September 13-16th, Eagle Valley Ranch, Salmon, Idaho
The Academy was first held in 1994 in the Lost River Valley and has been held at least once annually since then, except when disrupted by the pandemic. The program has won state and national awards for Extension programs and is has been recognized internationally. It has been attended by agency personnel and livestock operators from all over the western US, as well as from eastern US, Canada, Mexico and South America.