Stockgrowers Launches Leadership, Legacy and the Land Video Series in Partnership with Stockman Bank  

December 13, 2024

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA), in partnership with Stockman Bank and Western Ag Network, today launched a new video series Leadership, Legacy and the Land which showcases leaders, success stories, families new and old, conservation efforts, and programs of Montana’s leading livestock industry. The first installment of the series highlights recently elected MSGA’s President, Lesley Robinson, who is the first female president in the organization's 140-year history. 

The goal of Leadership, Legacy and The Land will showcase Montana’s livestock industry professionals and inspire the next generation to keep Montana - Montana. The individuals showcased in the series are working every day to keep legacy ranching possible and Montana lands in production agriculture.

Robinson and her husband, Jim, have been married for 39 years and have ranched their entire lives. They own and operate the Lazy JD Cattle Co., a commercial cow/calf and yearling operation in north central Montana. The family-run ranch has been in the Robinson family since moving from the Miles City area in 1958. 

Robinson served on MSGA’s board of directors from 1996-2000 and has spent the last two decades dedicating her time and knowledge to the livestock industry on the local, state, and national levels. Lesley was elected to MSGA’s officer team in 2020, and most recently, was elected to serve as MSGA’s first female president at the conclusion of MSGA’s 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Billings, Mont. 

To view the first installment of Leadership, Legacy and The Land, visit MSGA’s YouTube Channel. Series episode shorts will be released monthly statewide during the Western Ag Network television report in the Wake Up Montana NonStop Local morning show on these Cowles Media affiliates: 

KULR Billings NBC

KYWB Butte-Bozeman ABC FOX

KFBB Great Falls ABC FOX

KHBB Helena ABC FOX

KTMF Missoula-Kalispell ABC FOX

Check local television listings for actual broadcast times.

It will also be heard on the Western Ag Network's statewide radio airwaves plus its social media channels. MSGA would like to thank Stockman Bank for their support of Montana’s livestock industry and the creation of this series.