Montana Board of Livestock Meeting Minutes

(This Meeting was Open to the Public & By ZOOM) May 27, 2026

MT Department of Livestock Board Room #319 302 N Roberts, Helena, Montana

Board Members Present

Gene Curry (cattle producer) Jake Feddes (cattle producer)

William Kleinsasser (swine producer)

(Alan Redfield, Greg Wichman, Eric Moore and Lillian Andersen attended meeting by ZOOM. Greg Wichman departed from the meeting at (55:45) 8:56 AM)

Staff Present

Mike Honeycutt, EO Lindsey Simon, Centralized Services Evan Waters, Centralized Services Rick Corder, Centralized Services

Dale Haylett, Centralized Services

Tom Shultz, Centralized Services

Carolyn Johnson, Centralized Services

Mike Spatz, Centralized Services

Brian Simonson, Deputy EO Donna Wilham, Adm Asst to EO Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, MT State Vet Dr. Emily Kaleczyc, Animal Health

Dr. Kelsey Martin, Animal Health

Dr. Greg Juda, MVDL

Alicia Love, Meat, Milk & Egg Bureau

Public Present

Dalin Tidwell, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

(0:15) 8:00 AM

Chairman Gene Curry called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM

CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS

(0:15) 8:00 AM

Chairman Gene Curry called the meeting to order and requested introductions:

• William Kleinsasser, Swine Representative, Augusta Jake Feddes, Cattle Representative, Manhattan Greg Wichman, Sheep Representative, Hilger Alan Redfield, Cattle Representative, Paradise Valley, south of Livingston Eric Moore, Cattle Representative, Miles City Lily Andersen, Dairy & Poultry Representative, south of Livingston Gene Curry, Cattle Representative, Valier

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