:15 p.m.\nTariffs\, Trade Policy\, and Their Impact on American Ranchers\n— Charles Benoit\, Trade Counsel\, Coalition for a Prosperous America\n4 p.m.\nELD Panel: Where Policy Meets Practice\n— Dr. Jim Stangle; Dr. Julie Trask; Kenny Fox\nSponsored by Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming\n5 p.m.\nTrade Show Closed\nSocial Sponsored by Producers Livestock Marketing\, Moly Manufacturing\, K4 Cattle\, and Farm Credit Services of America\nBranding Party Sponsored by W&W Ventures\n6 p.m.\nBanquet and Supper\nSponsored by Tri-State Livestock News\nKeynote Address\nSpeaker to be announced\n												Thursday\, June 18\n8 a.m.\nRegistration and Trade Show Open\nR-CALF USA Membership breakfast  Sponsored by Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction\nCEO Report — Bill Bullard\, CEO\nAntitrust Litigation Update— Patrick McGahan\, Partner\, Scott + Scott\nEID Litigation Update— John Vecchione\, Senior Litigation Counsel\, New Civil Liberties Alliance\n9:30 a.m.\nTrade Show Break Sponsored by South Dakota Farmers Union\, Carruth Ranch\, and Clark & Associates Land Brokers\n10:15 a.m.\nSpeaker to be announced\n11:30 a.m.\nA Primer and Update on Federal Land Grazing\n— Hayden Ballard\, J.D.\, LL.M.\, M.S.; Utah/Arizona Rancher and Attorney\nSponsored by Korman Ranch\n12:15 p.m.\nLunch\nSponsored by Ag West Feeds\nCompetition and Buyer Power in the US Beef Packing Industry\n— T. Jake Smith\, Assistant Professor\, Agricultural Economics\, University of Nebraska–Lincoln\nSponsored by Bar N Feed Yards\n1:15 p.m.\nTrade Show Break Sponsored by Mobridge Livestock Market and Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming\n1:30 p.m.\nNarco-Ranching and New World Screwworm \n— Dr. Lora Bledsoe\, 	 		Policy Advisor\, Office of Health Security\, U.S. Department of Homeland 	 		Security\n2:15 p.m.\nWhy It All Matters \n— Shad Sullivan\, Texas/Colorado Rancher; Property 				Rights Chair\nSponsored by Vander Wey Ranch\n3 p.m.\nTrade Show Break Sponsored by Trask Family Seeds and The Cattle Business Weekly\n3:30 p.m.\nBusiness Session\, Board Nominations\, and Policy Resolutions\n5 p.m.\nTrade Show Closed\nSocialSponsored by Jenner Equipment\, County Line Helicopter\, Bar N Cattle\,	and Leininger Ranch\n6 p.m.\nDenim and Diamonds Gala: Dinner\, Auction\, and Dance featuring JJ Kent and the Aces and 8’s\nSponsored by Weinreis Brothers \n** Agenda subject to change. Additional speakers to be announced.
URL:https://www.r-calfusa.com/event/annual-convention/
LOCATION:The Monument\, 444 Mt. Rushmore Road N.\, Rapid City\, 57701
CATEGORIES:Convention
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