2026 MASDA Regional Meeting

The 2026 MASDA Regional Meeting will be held June 22 through June 24, in Madison, Wisconsin. More details will be available soon.

MASDA is comprised of the commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Draft Agenda
This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.

Monday, June 22 – Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Madison, Wisconsin

Monday (Dress code: Casual. Need to wear pants and closed-toe, clean shoes that have not been worn on a farm.)

10:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration table open
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Buffet lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Welcoming remarks
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break, Board buses
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Drive time
2:45 – 4:30 p.m. Tour: ABS
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Drive time
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Tour: Yahara Pride Farms
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Drive time
6:30 – 8:45 p.m. Welcome to Wisconsin reception and dinner at Garver Feed Mill
8:45 – 9:00 p.m. Drive to hotel

Attendees are welcome to visit The Bar, located on the first floor of the hotel past the lobby, or another local establishment.

Tuesday (Dress code: Business casual. Need to wear pants and closed-toe shoes. No jewelry is allowed. Some parts of the meat tour may be approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit so please dress accordingly.)

7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration table open
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Buffet breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Presentation: Sarah Hagenow, 78^th Alice in Dairyland
8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Panel: Youth Engagement
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Panel: Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Panel: International Year of the Woman Farmer
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Buffet lunch, Board buses
12:30 – 12:45 p.m. Travel to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:45 – 2:15 p.m. Tour #1

• Group A: Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery
• Group B: Center for Dairy Research

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Travel to the second location
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Tour #2

• Group A: Center for Dairy Research
• Group B: Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery

4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Travel to the hotel
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Desk time
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Travel to the Executive Residence
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Reception and President’s dinner at the Executive Residence
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Travel to the hotel

Attendees are welcome to visit The Bar, located on the first floor of the hotel past the lobby, or another local establishment.

Wednesday (Dress code: Business casual)

7:00 – 1:00 p.m. Registration table open
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Buffet breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. NASDA Update
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Food Export Midwest
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MASDA Business Meeting
12:00 p.m. Retirement of the Colors by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
12:00 p.m. Meeting concludes; Box lunches available

Attendees remaining in Madison for the afternoon or evening may consider a State Capitol tour, the Wednesday Market, or attending Concerts on the Square.

June 22, 2026 – June 24, 2026

Madison, Wisconsin