2023 Summer Convention - A Dozen Decades & Counting

Early Bird Registration is open until June 30, 2023

Registration Rates:

Full Registration (Includes all meetings, events, and meals- Thursday lunch, Thursday Cattle Growers Benefit Dinner & Auction, Friday Membership Luncheon & Friday Dinner & Dance)

• ACGA Member Full Registration- $200

• Kids (Under 12, Kids under 3 are free!) Full Registration- $75​​ 

• Family of 4 (2 Adults, 2 Kids ages 12-18) Full Registration- $700

• Non-Member Full Registration- $300

Thursday Selections- July 20th (Includes all Thursday's meetings, and meals- Lunch and Cattle Industry Benefit Dinner & Auction)

• Thursday Full Day- $120

Friday Selections- July 21st (Includes all Friday's meetings/speaker sessions, Cattlemen's College, and meals- Membership Luncheon and Dinner & Dance) 

• Friday Full Day- $120

Non-Member add an extra $50

​All Attendees MUST register

Early Bird Registration is open until June 30, 2023 

ALL inclusive pricing increases by $100 and Single Day increases by $50 after June 30th

Agenda of Events: 

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Tradeshow Set-Up 

• 2:00 p.m

Arizona Cattle Industry Research & Education Foundation 

• 3:00 p.m. - Board Meeting​

Thursday, July 20, 2023

• 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Tradeshow Opens

• 8:00 a.m. – Cowbelles Past Presidents Breakfast (Invite Only)

• 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. – Welcome & Committee Updates

• 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. – Sponsor Engagement

• 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – 15-Minute Break

• 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – Lunch with Speakers from Federal Agency Partners: U.S. Bureau of Land Management  (invited) & U.S. Forest Service

• 1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. – Sponsor Engagement

• 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. – State Agency Partner Speakers: Arizona Beef Council, Arizona Game & Fish Department (invited), Arizona Department of Agriculture, Arizona Department of Water Resources (invited), Arizona State Land Department (invited)

• 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. – 1.5-Hour Break to Visit Tradeshow Vendor Booths

• 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. – Cattle Industry Benefit Dinner & Auction                                                       

Friday, July 21, 2023

• 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – Breakout Session: Arizona/New Mexico Coalition of Counties

• 7:45 a.m. – Registration

• 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – Business Affiliate Breakfast (Invite Only)

• 8:15 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – NRCS Ag Conservation Easement Program (invited)

• 9:00 a.m. – Tradeshow Opens

• 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. – Cattlemen’s College

• 11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. – 15-Minute Break

• 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Policy & Resolution Amendments Discussion & Adoption; Ag Issues Committee & Resolutions Committee Update

• 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Membership Luncheon & NCBA President Speaker (invited)

• 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. – Sponsor Engagement

• 1:45 p.m.-2.15 p.m. – Bylaws Amendments Discussion & Adoption; Bylaws Committee Update

• 2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – Sponsor Engagement

• 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – General Membership Meeting

• 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. – Tradeshow Reception & Drawings

• 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. – 1-Hour Break

• 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. – Dinner & Dancing with Legislative Overview & Political Action Committee Update

Saturday, July 22, 2023

• 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. – Board of Directors Meeting