Zoetis Cattlemen's College at Montana Stockgrowers Convention
November 20, 2013 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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MSGA 2013 Convention Highlights – Friday

2013 Montana Stockgrowers Convention Trade ShowThe 2013 Montana Stockgrowers Convention is coming up in just a few short weeks. Last week we highlighted events scheduled for Thursday, December 12. If you missed those be sure to check that post and be sure to get your registration submitted online soon!

Friday, December 13, kicks off the 2nd full day of the MSGA convention with Registration opening at 7 a.m. The Billings Chamber of Commerce Breakfast and MCW Past Presidents Breakfast both kick-off at 7 a.m.

Opening General Session starts at 8 and we are very excited to host featured speaker, Sarah Calhoun. Sarah is the founder of a company that produces work wear for women, Red Ants Pants. Be sure to check out our previous post highlighting Sarah Calhoun.

A very important function of Annual Convention is to review and establish Association policy on important issues that affect the future of our Montana ranching community. Starting at 9:30 a.m., both the Beef Production & Marketing and Tax, Finance & Ag Policy committees will meet.

Other important events during the day on Friday include:

  • 10:00 a.m. Trade Show Open
  • 10:00 a.m. Silent Auction Open
  • 12:00 p.m. Northern Ag Network Lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. Beef Production & Marketing Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 p.m. Tax, Finance & Ag Policy Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 a.m. MCW Annual Meeting and Installation
  • 2:00 p.m. Montana Range Days Steering Committee
  • 5:00 p.m. MCW New Board of Directors Meeting
  • 5:30 p.m. MCW Officer Reception

Starting at 3:00 p.m., the Zoetis Cattlemen’s College will feature more great speakers with educational and informative presentations. Dr. Darrel Peel, Oklahoma State University Agriculture Economist and MSU graduate will present a second round of his session titled, “Rebuilding the U.S. Beef Industry: Challenges and Opportunities.” At 4:00 p.m. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Larry Gran and Dan Ellis will present a second session of their workshop titled, “ZOETIS RANCH- An Interactive Cow Calf Game Designed to Explore Profit Opportunity From EPDs and HD50K Genetic Tests.”

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Zoetis Cattlemen's College at Montana Stockgrowers ConventionRichard Linhart, DVM, Dipl. ACT, is a managing veterinarian with the Zoetis Beef Veterinary Operations team. With 20 years of private practice experience and board certification in theriogenology, Dr. Linhart combines significant technical knowledge with an exceptional ability to communicate and work with cattlemen. Based in Boise, Idaho, he supports cow-calf producers, working primarily in beef cattle reproduction and herd health to help improve reproductive efficiency.

Prior to joining Zoetis, Dr. Linhart spent 20 years as owner of Simpsonville Animal Hospital in Simpsonville, Ky., a food animal and exotic animal veterinary practice. He received his undergraduate and veterinary medicine degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. and completed a theriogenology residency at University of Missouri.

Dr. Linhart specialized in advising clients on estrus synchronization programs and helping them implement these programs to optimize results of artificial insemination and embryo transfer. He also put his expertise in production medicine to work in the areas of prevention and control of neonatal diseases, stocker cattle health management, parasite control and reproductive herd heath, including use of ultrasound reproductive evaluation in bison, cattle and small ruminants.

Linhart is a member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, American College of Theriogenologists and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Rich is also interested in exotic animals, including elk, deer, bear, bobcat, alpacas and exotic swine. He’s has worked with the Louisville Zoo on hoofed stock and marine mammals and with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife where he was responsible for the veterinary care of bison, elk, deer, black bear, bobcat and reptiles. Rich is also an avid metal artist with a primary interest in welded metal sculpture. He and wife, Jutta, hand-built their log cabin in Simpsonville, KY and have 4 children.

Dr. Linhart will present two sessions of his workshop; the first starting at 3 p.m., the second starting at 4 p.m.

Friday will close out the day starting at 7:00 p.m. with the Trade Show Closing Dinner & NFR Viewing.

A full schedule for the MSGA Annual Convention and online registration can be found on the Events tab at www.mtbeef.org.

 

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October 16, 2013 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Red Ants Pants – Sarah Cahoun at MSGA Convention

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Sarah Calhoun, Founder – Red Ants Pants

Montana Stockgrowers and Montana CattleWomen are excited to announce an entertaining and motivational speaker for the 129th Annual Convention and Trade Show, which takes place December 12-14 at Holiday Inn Grand MT in Billings. Sarah Colhoun, founder of Red Ants Pants, brings her experiences of starting and running a small business with some creative ways of marketing to the Opening General Session. Registration for the Convention is now available online at MTbeef.org.

Sarah Calhoun grew up on a farm in Connecticut and received her degree in Environmental Studies from Gettysburg College. After five years working outdoor education jobs, including instructing for Outward Bound and leading trail crews, she was rather fed up with wearing men’s work pants.

Sarah moved to Bozeman in 2004 where she purchased a copy of How to Start a Small Business for Dummies. Upon learning what a business plan was, she promptly wrote one, started designing pants, and Red Ants Pants was born.

Wanting to live in a rural Montana ranching town, in 2005 she moved to White Sulphur Springs and set up her office, storefront, and distribution center in an old historic saddle shop. In October 2006, she opened the doors to the first ever company dedicated to making work pants for women. Finally…workwear for women!

Red Ants Pants was founded in 2006 by Sarah Calhoun. Tired of wearing men’s work pants that didn’t fit, Calhoun designed pants that would fit, function and flatter working women. The pants are made in the USA and that will not change. Red Ants Pants is based out of White Sulphur Springs, Montana where the storefront, distribution center, and international headquarters all reside in a historic saddle shop. Known for their grass-roots marketing efforts, including ‘Tour de Pants’, the direct sales business model is proving effective, even in tough economic times.

In 2011 Red Ants Pants put on the first annual Red Ants Pants Music Festival, where 6,000 fans came to dance their pants off in a cow pasture listening to some top bands including Lyle Lovett. The Red Ants Pants Foundation was formed as the non-profit branch of the project, in support of women’s leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural communities. The festival continues its success into the third year with Merle Haggard headlining the 2013 event.

With a recent trip to the White House and keynoting at several national speaking events, Calhoun continues to be amazed how this company has become so much more than just a pair of pants. “It’s neat to show that we can do big things in small towns,” she reflects. A new Red Ants Pants ad campaign that profiles kickass women of history uses a tagline that resonates with the culture of the company: “Step into these pants and see what you can do.”

Learn more about Sarah on her website, RedAntsPants.com, read the Red Ants Pants blog, or follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

**Material from RedAntsPants.com contributed to this post.

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