February 1-3, 2027
Presented by The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
8 - 10:30 a.m. | Board Meeting |
9 - 11 a.m. | Registration
AV Sponsor: York Ag |
12:45 p.m. | Welcome - President Sarah James
Afternoon Session Sponsor: CLA |
1 p.m. | The Use of Drone Technology on Gamebird Farms
Cody Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farms |
1:45 p.m. | Biosecurity Beyond - What Gamebird Farms are Doing Beyond Basic Protocols
John Metzer, Metzer Farms; Tony Smith, MTM Pheasants; Tim Zindl, Oak Ridge Pheasant Ranch |
2:45 p.m. | Break Sponsor: Martz's Game Farm |
3:15 p.m. | Developing Hatching Profiles: A Case Study at DeWitt's Game Farm
Rickey Cates, Royal Pas Reform |
4 p.m. | Maintaining Bird Health in Extreme Weather Delivery Conditions
Dustin Chrisman, Double Barrel Game Farm & Hatchery; Chris Theisen, MacFarlane Pheasants |
5 p.m. | Welcome Reception Sponsor: Star Labs |
7:15 a.m. | Ladies' Coffee & Convos Sponsor: HatchTracker
Morning Session Sponsor: Kuhl Corporation |
8:30 a.m. | Hiring Practices to Keep the Antis Out
Emily Ellis, Animal Ag Alliance |
9:15 a.m. | How Automated Cleaning Equipment Improves Efficiencies
Kuhl Corporation |
10:15 a.m. | Break Sponsor: Double Barrel Game Farm |
10:45 a.m. | Feeding Gamebirds Right: What the Formula Says vs. What the Bird Gets
Reza Poureslami, Ph.D., Devenish NA |
11:30 a.m. | End of Tuesday's Seminars |
8:30 a.m. | Morning Session Sponsor: MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.
Coordinating Between the Gamebird Industry and Sporting Clays Industry to Protect Hunting and Shooting
Michael Hampton Jr, NSSA-NSCA |
9:30 a.m. | Protecting the Flock: Keeping Avian and Mammalian Predators From Gamebirds
Keith Gutshall, The Fur Bandit Wildlife Pest Control |
10:15 a.m. | Break Sponsor: Kent Nutrition |
10:45 a.m. | How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Business Efficiencies
Brian Gibbs, Brian Gibbs & Associates |
12 p.m. | Lunch Sponsor: Royal Pas Reform
Afternoon Session Sponsor: Tuck Farms |
1 p.m. | Annual Business Meeting and NAGA Updates
Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director |
1:30 p.m. | Why Are We Losing Birds? Breaking Down Gamebird Mortality
Brian Davis, MacFarlane Pheasants Inc. |
2:15 p.m. | Managing Logistics: Tracking Birds From Egg to Delivery
John Tuck, Tuck Farms; Ruth Malpas, Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery |
3 p.m. | Break Sponsor: Forsgren's Pheasant Farm |
3:30 p.m. | Building the Right Pens for Your Sized Flock
Troy Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farm; Brian Beavers, Beavers Game Farm |
5 p.m. | Cocktails, Banquet and Auction
Banquet Sponsor: Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
Raffle Gun Sponsor: Friends of NAGA
Live Auction Sponsor: MTM Pheasants
Sponsor Gun Sponsor: Friends of NAGA |
