2026 Annual Gathering and Meeting
Mark Your Calendar--HHCA Annual Gathering, Membership and Board of Directors Meeting
The HHCA Annual Gathering and annual membership meeting is being held on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The The Meet and Greet is Friday evening on March 6th beginning at 5PM. in the Table Rock Room. Registration will begin at 10:00 on Saturday, March 7th in the hallway outside the Table Rock Room. The Table Rock room will be open for anyone to come and visit, purchase merchandise and bid on your favorite item at the Scholarship Silent Auction. The first presentation will begin at 11:30 with Adam Coulter from NRCS speaking on the governmental programs offered to farmers. The Potluck Luncheon will be at 12:30 in the Table Rock room and seating in the Gazebo Room. REMEMBER TO BRING A DISH TO PASS FOR THE LUNCHEON. After lunch our speaker will be Matt Veermeersch, a HHCA member from Iowa and he will speak on Scottish Highlands and Virtual Fencing. Matt uses the Virtual Fencing program with his Highlands and has first hand information on how well it works with his animals.
The Annual Membership meeting begins at 3PM with the election of the new Board members and the announcement of the newly elected President, Vice President and Board Members. There is also the announcement of the 2027 Calendar contest winners, the Scholarship winners and the Lee Wolfgang Education and Promotional Award. There will be an agenda available before the annual membership meeting in the Gazebo Room.
The evening banquet will begin at 7PM and be held in the Gazebo Room. You will received a ticket application to fill out as for the entree you choose and will need to return that to the HHCA office for count and payment. All that info you will find in your formal announcement letter you receive in January. It will include banquet tickets, a candidate ballot and biographies, scholarship raffle tickets, and the agenda for the day. Members are reminded to make their hotel reservation early, as the block of rooms for the special price fill up quickly.
For hotel reservations, contact Branson Towers Hotel, 238 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO. The phone number is 417.336.4500. Mention that you are making reservations for the Heartland Highland Cattle Gathering. Reservations must be made by February 15 for the group rate.
If you have questions, call the HHCA office manager at 417.345.0575
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