2026 ACA CONVENTION & TRADESHOW
August 7-8 | Fort Smith, Arkansas
The 68th Annual Arkansas Cattlemen's Association Convention & Trade Show will take place at the Fort Smith Convention Center. Registration for vendors is sold out! Attendee pre-registration closes on July 23. Registration is available at the door, but prices will increase.
For more information, call the office at (501) 224-2114
Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 6
9 am - 12 pm: Large Exhibitor Move-In – Exhibit Halls ABC
1 pm - 5 pm: Small Exhibitor Move-In – Exhibit Halls ABC
1 pm: Executive Committee Meeting – Meeting Room 1
Friday, August 7
8 am - 10:30 am: Final Small Exhibitor Move-In – Exhibit Halls ABC
8 am: Nominating Committee – Meeting Room 1
9:00 am: Registration Opens
10 am - 11:15 am: Opening General Session – Theater
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Pathway to Progress - American Angus Association – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
11:15 am - 5:30 pm: Trade Show & Silent Auction Open – Exhibit Halls ABC
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: Arkansas Beef Council Meeting – Meeting Room 1
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Pathway to Progress - American Angus Association – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm: Lunch & Cattlemen's College I – Exhibit Halls ABC
ABCs of EPDs – Donnell Brown of R.A. Brown Ranch,
sponsored by Mathias Ranch and Ferappease
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm: Cattlemen's College II – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
A Strategic Path for Food Safety & Labeling-
Dr. Justin Ransom, USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Board of Animal Health Meeting – Meeting Room 1
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm: Cattlemen's College III – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
Markets, Margins & Management
Dr. James Mitchell, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: Cattlemen's College IV – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
Know Your Enemy: Ticks & Other Pests
Dr. Kirsten Midkiff, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: CattleWomen's Meeting – Meeting Room 2
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Happy Hour – Exhibit Halls ABC
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Dinner & ACF Benefit Auction – Exhibit Halls ABC
8:00 pm: Payton Howie Concert – Theater
Saturday, August 8
7:30 am - 1 pm: Registration Open
8 am - 9 am: Board of Directors/State Board Meeting - Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
9 am – 10 am: Cowboy Capers – North Rotunda
9 am - 2:30 pm: Trade Show Open – Exhibit Halls ABC
9 am – 10 am: Hereford Meeting – Meeting Room 2
9 am - 10 am: Membership Recruitment Meeting - Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
10:15 am - 11:15 am: Arkansas Cattlemen's Foundation Meeting – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
10 am - 12 pm: Quiz Bowl - Round 1 – Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
11 am - 11:45 am: Cattlemen's College V – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
Beefing Up Your Social Media Panel
11:30 am: Silent Auction Closes (pick up/pay prior to lunch)
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch & Quiz Bowl Finals – Exhibit Halls ABC
1:30 - 2:30 pm: General Membership Meeting – Meeting Rooms 4-5-6
2:30 pm: Exhibitor Breakdown & Move Out – Exhibit Halls ABC
5 pm - 6 pm: Happy Hour with musician Cory Jackson – Wyndham Ballroom
6 pm - 8 pm: ACA Awards Banquet – Wyndham Ballroom