OldDog/NewTricks
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Please forward this information through your distribution lists to persons who may be interested in attending this important opportunity for networking and improving their understanding of these animal welfare issues.
The news release is attached and included in this email for those who can not access attachments from this office.
Thank you.
Richard
FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium:
Addressing International Trade Complexities
of
Animal Welfare
Date: September 20, 2006
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
Welcome
Charles Conner, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Current Critical Issues in International Trade
David Blandford, Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Canadian Experience: Keys to Successful Cooperation between Diverse Groups
Susan Church, Manager, Alberta Farm Animal Care, Canada
Panel: Animal Welfare as a Trade Issue
1. Michael David, Director, National Center for Import and Export, USDA, APHIS
2. Lori Mitchell, Economist, USDA, ERS
3. Kay Johnson, Executive Vice President, Animal Agriculture Alliance
4. Marta Prado, Special Counsel for International Trade Policy, Humane Society of the US
5. Michael Appleby, Trade Policy Manager, World Society for the Protection of Animals
Disease Transfer Potential: Impact on Animal Husbandry and International Trade
Ron DeHaven, Administrator, USDA, APHIS
Economics and Animal Welfare Implications of Moving Animal Production Outside the USA
Ray Stricklin, Professor, University of Maryland
How Must or Should the USA Address Trade and Animal Welfare Issues?
Greg Doud, Chief Economist, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Marlene Halverson, Farm Animal Economics Advisor, Animal Welfare Institute
Open Response, Audience Sign-Up
Summary
Ray Stricklin, Professor, University of Maryland
For your 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 primarily limited to congressional and federal government personnel. 09/06/06
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
email: [email protected]
The news release is attached and included in this email for those who can not access attachments from this office.
Thank you.
Richard
FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium:
Addressing International Trade Complexities
of
Animal Welfare
Date: September 20, 2006
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
Welcome
Charles Conner, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Current Critical Issues in International Trade
David Blandford, Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Canadian Experience: Keys to Successful Cooperation between Diverse Groups
Susan Church, Manager, Alberta Farm Animal Care, Canada
Panel: Animal Welfare as a Trade Issue
1. Michael David, Director, National Center for Import and Export, USDA, APHIS
2. Lori Mitchell, Economist, USDA, ERS
3. Kay Johnson, Executive Vice President, Animal Agriculture Alliance
4. Marta Prado, Special Counsel for International Trade Policy, Humane Society of the US
5. Michael Appleby, Trade Policy Manager, World Society for the Protection of Animals
Disease Transfer Potential: Impact on Animal Husbandry and International Trade
Ron DeHaven, Administrator, USDA, APHIS
Economics and Animal Welfare Implications of Moving Animal Production Outside the USA
Ray Stricklin, Professor, University of Maryland
How Must or Should the USA Address Trade and Animal Welfare Issues?
Greg Doud, Chief Economist, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Marlene Halverson, Farm Animal Economics Advisor, Animal Welfare Institute
Open Response, Audience Sign-Up
Summary
Ray Stricklin, Professor, University of Maryland
For your 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 primarily limited to congressional and federal government personnel. 09/06/06
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
email: [email protected]
