2026 Convention Agenda

Monday, February 2nd

8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Board Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration
AV Sponsor: York Ag
12:45 p.m. Welcome - President Mike Martz
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session Sponsor: CLA
Dale Carnegie - An Interactive Customer Service Seminar
Tim Gilbreath, Dale Carnegie
3:00 p.m. Break Sponsor: Martz's Game Farm
3:30 p.m. Pheasant Recipes To Kill For
Roger Andersen, Author
5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception Sponsor: 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: Double Barrel Game Farm 
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: Kent Nutrition
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:

1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session Sponsor: Beavers Game Farm
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: Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery
Raffle Gun Sponsor: Friends of NAGA
Sponsor Gun Sponsor:

Auction Sponsor: Lake Elaine Game Farm