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POULTRY TIMES, October 10, 2011
Calendar Compiled by Barbara Olejnik, Associate Editor 770-718-3440 bolejnik@poultrytimes.net
OCT 11-12 — AFIA REGULATORY TRAINING SHORT COURSE, Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, Va. Contact: Leah Wilkinson, American Feed Industry Association, 703558-3560, lwilkinson@afia.org; or Veronica Rovelli, AFIA, 703558-3563, vrovelli@afia.org; 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201.; http://www.afia.org. OCT 11-13 — NAT’L. MTNG. POULTRY HEALTH & PROCESSING, Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 199474881. Ph: 302-856-9037; dpi@ dpichicken.com; http://www.dpichicken.org. OCT 13 — NCC POULTRY HEALTH & GROWOUT COMMITTEE MTNG., (Tentative) Clarion Resort Fountainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1915 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://www.nationalchickencouncil.com; http://www. eatchicken.com. OCT 13-15 — NPFDA FALL MTNG., Pontre Vedra, Fla. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, 2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys, Ga. 31558, 770-5359901, kkm@npfda.org, http://www. npfda.org. OCT 18-20 — SUNBELT AG EXPO., Moultrie, Ga. Contact: Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, 290-G Harper Blvd., Moultrie, Ga. 31788. Ph: 229-985-1968, ext. 28; http:// www.sunbeltexpo.com. OCT 19-20 — AMI ANIMAL CARE & HANDLING CONF., Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: American Meat Institute, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036. Ph: 202587-4200; http://www.meatami.com. OCT 20 — GOOD EGG BREAKFAST, Doubletree Hotel, Modesto, Calif. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif. 95356. Ph: 209-576-6355; califpoultry@cs.com; http://www.cpif.org. OCT 23-26 — NRA ANNUAL MTNG., Tucson, Ariz. Contact: National Renderers Association, 801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 205, Alexandria, Va. 22314. Ph: 703-683-0155; renderers@nationalrenderers.com; http://nationalrenderers.org. OCT 25-26 — FOOD SYSTEM SUMMIT, InterContinental Rosemont Hotel, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: Center for Food Integrity, 7501 N.W. Tiffany Springs Pkwy., Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo. 64153; 816-880-5360;
http://www.foodintegrity.org. OCT 26-27 — NIAA ANTIBIOTIC FORUM, Hotel InterContinental O’Hare, Chicago, Ill. Contact: National Institute for Animal Agriculture, 13570 Meadowgrass Drive, Suite 201, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80921. Ph: 719-538-8843; niaa@animalagriculture.org; http://www.animalagriculture.org. NOV 1-3 — AEB MTNG., Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-296-7043; aeb@ aeb.org; http://www.aeb.org. NOV 2-3 — COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY WKSHP., Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303. Ph: 770-493-9401; info@poultryegg.org; http://www. poultryegginstitute.org. NOV 3-5 — AFIA EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER’S CONF., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703-524-0810; afia@ afia.org; http://www.afia.org. NOV 8-9 — CFIA FALL CONF., Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham, N.C. Contact: Bonnie Holloman, Carolina Feed Industry Assocation, P.O. Box 58220, Raleigh, N.C. 27658. Ph: 919-855-8981, bonnie.holloman@ yahoo.com, http://www.carolinafeed.com. NOV 9 — GRAIN FORECAST & ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONF., Airport Hilton Hotel, Atlanta. Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303. Ph: 770493-9401; seminar@poultryegg.org; http://www.poultryegginstitute.org. NOV 28-30 — ITF WINTER CONV., West Des Moines Marriott, West Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: Iowa Turkey Federation, 535 E. Lincoln Way, P.O. Box 825, Ames, Iowa 50010. Ph: 15-232-7492; info@iowaturkey,org; http://www.iowaturkey.org. DEC 6-8 — ASA BOARD MTNG., Hilton at the Ballpark Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: American Soybean Association, 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 100, St. Louis, Mo. 63141. Ph: 314-5761770; http://www.soygrowers.com. DEC 6-8 — USAPEEC WINTER MTNG., Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, 2300 W. Park Place Blvd., Suite 100, Stone Mountain, Ga. 30087. Ph: 770-413-0006; usapeec@usapeec.org; http://www. usapeec.org. DEC 11-13 — NGFA FEED INDUSTRY
CONF. & TRADE SHOW, Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, Chicago, Ill. Contact: National Grain & Feed Association, 1250 I St., N.W., Suite 1003, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-289-0873; ngfa@ ngfa.org; http://www.ngfa.org.
