Iowa Cattle Industry Convention

Schedule of Events

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.                 IBIC Annual Meeting
8:30 a.m.                            Registration & Tradeshow Open

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.              Welcome
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.            Keynote: Beef Cattle Industry Situation Update & Outlook, CattleFax
10:45 a.m.                         Break & Tradeshow
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.   Breakout Sessions #1

• Breakout 1: Influencing the Plate 
• Breakout 2: Conservation in a Cow-Calf Operation
• Breakout 3: Progress Driven Resilience

12:15 p.m.                          Lunch
1:15 p.m.                            Tradeshow
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.                 Breakout Sessions #2

• Breakout 1: Beef Market Innovation
• Breakout 2: The Future of Water Quality
• Breakout 3: Beef Supply Chain

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.                 Breakout Sessions #3

• Breakout 1: Evaluating New Research in Beef
• Breakout 2: Kicking Off the New Policy Year
• Breakout 3: Navigating My Cattle Business During Uncertain Times

3:45 p.m.                             Tradeshow
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.                  ICA Annual Meeting
5:15 - 6:30 p.m.                  Tradeshow Reception
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.                  Dinner & Awards
8:00 p.m.                             Entertainment

The ICA Annual Meeting is open to all ICA members and is free to attend. Please note, registration fees apply if you plan to participate in other convention events. 

NEW THIS YEAR!

Classrooms to Cattle

Introducing our Next Gen series

For juniors and seniors in high school and college students, this series is designed to help the next generation of producers take their first steps toward success. As we welcome ICA Next Gen members and other students to the Iowa Cattle Industry Convention, these sessions will dive into the basics of agricultural lending and financial planning, along with practical leadership development. 

Next Gen Sessions:

11:15 - 12:15 p.m.        Financing for your Future (Part 1)
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.            Financing for your Future (Part 2)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.            Building Leaders

There is no registration fee for Next Gen/Student participants; however, we ask that you complete the registration through the registration form above. If you received a code from your advisor, teacher, or professor, please include that in your registration form to help with our tracking. 

Next Gen/Student registration includes all events through the ICA Annual Meeting. These participants are asked to depart before the evening reception and dinner.