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 open now at this link. Attendee registration is open below.
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
Building Consumer Confidence: Food Safety, Labeling & Trust -
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
