Montana Board of Livestock Meeting Minutes (This Meeting was Open to the Public & By ZOOM) August 27, 2026 MT Department of Livestock Board Room #319 302 N Roberts, Helena, Montana
Board Members Present
Gene Curry (cattle producer) Alan Redfield (cattle producer) Greg Wichman (sheep producer)
William Kleinsasser (swine producer) Jake Feddes (cattle producer)
(Eric Moore and Lillian Andersen attended meeting by ZOOM. Jake Feddes attended afternoon portion of meeting by ZOOM)
Staff Present
Mike Honeycutt, EO Lindsey Simon, Legal Counsel Riley Meredith, PIO for DOL Mike Spatz, Human Resources Rick Corder, Centralized Services Carolyn Johnson, Centralized Services Justin Meadows, Centralized Services Tom Shultz, Centralized Services Alicia Love, Meat, Milk & Egg Olivia Johnson, Meat, Milk & Egg Brian Simonson, Deputy EO Donna Wilham, Adm Asst to EO Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, MT State Vet Dr. Emily Kaleczyc, Asst State Vet Dr. Kelsey Martin, Animal Health Dr. Brenee Peterson, Animal Health Dr. Greg Juda, MVDL Holly Berry, Brands Enforcement Job Greenall, Meat, Milk & Egg Kaylee Hiel, Meat, Milk & Egg
Public Present
Dalin Tidwell, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services Kali Wicks, Montana Milk Producers Lori Harshbarger, Harshbarger Law Firm Tina Hamm, Hall and Hall Sandra Nuffer, Cooper Nuffer – Montana Livestock Auction Cassidy Brunner, Daryn Cederberg, Jon Kamps – Headwaters Livestock Auction
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
(0:01) 8:01 AM
Chairman Gene Curry called the meeting to order at 8:01 AM
CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS
(0:01) 8:01 AM
Chairman Gene Curry called the meeting to order and requested introductions:
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