Montana Farm Bureau Federation 2025 Convention & Trade Show
Published
12/3/2024
106th Montana Farm Bureau Annual Convention
November 17-20, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn, Missoula, MT
Early Registration is due on or before November 3, 2025.
A $100 registration fee is required to attend convention events.
Please Note: Registration will increase to $150 after November 3rd.
REFUND POLICY: MFBF will provide a full refund for cancellations made on or before November 7, 2025. Cancellations made AFTER November 7, 2025 will not be refunded as final meal counts for the event will have been provided to the hotel. All refund requests should be sent to info@mfbf.org.
LODGING INFORMATION: Hilton Garden Inn $150.00 plus tax (406) 532-5300
Call by November 3, 2025 to book your room at the $150.00 (plus tax) conference rate. Call the Hilton Garden Inn (406) 532-5300 and ask for the “Montana Farm Bureau” room block.
Still need a room for the Annual Convention? There is a spillover block for MFBF members attending the convention at the Courtyard by Marriott just down the street from the Convention Center. Call 406-549-5260 and ask for the Montana Farm Bureau block!
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 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 Dinner on your own
Thursday, November 20
8:00am Resolutions Session
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