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Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium:

OldDog/NewTricks

Well-known member
FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION

What are the Issues-POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS?

Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium:

Food Animal Agriculture in 2020

Date: September 20, 2007

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Jefferson Auditorium,
South Agriculture Building

Audience: All USDA Personnel,
Congressional Staffers, Open to the Public

Introductory Comments
Charles Conner, Deputy Secretary, USDA

What Should/Could Food Animal Production Look Like in 2020?
Steven Blank, University of California, Davis
and author of "The End of Agriculture in the American
Portfolio"

What Should Animal Agriculture Look Like?
Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the United States
Steve Kopperud, Policy Directions, Inc.

What Should the Role of APHIS Be in Food Animal Production?
Andrea Morgan, USDA/APHIS

Ethics and Philosophy of Science: North America and Europe
Ray Stricklin, Professor, University of Maryland

How Can Food Animal Production Systems be Improved Without Being a
Threat to Animal Production and Food Security?
Dennis Treacy, Smithfield Foods

Support for Food Animal Production: What Should the Role of Land Grant
Universities Be?
Maynard Hogberg, Iowa State University

Future of Global Standards for Animal Production
Michael David, USDA/APHIS

Outsourcing Food Animal Production: Projections for Animal Welfare
Marie Wheatley, American Humane Association
Mildred Haley, USDA/ERS

Study Update: National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production,
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Amira Roess

How will Biotechnology Impact Animal Welfare?
Barbara Glenn

General Discussion

For our NON-GOVERNMENT Friends: Please send your name, affiliation,
postal address, and preferred email address to: David Brubaker, 145
South Spruce Street, Lititz, PA 17543; or send the information via email
to [email protected] On-site registration is available but
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Richard Reynnells, National Program Leader, Animal Production Systems
US Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service, Plant and Animal Systems
800 9th Street, SW, Room 3140 Waterfront Centre
Washington, DC 20250-2220
T#: 202.401.5352
F#: 202.401.6156
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