2007 Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium
The group Future Trends in Animal Agriculture (FTAA) has scheduled its annual symposium – Future Trends in Animal Agriculture: Food Animal Agriculture in 2020 – for September 20, 2007, in Washington, DC. The goal of the symposium is to provide opportunities to discuss contentious issues of significant societal interest relating to animal well-being, in a non-threatening, neutral atmosphere.
USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Charles Conner will be the introductory speaker and the event will include the following sessions:
- 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? - To Be Determined, USDA/APHIS
- Ethical Basis 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, Inc.
- 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 - Elana Metro, American Humane Association; Mildred Haley, USDA/ERS
- National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, Pew Foundation Study - Amira Roess
- How will Biotechnology Impact Animal Welfare? - Barbara Glenn
The FTAA is made up of commodity groups, animal advocacy organizations, consumer representatives, government personnel, and others.
Since 1990, CSREES has led or helped organize the symposia. It is open to all USDA personnel, congressional staffers, and the public. Registration is recommended, but not required.
The 2006 symposium – Future Trends In Animal Agriculture: Addressing International Trade Complexities of Animal Welfare – included an introduction by Deputy Secretary Conner and such discussions as Animal Welfare as a Trade Issue; Disease Transfer Potential: Impact on Animal Husbandry and International Trade; and, Economics and Animal Welfare Implications of Moving Animal Production Outside the USA.
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