129th Annual Convention and Trade Show
November 5-7, 2020
At the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Rapid, City, SD
Book Hotel Rooms Here – SD Stockgrowers Association Rooms
Thursday, November 5, 2020
8:30 am – Registration and Trade Show Open
10:00 am – Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
10:10 am – Opening Remarks with President Scott Edoff
10:15 am – Bill Bullard, CEO – R-CALF USA
11:15 am – Ken Charfauros – Wall Meat Processing
11:45 Trade Show break
12:00 pm – Lunch (Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden has been invited)
1:30 pm – Livestock Marketing Panel
3:15 pm – DC Panel Update
Rob Skjonsberg, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
Logan Penfield, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
John Weber, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson
Ryan Donnelly, U.S. Senator John Thune
5pm Trade Show Closes
6pm – 3rd Annual Pub Crawl – Downtown Rapid City
Zymurcracy Brewery
Black Hils Contraband Distillery
Haycamp Brewery
Friday, November 6, 2020
8:00 am – Inspirational Breakfast with Singer/Songwriter Cindy Witt
9:00 am – Federal Lands/American Prairie Reserve Panel
Deanna Robbins, MT Rancher
Hugh Thompson, WY Rancher/Former USFS District Ranger
Lance Russel, SD State Senator/Attorney
11:00 am – Fred Provenza, PhD., Professor Emeritus Utah State University
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Elk Management Panel
Dayle Hammock, SD State Representative
Chuck Spring, SD GF&P Commisioner/Meade Co. Rancher
Tom Kirschenmann, Director of Wildlife SD GF&P
3:00 pm – Dr. John Killefer, SDSU CAFES Corn Endowed Dean
Ice Cream Social and Trade Show Break
3:30pm – SD Stockgrowers Association Annual Meeting
4:00 pm – Trade Show Closes
5:30pm – Social Hour
6:30pm – Awards and Recognition Banquet Followed by Auction and Entertainment
Saturday Nov. 7
8:00am – Board of Directors Breakfast
9:00am – Board of Directors meeting
