SD Stockgrowers to host dinner meeting in Edgemont

South Dakota Stockgrowers Association invites area ranchers to enjoy a meal and speaker on Tuesday, December 2 at the Victory Café in Edgemont beginning at 6pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Guest Speaker Tracy Hunt, a rancher, attorney and county commissioner from Newcastle will give a lively presentation regarding the “Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef”. Tracy and his wife Donna first began researching “sustainability” issues in the livestock industry over their concern with USDA’s proposed Animal ID systems and continue their personal work on these topics today. Hunt will share not only the facts of his research but is own conclusions about the implications of this international production model the independent livestock industry.

Tracy Hunt has spent his life ranching in the Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota and his family still operates Donna’s family ranch near Newcastle. Tracy and Donna Hunt have one son, Hans, 26,who serves as a Representative the in Wyoming House of Representatives since 2011. He remains the youngest legislator ever seated in the Wyoming Legislature.

For more information, please contact Mark Tubbs at 605-890-7633 or the SD Stockgrowers office at 605-342-0429.