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| Tuesday, September 27 [back to top] |
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Pre-Conference Seminar: Animal ID 101 [back to top] |
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Welcome
Dr. Rick Sibbel, NIAA Chairman of the Board |
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History of NAIS
Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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NAIS Overview
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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Technical Overview
Dr. Dale Blasi, Kansas State University |
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Technology Seminar: Practical Technology Experiences [back to top] |
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Overview
Glenn Fischer, Allflex USA, Inc. and Glenn Smith, AgInfoLink |
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Experiences of Official Systems |
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Australian NLIS Cattle Program
Scott Stuart, National Livestock Producers Association |
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Australian NLIS Cattle Program
Garry Edwards, Livestock Exchange Pty Ltd. |
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Quebec Animal ID Program
Martine Dubuc, Ministere De L'Agriculture, Des Pecheries Et De |
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Quebec Animal ID Program
Linda Marchand, Agri-Tracabilite Quebec Inc. |
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Value-added Creation - Beef, Dairy, Swine and Markets |
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Market Drivers for the USA Beef Industry; Development of the Consortium Database - Experiences to Date, and Direction to Come
Mike John, National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
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Practical Application in the Dairy Industry - Commercial Realities and Producer Benefits
King Smith, ABS Global |
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Automated Livestock management with RFID - Driven Production Systems
Dr. Ron Thibault, Agrident, Osborne Industries |
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Markets - South East Livestock Network
Jim Akers, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Beef Network |
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| Wednesday, September 28 [back to top] |
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Opening General Session [back to top] |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks (No presentation available)
Dr. Rick Sibbel, NIAA Chairman of the Board |
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New USDA Strategy for Establishing a National Animal Identification System
Dr. Chuck Lambert, Deputy Under Secretary for Markets and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Federal Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation
Dr. John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services |
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State Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation
Dr. David Thain, President, National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials |
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Industry Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation
Dr. Kenneth Olson, Principal, KEO Consulting |
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General Session II: NAIS Accomplishments and Future Plans [back to top] |
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Current Status of Premises and Animal ID Legislation at the State Level
Dr. Robert Hillman, Texas Animal Health Commission |
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Current Status on AIN Allocation and Distribution System
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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Outreach and Education a Cooperative Effort by Federal, State and Industry
Leanne Ketterhagen, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium |
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Species Working Group Updates: |
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Camelids
Dr. Julie Ann Jarvinen, Iowa State University |
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Cattle
Gary Wilson, Ohio Department of Agriculture |
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Equine
Amy Mann, American Horse Council |
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Poultry
Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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Cervidea
Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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Swine
Dr. Harry Snelson, American Association of Swine Veterinarians |
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Sheep
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota |
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General Session III: Proposals to Expedite Implementation of a National Animal Identification System [back to top] |
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Panel Discussion
Click here to view all Session III presentations combined. |
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USDA (No presentation available)
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS |
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Holstein Association/National F.A.I.R. (No presentation available)
Dan Meihak, National FAIR |
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NCBA (No presentation available)
Mike John, National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
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NDHIA
Jay Mattison, National Dairy Herd Improvement Association |
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Digital Angel (No presentation available)
Niels Fogt, Digital Angel Corporation |
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Breakout Session: Pilot Project Updates [back to top] |
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Cattle/Markets/Transporters/Processors: Group 1 |
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Florida Pilot Project
Dr. Tom Holt, FDACS, Division of Animal Industry |
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Joplin Regional Pilot Project
Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards |
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Kansas Trucking Pilot Project
Dr. Mark Spire, Kansas State University |
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Southeast Pilot Project
Jim Akers, University of Kentucky/Kentucky Beef Network |
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West Virginia Premises Registration Project
Melissa Garrett, West Virginia Department of Agriculture |
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Cattle/Markets/Transporters/Processors: Group 2 |
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Colorado Pilot Project
Dr. Wayne Cunningham, Colorado Department of Agriculture |
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Idaho, Nevada, and Utah Pilot Project
Dr. Michael Coe, Schering Plough - Global Animal Management Inc. and Ms. Linda Cope, Idaho Department of Agriculture |
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Montana Beef Network Project
Dr. John Paterson and Ms. Lisa Duffey, Montana State University |
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North Dakota Calf AID Pilot Project
Dr. Kris Ringwall, NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center |
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Northwest Pilot Project
Rick Stott, Agri Beef Company |
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Southwest Premises and Animal Identification and Tracking Project
Victor Velez, California Department of Food and Agriculture |
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Equine |
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Colorado Pilot Project
Dr. Carl Heckendorf, Colorado Department of Agriculture |
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New Mexico Pilot Project
Dr. Dave Fly, New Mexico Livestock Board |
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New York State Pilot Project
Dr. George Merrill, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets |
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Sheep |
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Interfacing Today's Technology with a Midwestern Sheep Flock
Dr. Cindy Wolf and Ms. Eileen Kuhlmann, University of Minnesota |
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Tracking Lambs with RFID: Colorado Pilot Project
Jay Parsons, Optimal Ag Consulting Inc. |
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Tracking of Lambs Through Normal Production Practices, Montana Project
Dr. Rodney Kott, Montana State University |
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Use of RFID in Sheep Operations, Sales and Shows, Wisconsin Project
Dr. Michael Bishop, MB Genetics |
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Swine |
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Minnesota RFID Pilot Project
Dave Wiklund, Minnesota Board of Animal Health |
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Minnesota RFID Pilot Project
Paul FitzSimmons, Minnesota Board of Animal Health |
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Wisconsin RFID Pilot Project
Dr. Dan Short, University of Wisconsin Extension Livestock |
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| Thursday, September 29 [back to top] |
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General Session IV: Implementation Challenges [back to top] |
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Implementation of NAIS in Branding States
Wade Moser, North Dakota Stockmen's Association |
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Renderers Perspective
Tom Cook, National Renderers Association |
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Fairs and Exhibitions Perspective
Jim Tucker, International Association of Fairs and Expositions |
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Livestock Markets Perspective
Albert Epperly, Livestock Marketing Association and Dick Jurgens, United Producers, Inc. (Text PDF) |
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Small Packer/Processor Issues
Mike Eickman, American Association of Meat Processors |
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Breakout Session: Technology Opportunities [back to top] |
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Group 1 |
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Current RFID Technology
Dr. Dale Blasi, Kansas State University |
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High Frequency RFID
Dr. Jim Burgess, Cattle-TRAQ and Kurt Bischof, Philips Semiconductors |
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North Dakota Pilot Process using High Frequency RFID
Dr. Mick Riesinger, NDSU, Dickinson Research Extension Center |
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RFID Technology used in Canada
Julie Stitt, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency |
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Group 2 |
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Biometrics
Dr. Bruce Golden, Optibrand Ltd., LLC |
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DNA
Stephen Pearce, Sygen International and Tom Holm, MetaMorphix, LLC |
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Primary Link Global
Dr. Peter Speck, Primary Link Global |
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General Session V: Animal ID: Beyond Animal Health [back to top] |
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Retail
Rob Cannell, McDonald's Corporation |
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Processing
Travis Choat, Smithfield Beef Group |
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International Trade
Paul Clayton, Meat Export Federation |
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Closing General Session [back to top] |
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Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (No presentation available) |