2024 Convention Agenda

8:30 am - 2023 Final Board Meeting

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Registration

12:20 pm - Welcome President

12:30 pm - Animal Rights: The Evolving Threat 

Todd Adkins, The Sportsmen's Alliance

1:15 pm - How to Appeal a Judgment on Indemnification with USDA APHIS

Tracy Dopko, Daventry Appraisal Services 

2:00 pm - Break

2:30 pm- Depopulation Strategies

Dr. Jacqueline Nolting, Ohio State University

3:30 pm - Different Methods for Hauling Adult Gamebirds

Mike Forsgren, Forsgren's Pheasant Farm; Andy Hairston, Little Canyon Shooting Preserve; Chris Theisen, MacFarlane Pheasants 

5:15 pm - Welcome Reception

8:15 am - Ordering & Delivery Logistics Between Hunting Preserves & Producers

Jeff Oaks, Flint Oak; Dan Barngrover, Longtail Farms; Brian Beavers, Beavers Game Farm

9:00 am - Is Stress Killing Your Game? Improving Performance Through Stress Management

Ashley Wagner Ph.D., Probiotech International Inc

9:45 am - Auburn College's Wildlife Enterprise Management Program

Todd Franks Ph.D., Auburn College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment

10:30 am - Break

11:00 am - Taxes, They Suck - Tips & Tricks so They Don't Suck as Much

TBD

7:30 am - 8:30 am - Second NAGA Board Meeting

9:00 am - The Campaign to Update Breeder Values

Troy Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farms & Rob Sexton, NAGA

9:45 am - Biosecurity Measures When Delivering, Picking Up & Receiving Gamebirds

Taylor Williams, Milford Hills; Tony Smith, MTM Pheasants

10:45 am - Break

11:15 am - Staying Legal: Complying with Interstate Bird Hauling Regulations

12:00 pm - Lunch Provided by NAGA

1:00 pm - NAGA Update, General Membership Meeting

Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director

1:45 pm - Succession Planning and/or How do you Cash Out & Get Out

Dan Iosue & Nate Upton, The Rawls Group

2:30 pm - Break

2:45 pm - Dog & Customer First Aid in the Field

TBD

3:30 pm - What to Expect During an HPAI Event in Your Region

Dr. Elena Behnke, USDA APHIS

5:00 pm - Cocktails, Dinner & Auction