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JAN 8-11 — AFBF ANNUAL MTNG., Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact: American Farm Bureau Federation, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 1000 W, Washington, D.C. 20024. Ph: 202-406-3600; http://www. fb.org. JAN 23-24 — UEP BOARD MTNG., Omni Hotel & CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770-360-9220; gene@unitedegg. com; http://www.unitedegg.com. JAN 23-27 — NPFDA ANNUAL
CONV. & POULTRY SUPPLIERS SHOWCASE, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, 2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys, Ga. 31558. Ph: 770-5359901, kkm@npfda.org, http://www. npfda.org. JAN 24 — NCC TECHNICAL & REGULATORY COMMITTEE, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http:// www.nationalchickencouncil.cm; http://www.eatchicken.com. JAN 25 — NCC MARKETING Georgia World COMMITTEE, Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202296-2622; http://www.national-
chickencouncil.cm; http://www. eatchicken.com. JAN 24-25 — HATCHERY-BREEDER CLINIC, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 300847303, Ph: 770-493-9401; info@poultryegg.org; http://www.poultryegg. org, JAN 24-26 — INTERNATIONAL P O U LT RY EXPO INTERNATIONAL FEED EXPO, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, info@poultryegg.org, http://www.poultryegg. org, or American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201, 703-524-0810, afia@afia.org, http:// www.afia.org.
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ity of eggs currently used by the U.S. food system. When completed, this research will help food companies and other organizations make independent, informed purchasing decisions that are ethically grounded, scientifically verified, economically viable and ultimately in alignment with the desires of consumers, the group noted. “It has been a major undertaking to launch a research project of this scope, and we are pleased to report that the research project is fully underway. Our goal is to thoroughly understand the full range of sustainability factors. While it is too early to draw any conclusions, we are excited by what we are seeing across the different housing systems and look forward to sharing our observations with CSES members and interested stakeholders in the future,” said Dr. Janice Swanson, director of animal welfare and professor of animal science at Michigan State University, and one of the research co-leaders. “This project offers the first opportunity for researchers to study the potentially wide-ranging impacts of producing eggs in different kinds of commercial hen housing systems in the United States,” said Dr. Joy Mench, director of the Center for Animal Welfare and animal science professor at the University of California-Davis, also a research co-leader. “We are advancing the knowledge base about laying hen housing and developing research techniques that will enhance future research efforts.” The first research flocks were placed in April of this year, and researchers explained the research methodologies and techniques being em-
ployed in this groundbreaking research. For instance, more than 300 video cameras have been installed to monitor hens’ behavior and use of housing resources such as perches and nest boxes. A state-of-the-art mobile air emissions monitoring trailer equipped with gas analyzers, an air sampling control system and data system measures both the air quality inside the houses and the gaseous and particulate emissions from the houses. People working in the research houses will wear personal air samplers to measure potential exposure to certain gases and particulates, the group noted. “We are very excited to see the months of research planning and house construction coming to fruition. When complete, the research results will provide egg purchasers and users with information to make independent informed egg sourcing decisions,” said Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity, which facilitates the CSES. CSES is comprised of leading animal welfare scientists, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, egg suppliers, food manufacturers, restaurant/foodservice and food retail companies. Founding members include the American Humane Association, Cargill Kitchen Solutions, McDonald’s USA, Michigan State University and University of California-Davis. Member-advisors are the American Veterinary Medical Association and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The Environmental Defense Fund is a non-member advisor. More information can be obtained at 816-5563140, or http://www.sustainableeggcoalition.org.