Please join the DLGC Board of Directors on Saturday, December 2, for the 2017 Annual Meeting. The DLGC Annual Meeting will be held at the Double Tree Inn**, West Fargo, ND, in the early evening after the conclusion of the North Dakota Lamb & Wool Producers Association and Minnesota Lamb & Wool Producers joint annual conference. The MN and ND organizations have planned a North Dakota Sheep Industry Tour for Friday, December 1 (begins at 10 AM), and a full day of educational sessions, including a trade show, for Saturday, December 2. The Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative meeting will follow the joint convention activities around 5:00pm (meeting at the Double Tree Inn).

DLGC members will vote on the amended and restated Uniform Marketing Agreement (ballot included with Notice of Meeting mailing). New members are especially encouraged to take advantage of the networking opportunities and educational sessions offered this weekend.

Call 701-551-01 to reserve your room at the Double Tree Inn by November 7. Ask for the NDLWPA Convention rate ($109 plus tax per night). The North Dakota Sheep Industry Tour on Friday is limited to 55 people, so register early! This tour costs an additional $20 (lunch included). You will return by 4:30 pm Friday. A Lamb Dinner Social followed by a fundraiser auction is scheduled for 5 pm Friday evening.

For DLGC members who are Minnesota and North Dakota residents, use your respective state’s registration form (see below) for registering for the conference. DLGC members who are not MN or ND residents, please register using the attached MLWP’s registration form, and pay rate according to membership status in your state’s producer organization. If you have any questions about registration, please contact Randy Kinney (DLGC member and MLWP President) at kinneylamb AT gmail DOT com.

ND MN Convention 2017 sched

MLWP 2017 conference registration (1)

NDLWPA 2017 conference registration (1)

We are currently planning on gathering for dinner after the Annual Meeting, so please email dakotalambgrowers@gmail.com NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 27 so we can get an idea of how many DLGC members are interested in dinner Saturday night.

** Double Tree Inn: 825 E. Beaton Drive, West Fargo, ND 58078–just off I94. Take the Veteran’s Blvd exit.

Thank you for supporting your Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative!