2017 WILDROSE CONVENTION
BISON SHOW & SALE
AGENDA
Friday, March 17th
9:00 AM - Doors Open at Kinsmen Community Centre Visit Trade Booths
10:00 AM - Welcome, BPA Update : Chair, Roger Van
10:20 AM - KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Roland Kroos, Crossroads Ranch Consulting, Bozeman, MT
"Profitability in Raising Bison Today”
12 Noon LUNCH – Bison Irish Stew : Visit Trade Display Booths
1:00 PM - Update on CBA & International Bison Conference 2017
Terry Kremeniuk, CBA Executive Director
1:30 PM - Summary of 2016 Benchmarking Data
UofA Capstone Project Students
2:00 PM - Benchmark Data Gathering “ We Need Your Participation”
Bruce Gordonittee
2:05 PM - Alternative Feed, Bison Mineral Needs : Murray Feist, SK Ministry of Agriculture
3:00 PM COFFEE BREAK : Visit Trade Display Booths
3:30 PM - Alberta Handling Systems / Growing Forward 2 Funding
Jill Dennis, AB AG & Forestry
4:00 PM - Producer Panel on Production & Marketing Ideas :
Neil Hochstein, Cynthia Austin, Steven Lunty
4:45 PM - Convention Day Ends
5:00 PM BAR OPENS (Silent Auction Bidding Begins)
6:00 PM BISON BANQUET
7:15 PM - Wildrose BISON AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
8:00 PM…… - Live and Silent Fun Auction, Socializing
Saturday, March 18th
9:00 AM - BPA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at Kinsmen Community Centre
9:45 AM - Judges Comments
10:00 AM - View Bison at Vold Jones & Vold Auction Mart
12 NOON - SALE of Wildrose Show Bison
Followed by : Draw of the Winning Raffle Ticket for the 2016 Heifer Calf
[Make Sure you Get your Ticket ! ]
Then: The VJV Commerical Bison Sale
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