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ID•INFO EXPO 2009 Proceedings

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Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Opening General Session: The State of Animal ID in the U.S. General Session II: Obstacles to Implementing Animal Identification General Session IV: Next Steps in Developing a Functional Animal Identification Program
  General Session III: Opportunities for Enhancing Animal Identification Closing General Session
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Tuesday, August 25 [back to top]
  Opening General Session: The State of Animal ID in the U.S.
Moderator:  Glenn Fischer, Allflex USA		 [back to top]
      The Current State of Animal Identification in the U.S. (No presentation available)
Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinary Medical Officer, USDA		 [Audio]
      Animal Identification Needs in Homeland Security
Dr. Douglas Meckes, Director, Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security & Dr. Tom McGinn, Chief Veterinarian, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security		 [Audio]
      The State Role:  Focus on ‘how to do it’ instead of ‘why to do it’
Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture & Dr. William Hartmann, Executive Director and State Veterinarian, Minnesota Board of Animal Health		 [Audio]
      The Need for Food Traceability Programs
Dr. David Acheson, Leavitt Partners		 [Audio]
   
Traceability Demands in Foreign Markets
Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation		 [Audio]
      Traceability Demands by U.S. Consumers
Rob Cannell, McDonald’s Corporation		 [Audio]
         
Wednesday, August 26 [back to top]
  General Session II:  Obstacles to Implementing Animal Identification
Moderator:  Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium		 [back to top]
      The Costs of ID:  Overview of “USDA Benefit-Cost Analysis of the National Animal Identification System”
Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter, Professor, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University		 [Audio]
   
Analysis of Benefits and Costs Associated with Animal Identification in California
Dr. John Evans, SWB Consulting, Inc.		 [Audio]
   
Discussion of Various ID Technologies:  Trade-offs of one over another
Bryan Rickard, Animal Identification Division, Kansas Animal Health Department		 [Audio]
      Reading Animal Identification “at the Speed of Commerce”
Gary Sutherland, Owner/Manager, Milwaukee Stockyards		 [Audio]
      Confusing Messages about National Animal Identification (No presentation available)
Pam Jahnke, Farm Director, Wisconsin Farm Report Radio		 [Audio]
   
Confidentiality and Use of ID Data
Elizabeth R. Springsteen, Staff Attorney National Agricultural Law Center		 [Audio]
  General Session III:  Opportunities for Enhancing Animal Identification
Moderator:  Victor Velez, California Department of Food and Agriculture		 [back to top]
    Producer Panel on Animal Identification Opportunities:
      Providing Value to Animals Through ID:  Cow/calf
Roger Koberstein, Beef Producer, Holyoke, CO		 [Audio]
      Providing Value to Animals Through ID:  Feedlot
Eric Brandt, Brandt Beef, Brawley, CA		 [Audio]
      Providing Value to Animals Through ID:  Dairy (No presentation available)
Josie Riser, JoBo Holsteins, Gettysburg, PA		 [Audio]
      Animal Identification for Small Farmers and Ranchers (No presentation available)
Doreen Hannes, Natural Beef, Pasture Chicken, and Natural Sheep Producer		 [Audio]
      Providing Value to Animals Through ID:  Livestock Markets
Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards		 [Audio]
    Remaining General Session III Presentations  
      Integration of Animal Identification in State Animal Health Programs
George Teagarden & Dr. Dave Fly, National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials

[Teagarden Audio]
[Fly Audio]
      Using the Premises ID in Animal Health Management
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board		 [Audio]
      The Value of Incentives in Furthering Animal Identification in the U.S.
Dr. Ted Schroeder, University Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University		 [Audio]
         
Thursday, August 27 [back to top]
  General Session IV:  Next Steps in Developing a Functional Animal Identification Program
Moderator:  Dr. Michael Coe, Global Animal Management		 [back to top]
      Implementation of Traceability at the Wholesale and Retail Level (No presentation available)
Kevin Bost, Procurement Strategies, Inc.		 [Audio]
      Full Value Traceability in the Food Industry
Guy Blissett, IBV Consumer Products Lead,IBM Corporation		 [Audio]
      "Growing Forward:”  A new framework for agriculture policy
Andre Dagenais, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada		 [Audio]
      Identification Back at the Ranch:  A case for ID (No presentation available)
Dr. Ashby Green, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association		 [Audio]
  Closing General Session [back to top]
      The Next Steps:  Engaging farmers and ranchers in animal identification
Dr. Nevil Speer, Professor, Western Kentucky University		 [Audio]
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