2025 Convention Agenda

8 - 10:30 a.m. - Board Meeting

9 - 11 a.m. - Registration

Audio/Visual Sponsored by York Ag

12:45 p.m. - Welcome  

Mike Martz, NAGA President

1 p.m. - Feed Strategies That Ensure High-Quality Fliers and Healthy Birds

Bill Achor, York Ag

1:45 p.m. - Accounting Basics for Those who Outsource or do it In-House

James Heilman, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)

2:30 p.m. - Break

Sponsored by CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)

3 p.m. - Dos and Don'ts For a NPIP Audit

Troy Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farm

4 p.m. - Why the Future of the Gamebird Industry Depends on Political Engagement

Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director

5:30 pm - Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Star Labs

8:15 a.m. - Gamebird Diseases and the Right Medications to Treat Them

Dr. Robert Porter, University of Minnesota

9 a.m. - Panel: Making Good Biosecurity Affordable

Mike Martz, Martz's Game Farm; Marc Metzer, Metzer Farms; David Wacker, Prairie Land Gamebirds

9:45 a.m. - Break

Sponsored by Martz's Game Farm

10:15 a.m. - TBD

12:15 p.m. - Ending of Tuesday's seminars

Wednesday Morning Sessions

Sponsored by MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc.

8:15 a.m. - Navigating the Struggles of Succession Planning in a Family Business

Lan and Joe Haas, National Band & Tag

8:30 a.m. - Succession: How Multigenerational Businesses Survive and Succeed

Larry Custer, Water Street Solutions

9:30 a.m. - Panel: What We Learned from Surviving a Natural Disaster

Chris Theisen, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc; Brian Beavers, Beavers Game Farm

10:15 a.m. - Break

Sponsored by Kuhl Corporation

10:45 a.m. - What You Need to Know When Reviewing Your Insurance Policies

Steven Davis, CPCU, Assured Partners

11:30 a.m. - Public Relations: Making the Best Out of Bad Situations

Emily Ellis, Animal Agriculture Alliance

12:15 p.m. - Lunch

Sponsored by Romeo Bravo Software

1 p.m. - Annual Business Meeting and NAGA Updates

Mike Martz, NAGA President; Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director

1:45 p.m. - How Pennsylvania Established a HPAI Recovery Fund for Hunting Clubs and Game Farms

Troy Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farm; Mike Martz, Martz's Game Farm

2:30 p.m. - Break

Sponsored by Forsgren's Pheasant Farm

2:45 p.m. - Understanding Major Shifts in Social Media Marketing

Brian Moncey, Black Raven

3:30 p.m. - Panel: What Qualities Hunting Clubs Look for in Gamebirds

Avery LaCombe, Ringneck Ranch, Inc.; Patrick Wall, Greystone Castle Sporting Club

5:00 pm - Cocktails, Banquet and Auction

Banquet Sponsored by Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery

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