2026 Convention Agenda

Monday, February 2nd

8:00 – 10:30 a.m. Board Meeting
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration
Audio/Visual Sponsored by York Ag
12:45 p.m. Welcome
Mike Martz, NAGA President
1:00 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)
3:00 p.m. Dos and Don'ts For a NPIP Audit
Troy Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farm
4:00 p.m. Why the Future of the Gamebird Industry Depends on Political Engagement
Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Star Labs

Tuesday

7:15 a.m. Ladies' Coffee & Convos Sponsor: HatchTracker
8:15 a.m. Morning Session Sponsor: Kuhl Corporation
Rethinking Feed Formula Strategies for Breeders and Indoors vs. Outdoors, Ingredients to Consider in Your Program
Julianna Jespersen, Ph.D., Kent Nutrition
9:00 a.m. Cyber Wars: Protecting Your Data and Computer Systems
Javier Young, CLA
9:45 a.m. Break Sponsor:
10:15 a.m. Brooder Barn Tactics: HVAC Options, Reducing Mortality, and Preparing Your Birds for the Outdoors
Jeff May, Clearview Enterprises
11:15 a.m. Turning Red Into Black Using a Profitability Calculator
Tom Shay, Profits Plus
12:15 p.m. Ending of Tuesday's seminars

Wednesday

8:15 a.m. Morning Session Sponsor: MacFarlane Pheasants Inc
How to Use Marketing for Direct Return on Investment
Tim Brant, Murray Road Agency
9:00 a.m. Beyond Booties and Dutch Entry Doors: What Biosecurity Looks Like 3 Years Into Avian Influenza
Dr. Carol Cardona, University of Minnesota
9:45 a.m. Break Sponsor:
10:15 a.m. AI Part 1: Bird Counting Using Artificial Intelligence
Cody Laudenslager, Mahantongo Game Farm
11:00 a.m. What Your Accountant Is Not Telling You
Tom Shay, Profits Plus
12:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsor:
Afternoon Session Sponsor: Beavers Game Farm LLCC
1:00 p.m. Annual Business Meeting & NAGA Updates
Rob Sexton, NAGA Executive Director
1:30 p.m. Succession Planning: Growing the Engagement of Children to Ensure Their Ownership Tomorrow.
Peg Ballou, Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
2:15 p.m. AI Part 2: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Gamebird Businesses
Director of Digital, Murray Road Agency
3:00 p.m. Break Sponsor: Forsgren's Pheasant Farm
3:15 p.m. Best Practices: Effective Strategies for Raising Multiple Species of Gamebirds
Chris DeWitt, DeWitt's Game Farm; Mike Martz, Martz's Game Farm; Adam Straub, Straub's Game Farm
4:15 p.m. Effective Producer/Preserve Communication to Maintain Good Biosecurity
Taylor Williams, Milford Hills; Chris Theisen, MacFarlane Pheasants
5:00 p.m. Cocktails, Banquet & Auction
Banquet Sponsor:
Raffle Gun Sponsor: Friends of NAGA
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