Event Calendar

Wednesday, Jan. 15

3:30p - Registration
4:00p - Program
5:00p - No-Host Social
6:00p - Partner/Sponsor Showcase
6:30p - Dinner Buffet with Keynote "Regenerative Ranching in the Desert" by Alejandro Carrillo

Thursday, Jan. 16

7:30a - Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:30a - Morning Welcome
9:00a - Partner/Sponsor Showcase
9:30a - "Winning Financially Starts with Mindset" by John Haskell
10:30a - Break
10:45a - "From Desert to Pasture: A Regenerative Ranching Tale" by Alejandro Carrillo
11:45a - Speaker Q&A
12:00p - Lunch Buffet
1:00p - Remarks by Leopold Conservation Award Winner Lewis Heaton
1:30p - "The Structure and Timing of Financial Data Determines How Useful It is" by John Haskell
2:30p - Break
2:45p - "Grazing for Rain" by Alejandro Carrillo
3:45p - Speaker Q&A
4:00p - Wrap-Up

Based on member feedback, your registration payment includes all summit sessions and meals plus membership in NDGLC for 2025.
Early Bird - $105
Regular (after Jan. 1) - $130
Student - $50

Exhibitor/Sponsor (includes display table and summit sessions/meals for one person) - $250

Hotel rooms are available Jan. 15-17 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Bismarck Northwest just north of the college.
To book, call the hotel at 701-751-5656 and ask for the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition room block (state rate available with ID) or click the links below.
*Book by Jan. 1 to secure the group rate!

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Speaker Bios:

ALEJANDRO CARRILLO is a fourth-generation rancher in the Chihuahuan desert. Rarely does his precipitation go beyond nine inches per year. Every drop counts to grow more and better grasses and forbs. He is not willing to waste any water in such a brittle environment in order to graze year-round without inputs.

Alejandro’s ranch, Las Damas, has been part of multiple documentaries and studies focused on regenerative ranching such as Common Ground, Sacred Cow, To Which We Belong, and Water in Plain Sight.

Alejandro established a solid relationship with bird conservation organizations more than 10 years ago, working closely with them to protect migratory birds successfully.

Alejandro’s Grasslands Regeneration Project company assists ranchers and organizations on regenerative practices in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. He also participates as a delegate to the United Nations to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation in multiple countries.

Before joining the ranch, Alejandro worked as software engineer in multiple countries and holds an MS in Technical Management from The Johns Hopkins University.

JOHN HASKELL has more than 20 years of experience helping ranches become more profitable, starting new ranch businesses, and turning around failing ranches. He now shares his winning recipe through consulting services.

While we all know ranching is hard work, knowing how to do the right work is what makes the hard work payoff. John believes time with family and friends is good for the soul. He enjoys his family time with his loving wife and three adorable children. They often love to get outdoors and participate in extracurricular activities.