May 11, 2015 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Montana Stockgrowers Announces Second Year of Frontline Ag Solutions Partnership

Frontline AgHelena, Mont. – Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is excited to announce its second year of partnership with Frontline Ag Solutions. The John Deere dealer based in Conrad is an “Official Top Hand Club Sponsor” of MSGA and has been instrumental in helping to continue the 2015 Top Hand Club.

The Top Hand Club is a part of Stockgrowers’ Affiliate Mentorship Program, a renewed effort to strengthen local affiliate groups and ranching members across the state. Each year, the individual and Local Affiliate group who recruit the most new MSGA members are recognized with the Top Hand award. This year’s top recruiting Local Affiliate group will win a John Deere Gator sponsored by Frontline Ag Solutions. The Gator will make its debut at the Stockgrowers’ MidYear Meeting, June 4-6 in Bozeman.

John Deere Gator Montana Stockgrowers Frontline Ag“We have been hard at work this year making plans for the Top Hand Club to support our membership. We could not have accomplished this without the very generous support of Frontline Ag Solutions,” said Gene Curry, MSGA President from Valier. “John Deere makes a great, dependable product that holds up on our Montana ranches. We appreciate the commitment Frontline Ag Solutions has made to our membership and the Montana Stockgrowers Association!”

The Top Hand Club is the Montana Stockgrowers Association’s “member-recruit-a-member” program, which has developed to recognize those Local Affiliate groups and members across Montana who continually give their time and effort to help increase the strength of their state organization, the Montana Stockgrowers Association.

The top prize for the Affiliate Top Hand, a John Deere Gator from Frontline Ag Solutions, will be awarded to the Stockgrowers Local Affiliate group that recruits the highest number of new memberships for MSGA within the current recruitment year, ending November 30. Last year’s Affiliate Top Hand winner was the Southeastern Montana Stockgrowers of Miles City.

The 2015 winner will be announced at MSGA’s Annual Convention to be held Dec. 3-5 at the MetraPark in Billings. To learn more about MSGA’s 2015 Top Hand Club and to find information on membership programs and benefits, please visit our Membership Benefits page.

Wayne Slaght Ovando Montana Stockgrowers Association Board of Directors
August 22, 2014 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Director’s Update: Western Montana

By Wayne Slaght, MSGA Director, Western District

Wayne Slaght Ovando Montana Stockgrowers Association Board of DirectorsAs the second half of 2014 begins, everyone has cattle out on grass, keeping a close eye on them and putting up the hay for another Montana winter.

If you had a chance to go to the Mid-Year Stockgrowers meeting in Miles City last month, you were treated to a great event. Compliments go out to Fred, Terry, and the staff of MSGA. They did a great job of putting this amazing event together and I for one, thank you for all the blood, sweat and tears it to make it run so smoothly!

Calf prices are the hot topic right now for stock growers! We are receiving record prices for our cattle at this time. It’s great for the industry and producers everywhere are smiling about the prices we are receiving.

The local affiliate groups are working on many issues. I just attended the monthly meeting of the Rocky Mountain Stockgrowers. They are energetic groups who have many irons in the fire. I believe their president, Kim Skinner is also giving an update so, I’ll let him talk about their specific issues.

I am going to the western Montana Stockmen’s meeting later this week.

I hope all of the affiliate members are out working hard a generating more MSGA memberships and trying to win the John Deere Gator that was generously donated to us by Frontline Ag. Click here to learn more – mtbeef.org/tophand.

I am very honored to be a first year member of the Board of Directors of such a great organization. I still have a lot to learn, but am willing to help in any way I can. Should you have a need or concern, please feel free to give me a call. Hoping that summer in our great state is treating you well and that your hay crops are proving to be abundant!

June 9, 2014 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Northeast Montana Update | Bakken and ranchers

By Jim Steinbeisser. Sidney, Northeast Region Director

jim steinbeisser, sidney montanaBy the end of May, spring is finally underway! This sure is a great time to be in the cattle business, isn’t it? Strong cattle markets and with that, positive balance sheets for our individual businesses, give us an opportunity to reevaluate where we focus our resources.

Being from the Sidney area in the heart of the Bakken oil boom, I am asked occasionally what it is like to ranch in the middle of all that. I will say it is mostly good. The economy of the area is certainly strong! We have many buildings going up, more businesses starting and more people coming to live here. However, there is a down side. The roads are busier than I would like although after the initial drilling, the traffic does lessen. Crime has increased some and housing is in short supply but even now, it is starting to catch up. Overall, it is a net benefit for our communities. As drilling expands to areas not very experienced with the oil activity, I would encourage landowners and renters to talk to folks who have already been through the process of leases, easements, etc. You do not need to make all the mistakes that have been made by ranchers in the past. Just pick up your phone and call. It could be very helpful!

Being on the MSGA board now for the second year, I can really see the issues that need to be and are being addressed. Your very competent staff is not only working on the front-page issues that we read about or hear about but also working on the smaller, lesser-known issues that are equally important. The board members, officers and staff take all the challenges that we, as an industry face very seriously. Everyone is encouraged to contact us with any concern they may have or just to share their thoughts on a matter. We really are working to build an even better communication channel between the leadership and the members of this great organization.

The newly developed AMP (Affiliate Mentorship Program) will also help us with building dialog with our affiliates. Please get to know the program and its benefits. It is worth knowing, for example, that there is the Affiliate Top Hand Club where your local affiliate can win a John Deere Gator, generously donated by Frontline Ag! Be sure to check the newsletter or our website for all the details! I hope to see you in Miles City for our Mid-Year Meeting in June 13 & 14. It will be a grand time with good meetings and good fun.

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April 9, 2014 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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MSGA brings back the Top Hand Club with Frontline Ag Sponsorship

Affiliate Mentorship ProgramHelena, Mont. – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is excited to announce its first year partnership with  Frontline Ag. Frontline Ag is an “Official Affiliate Top Hand Club Sponsor” of the Montana Stockgrowers Association and they have been instrumental in helping MSGA to implement the Affiliate Top Hand Club for 2014. This year’s top prize will be a John Deere Gator sponsored by Frontline Ag.

The Top Hand Club is a part of Stockgrowers’ Affiliate Mentorship Program, announced earlier this year, as a renewed effort to strengthen local affiliate members across the state.

“We have been hard at work this year making plans to bring back our Top Hand Club to our membership. We could not have accomplished this without the very generous support of Frontline Ag” said Tucker Hughes, Montana Stockgrowers Association President. “John Deere makes a great, dependable product that holds up on our Montana ranches. We appreciate the commitment Frontline Ag has made to our membership and the Montana Stockgrowers Association!”

The Affiliate Top Hand Club is the Montana Stockgrowers Association’s “member-recruit-a-member” program, which has been developed to recognize those Local Affiliate Associations and members who continually give their time and effort to help increase the strength of their state organization, the Montana Stockgrowers Association.Frontline Logo

The Top Prize for the Affiliate Top Hand, a John Deere Gator from Frontline Ag, will be awarded to the Local Affiliate Association that recruits the highest number of new memberships for MSGA within the current recruitment year. The winner will be announced at MSGA’s Annual Convention to be held Dec. 11-13, 2014 in Billings at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana.

To learn more about MSGA’s 2014 Affiliate Top Hand Club and to find information on the individual membership top hand prizes please visit www.mtbeef.org.

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The Montana Stockgrowers Association, a non-profit organization representing nearly 2,500 members, strives to serve, protect and advance the economic, political, environmental and cultural interests of cattle producers, the largest sector of Montana’s number one industry – agriculture.

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