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Contact: Gale Johnson
 540-635-4564
gjohnson@animalagriculture.org

BioFuels’ Impact on Animal Agriculture To Be Theme of NIAA 2007 Annual Meeting

BOWLING GREEN, KY—“BioFuels Energy: Animal Agriculture at the Crossroads” will be the theme of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Annual Meeting, April 2-5, in Sacramento, California, at the Hyatt Regency.    

“With all of the emphasis on BioFuels, what impact will that have on animal agriculture?” questions Jim Fraley, chair of the Annual Meeting Planning Committee.  “Will it mean higher feed costs? If so, how will we pass those costs along?  These will be the questions we’ll be examining at the annual meeting” Fraley says.

Make plans to arrive in Sacramento in time for our Opening General Session on Monday, April 2 to hear our keynoters discuss this crucial subject.  There will be multiple seminars hosted by NIAA’s 12 species-based and issue-based committees addressing other important issues on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 and 4, and as in past years, a special issue-oriented symposium is scheduled for Thursday, April 5. 

This special one-day symposium will consist of the role of animal agriculture and how to protect human health.  Case study scenarios will focus on protecting and ensuring our food supply.  More information regarding the one-day symposium will be forthcoming.

“Information regarding session speakers and special events will be updated on the NIAA website,” states Fraley.  “The California host committee, headed by Ria DeGrassi, California Farm Bureau, is hard at work and I’m sure we can look forward to some California hospitality,” he says.

Meeting and Symposium Registration, Hotel Reservations and general information, including a tentative schedule of events, are all available on the NIAA website at www.animalagriculture.org.

Meetings in Conjunction are held each year during the NIAA Annual Meeting.  If you or your organization is interested in having a meeting in conjunction with the 2007 NIAA Annual Meeting, please email NIAA@animalagriculture.org or give us a call at (270) 782-9798. 

NIAA’s mission is to provide forums for building consensus and advancing solutions for animal agriculture and to provide continuing education and communication linkages to animal agriculture professionals. 

NOTE TO EDITORS:

Please add the NIAA Annual Meeting to your Calendar of Events.   Also, we hope you’ll consider covering the event. Media Registration will be complimentary.  If you have any questions, please contact Gale Johnson at the address/phone number above.