2025 Fall Festival and Annual Meeting
September 22 - 24, 2025
Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel, Altoona, IA
Join poultry producers, egg farmers, industry partners, and enthusiasts for three days of education, networking, and celebration at the North Central Poultry Association’s flagship fall event. This year’s festival promises to build on past successes with an engaging mix of programming:
Golf Tournament
Gambling Class
Clay Shooting
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring the NCPA Fall Festival and Annual Meeting is about more than just visibility—it’s your chance to connect with key decision-makers in the poultry industry, support the future of agriculture, and align your brand with a community that values progress, partnership, and poultry.
Conference Agenda
Monday, September 22
| 12:30–1:30pm | Registration |
| 1:30–2:30pm | Emerging Leaders Presentations |
| 2:30–3:00pm | Eggs as a Healthy Food Jen Houchins, American Egg Board |
| 3:00–3:45pm | Identifying Internal Talent: Training Up Managers Facilitator: Brandon Mulnix, Prism Controls Panelists: Kailah Schmitz, Amplify Association Management; Jacquelyn Joynes, Rose Acre Farms; Jay Halliday, Vaxxinova |
| 3:45–4:00pm | Iowa Legislative Update Jill Altringer |
| 4:00–5:00pm | Persevering through Crisis Leaders Panel Speakers: TBD |
| 5:30–8:00pm | Registration and Feed Energy Reception |
Tuesday, September 23
| 8:00am–3:00pm | Golf |
| 8:00am–1:00pm | Clay Shoot |
| TBD | Gambling Class |
| 5:30–6:45pm | Feed Energy Reception |
| 7:00–10:00pm | Awards Banquet and Raffle |
Wednesday, September 24
| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| 7:45am | NPIP Annual Meeting |
| 8:00–8:30am | USDA Biosecurity Audits Update Dr. Lisa Hindle, USDA APHIS |
| 8:30–9:15am | Rearing Pullets in Cage Free Housing Systems Panel Dr. Suzanne Millman, Iowa State University; Dr. Michaela Olson, Wilson Vet Co.; Brett Pickar, Daybreak Foods |
| 9:15–9:45am | Intestinal Health and Poultry Nutrition Dr. Stacy Roberts, Versova |
| 9:45–10:05am | Infectious Bronchitis Dr. Jim Stockam, Merck Animal Health |
| 10:05–10:30am | Auction Winners Announced |