Can't make it to Colorado for the Beef Symposium? Join us remotely!
Using Adobe Connect, this online seminar will allow you to participate from the
comfort and convenience of your own office. All you need is an Internet
connection, and a computer (PC or Mac)!

Beef Symposium Webinar
Tuesday, June 16, 2009


Webinar Registration

 

Upon registering, you will be sent webinar connection information.
$85.00 Member Registration
$105.00 Non-Member Registration
$400.00 Group (5 or more) Registration

 

AGENDA
8:45 am

Welcome to Colorado.
Mr. William Wailes, Head, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
9:00 am

Introductions.
Dr. Steve Paisley, University of Wyoming, Lingle, WY.
9:15 am

Animal welfare: Finding solutions in all circumstances.
Mr. Ivan Steinke, Colorado Livestock Association, Greeley, CO.
10:00 am

Raising beef in a first world country: science, media and politics.
Dr. Tom Field, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Englewood, CO.
10:45 am

Break
11:00 am

What I see as public relations concerns about animal welfare.
Dr. Temple Grandin, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University.
11:45 am

Lunch
1:15 pm

Recent and upcoming rules related to air quality and cattle operations.
Dr. Andy Cole, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, Bushland, TX.
2:00 pm
 Carbon credits and how they apply to the cattle industry.
Dr. Terry Mader, Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska, Concord, NE.

2:45 pm
 Break

3:00 pm
 Beef marketing and cattle management that emphasizes animal welfare.
Mr. Wade Small, AgriBeef Co., Boise, ID.

3:45 pm
 Current issues concerning animal agriculture and the environment.
Mr. Dennis Avery, Center for Global Food Issues, The Hudson Institute, Washington, DC.

 

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