Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance Board and Staff Registration - 2025 MFBF Annual Convention
Published
9/26/2025
Please register by November 3, 2025
REFUND POLICY: MFBF will provide a full refund for cancellations made on or before November 3, 2025. Cancellations made AFTER November 3, 2025 will not be refunded as final meal counts for the event will have been provided. All refund requests should be sent to info@mfbf.org.
**IMPORTANT HOTEL INFORMATION**
**Attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations. Rooms in the MFBF hotel room block are available NOW and rooms will go fast, so please book early!**
**Call the Hilton Garden Inn at (406) 532-5300 and request the "Montana Farm Bureau" room block for the special $150.00 conference rate.**
Registration Fee (required to attend any events) $100
- Registration Fee After November 3, 2025: $150
- Tuesday Lunch $35
- Tuesday Dinner $55
- Wednesday Lunch $35
Schedule of Events:
Monday, November 17
8:30am-1pm ACE Seminar & Graduation Luncheon
1-3pm Women’s Leadership Committee Meeting
3-7pm Registration Open
3-5pm MFBF Board of Directors Meeting
3-5pm Promotion & Engagement Committee Meeting
5:30pm Convention & Trade Show Kick-off Social
Tuesday, November 18
6:30am Breakfast Buffet Available in Rotunda
7:30am-6pm Registration & Trade Show Open
8:00am Pre-Session Vespers
8:30am Opening General Session & County Awards Celebration: Keynote: Calves, Consumers and the Chaos of Farming: Finding Balance in Modern Agriculture - Dr. Marissa Hake, DVM, CalfVet
10:00am Coffee Break
10:15-12:15pm Young Farmer & Rancher Committee Meeting
10:30-11:30pm Workshops
• Accounting for Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses - Ambrook
• Promoting Agriculture on Social Media - Dr. Marissa Hake, DVM, CalfVet
• Agritourism Opportunities in Montana - Kim Woodring, Toole County Extension Agent
11:45am Financial Review Report
12:00pm Open Resolutions Session
12:30-1:45pm Lunch: Keynote: Agriculture in the Age of MAHA: Why You Hold the Key - Terri Moore, AFBF
2:00-3:00pm Workshops
• The Secret Sauce: How To Become a Trusted Messenger - Terri Moore, AFBF
• Agriculture Issues Update - AFBF
• Innovative Farm and Ranch Practices - TBD
2:15pm YF&R Discussion Meet - Round 1
3:00pm Ice Cream Social
3:30-5:00pm District Caucuses
5:15pm YF&R Discussion Meet Final Four
6:15pm Buses depart for Missoula County Fairgrounds
6:30pm Dinner: The Great Montana Get-Together! at the Fairgrounds
Wednesday, November 19
6:30am Breakfast Buffet Available in Rotunda
8:00am Business Session
• Roll Call of Delegates
• Credentials Committee & Nominating Committee Reports
10:30am Resolutions Session
12:00-2pm Lunch: Keynote: Geopolitics and the Future of American Agriculture - Jacob Shapiro, Bespoke Group
2:15-5pm Resolutions Session continues
4:30pm Collegiate Discussion Meet Final 4
6:00pm Social Hour
7:00pm Board Dinner
Thursday, November 20
8:00am Resolutions Session