MidYear All the highlights and details | 8
Water Rights Do you need to file on your rights? | 7
Grizzly Delisting Update on the proposed delisting | 2
STOCKGROWERSUpdate From the Office of the EVP
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Errol Rice Executive Vice President
SGA has been taking on some big challenges and looking to seize opportunities in 2016. The MSGA Board of Directors has been working hard to chart a path forward for 2016 and beyond. They underwent an extensive planning session in January that included evaluation of key industry trends, assumptions and an organizational strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis. The outcome produced a series of measurable short, medium and long-term goals for the organization. Driving the strategic plan’s objectives are to improve stakeholder value, enhance the business climate for ranching and increasing organizational effectiveness. The importance of strategic planning for any organization or business is to stay focused on decided upon outcomes and making incremental improvements. I am very proud of the work
Submitted by Karoline Rose that the board has been undertaking and staff are working collaboratively with the board on many of the key initiatives and goals set forth. Leadership development is a key priority and MSGA has been busy with its inaugural young stockgrowers leadership series. The twelve month program is designed to identify young leaders within Montana’s ranching sector and engage them to build a longterm professional relationship with MSGA.
MSGA at Work Marias River Livestock President Curry and Jay Bodner attended a meeting with the Marias River Livestock Board to discuss issues related to recent bison importations on the Blackfeet Reservation, grizzly
bear conflicts and delisting opportunities and updates on the Department of Livestock.
MSU Ranch Mgmt.
MSGA Executive Vice Presdient Errol Rice attended the Ranch Management Commit-
This series was made possible through the direct philanthropic investment of MSGA’s Research, Education and Endowment Foundation along with other important MSGA sponsors. Leadership programs such as this and the Affiliate Mentorship Program are key to establishing long-term sustainability of MSGA’s mission, vision and values. We are nearing Montana’s primary election and our political action committee (MAPA Continued on next page
tee meeting at Montana State University on May 9th. This committee is working to develop a ranch management degree program at MSU.
One Montana
Discussion regarding the tran-
sition of traditional landowners to new landowners and ways to improve communications between the groups and develop improved working relationships. Continued on next page