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Salt Lake City, UT

NFRBMEA Pre-conference Board Meeting

President Mark Holkup, Secretary Will Walter and President Elect Jim McCuistion

NFRBMEA Pre-conference Board Meeting

NCAE Rep Ira Beckman, Past President Doug Wertish and Conference Chair Jay D. Olsen

Sunday Evening Mixer

Conference Chair Jay D. Olsen welcomes the group

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting with Jim McCuistion

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting with Jim McCabe

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting

First-Timers Breakfast Meeting

Monday Morning Reunion

Laurie Morris, Virginia Berger, Ira Beckman

Leonard Blackham

“Ag in the West and Challenges & Opportunities for Agriculture”

Al Dustin (L) introducing Bill Hopkin

Monday Morning General Session with Bill Hopkin

“Consensus Building in Agriculture: Peer Groups to Manage for a Common Goal”

Gregg Simonds

“Managing Resources for Business Sustainability & Diversification”

Tina Barrett

“Staff- Finding, Training, Retaining & Employee Policies”

Dr. Randy Smith

“Community Colleges: Meeting Educational Needs for Adults & Adult Ed Cost in Rural America”

Dr. Ruby Ward

“Farmers Tax Guide”

Josh Tjosaas & Mike Mastey

“Devices, Methods & Apps to Communicate with Students/Clients”

Jim Kelm

“Provide the Service- Grow the Business as a Consultant”

Utah State Capitol

Church Office Building 28th Floor Observation Deck

28th Floor Observation Deck

Looking toward South Temple Street & beyond

28th Floor Observation Deck

Between South and North Temple Streets

28th Floor Observation Deck

Wasatch Mountains

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Our guide giving us an overview.

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Salt Lake Temple

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Reflecting pool in front of the Temple

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Reflecting pool in front of the Temple

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Bride in front of the Temple

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Temple Square Gardens Tour

The Olsen family strolling around Temple Square

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Joseph Smith Memorial Building

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Warmth from the underground parking garages helps plantings get a start in the spring

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Alliums

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Reflection of Church Office Building

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Courtyard behind Lion House and Beehive House

Temple Square Gardens Tour

Lion House

Temple Square Garden Tour

Fountain in front of Church Office Building

Temple Square Garden Tour

Fountain in front of Church Office Building

Beehive House

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Curtiss Jenny

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

AT-6A “Texan”

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Which way is ...?

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Ira Beckman & Wayne Pike

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Hill AFB Aerospace Museum

Bronze sculpture “WWII Airman” by James Avati

Tour 1 Lunch

Bailey Farms International

Bailey Farms International

Hay Processing Machine

Bailey Farms International

Hay Compressing Machine

Bailey Farms International

Hay Compressing Machine

Bailey Farms International

Bailey Farms International

Burke Teichert

“Financial Tools, Vision for Management, Goal Setting, Sustainability”

Panel Discussion

David Condie & Jed Christenson

Panel Discussion

Jake Harward

Dick Wittman

“Using Management Accounting to Link Financial Performance & Strategic Thinking”

The group listens as General Manager Mike Meek introduces Deseret Land & Livestock.

The tub that moves the cattle into the alley and then the chute.

The kids were busy picking up old eartags at the working corrals.

The kids were busy picking up old eartags at the working corrals.

Discussion of range grasses and range improvements for cattle grazing.

Discussion of range grasses and range improvements for cattle grazing.

Discussion of range grasses and range improvements for cattle grazing.

Part of the 3000-head herd of cattle grazing a 4000 acre pasture around an irrigation storage reservoir.

Discussing the fishing part of the recreation and hunting enterprise on the ranch.

The kids had room to run! Their parents sent them to the top of the hill while we learned about the recreation (fishing) enterprise on the ranch.

There were six stream crossings during the tour, an adventure for “flatlander” vans.

There were six stream crossings during the tour, an adventure for “flatlander” vans.

There were six stream crossings during the tour, an adventure for “flatlander” vans.

There were six stream crossings during the tour, an adventure for “flatlander” vans.

Mountain Lodge

Mountain Lodge Lunch

Mountain Lodge Lunch

Mountain Lodge Lunch

Mike and Paulette Schmitz enjoying lunch at the mountain lodge.

Mountain Lodge

First and second flat tire during the tour.

Jim McCuistion (CO) enjoying lunch on the porch.

Ed Ruff (WI) enjoying lunch and the scenery from the porch.

Lunch at the Mountain Lodge

Lunch at the Mountain Lodge

Mike Meek discusses the wildlife/hunting at the ranch and the benefits of proper livestock grazing to large game, as well as fish.

Group on a mountain ridge at 7800 feet. Canyon behind is a 35,000 acre roadless area for wildlife and hunting on the ranch.

Group on a mountain ridge at 7800 feet. Canyon behind is a 35,000 acre roadless area for wildlife and hunting on the ranch.

Deseret Land & Livestock cowboy returning two escaped bulls to the bull pasture.

Mike Meek talks about ranch horses.

Ranch management discussion at the Deseret Land & Livestock Home Ranch headquarters

5000 acres of irrigated meadow, which is used for grazing yearling cattle- steers and heifers- in the summer.

A few hundred acres of the meadow is put into hay for winter feed for the cows.

Barrett, Smith & Olsen kids playing in the irrigation water runoff at Deseret Land & Livestock.