Montana CattleWomen

12/17/2025

73rd Annual Convention recap: Each year we hold a silent auction ahead of the Grand Finale Banquet, as we raise funds for beef promotion and beef education.

We are grateful for this year’s silent auction donors and their generosity. Join us in giving the following a round of applause and gratitude for their support:
Cowtown CattleWomen
Central Montana CattleWomen
Rosebud CattleWomen
Yellowstone CattleWomen
Big Horn CattleWomen
Phillips County CattleWomen
T-Bone CattleWomen
Madison CattleWomen
Treasure Belles
Lillian Ostendorf
Baker Cowbelles
Vikki Taylor
Wanda Pinnow
Kelsi Gambill
Vicki Olson
Lina Moore
Marilyn Roen

Thank you to everyone who placed bids on these wonderful items and congratulations to those who won the final bids and maybe got their Christmas shopping done early!

12/16/2025

Our very own President Vikki Taylor of Miles City leads our organization and represents us on the Board of Directors for Montana Stockgrowers Association. Thank you Vikki for all you do to move the beef industry forward!

We are pleased to announce our 2026 Board of Directors! Learn more about our newest directors at https://bit.ly/4oX0Yvi

◾️ President – Lesley Robinson, Dodson
◾️ 1st Vice President – Turk Stovall, Billings
◾️ 2nd Vice President – Monty Lesh, Miles City
◾️ North Central Director - Rocky Forseth, Fairfield
◾️ North Central Director - Kevin Elias, Chinook
◾️ Northeastern Director – Joe Lewis, Lindsay
◾️ Northeastern Director – Chance Wilson, Scobey
◾️ Western Director – Jim Garrison, Glen
◾️ Western Director – Garrett Harshbarger, Waterloo
◾️ South Central Director – Kirk Donsbach, Roy
◾️ South Central Director – Ian Glennie, Judith Gap
◾️ Southeastern Director – Ty Jones, Miles City
◾️ Southeastern Director – Cory Schultz, Billings
◾️ Young Stockgrowers Chair – Cameron Wolenetz, Ekalaka
◾️ Montana CattleWomen President – Vikki Taylor, Miles City

Composed of 13 members, including two directors from each district and three elected officers, the board represents ranching families from across Montana. MSGA directors volunteer their time and travel across the state to participate in meetings, providing leadership and ensuring the interests of ranchers are heard. Representatives from the Montana CattleWomen and Young Stockgrowers also hold seats on the MSGA board.

12/15/2025

Annual Convention rewind: These talented ladies pulled off the silent auction and final round of prize drawing sales.

A big thank you to Wanda Pinnow, Lina Moore, Leslee Lohrenz, Toni Reetz, Kelsi Gambill, Vikki Taylor and Lillian Ostendorf (not pictured).

12/13/2025

73rd Annual Convention rewind:

Congratulations to Gail K***z for winning the Chico Getaway trip and to Lane Nordlund for winning the Rancher Package of our Annual Prize Drawing!

Gail—enjoy a weekend of R&R at Chico Hot Springs
Lane—a smooth whiskey like Pendleton is well deserved after a day of cattle work, especially feeding in this wintery weather. May the Dectomax and vaccine cooler serve you well in your future cattle work.

We are grateful for the support of everyone who purchased tickets and for CattleWomen across the state who sold them.

One more round of applause and gratitude to AgWest Farm Credit for donating our Rancher Package and to Willow Creek Cattle Company-Dan and Lina Moore, for donating the Chico Getaway. g

12/12/2025

Be sure to stop by our silent auction becore you head into the Grand Finale Banquet this evening at the MSGA Annual Convention this evening!

12/12/2025

There’s still time to get your raffle tickets! We’ve got two packages available courtesy of AgWest Farm Credit and Willow Creek Cattle Company. Come get them before you arrive for the Grand Finale Banquet of the Montana Stockgrowers Association and Montana CattleWomen Convention.

12/10/2025

Getting ready for our annual meeting tomorrow. Hope to see you at the Northern Hotel.

11/30/2025

Got your tree up yet?
CattleWomen show off your trees, please.
And of course a tree isn't complete without a BEEF ornament.

11/19/2025

Connie Townsend was a long time and dedicated Montana CattleWomen member and past President. She will be missed

11/17/2025

Oops! Typo of date in our newsletter. Women of the West and Membership Meeting is Thursday December 11th
NOT 12th. Sorry for the confusion.

10/15/2025

Our President Elect Kelsi Gambill and Yellowstone CattleWomen President Karla Gambill shared our beef cattle story including beef by-products, beef nutrition and more during the third day of 4th Grade Agriculture Education at the NILE. This rounds out the week of 4th Grade Agriculture Education and teaching 1,260 students about beef!