ID · INFO EXPO 2007 Proceedings

August 28 - 30, 2007 · The Westin Crown Center · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Tuesday, August 28 [back to top]

Opening General Session

• Opening Remarks and Introduction - Scott Stuart, NIAA Chairman of the Board

• Traceability from an Animal Disease Perspective - Dr. John Clifford, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services

• An Overview of the Canadian Traceability System - Julie Stitt, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency

General Session I - Foot and Mouth Disease

• Impact of FMD – A UK Case from the Producer’s Prospective - Raymond Brown

• Results From a U.S. FMD Simulation - Dr. Clair Thunes, University of California-Davis

General Session II - Current Status of North America Traceability Programs

• Quebec’s Comprehensive Traceability System – A Real World Solution - Linda Marchand, Agri-Tracabilite Quebec

• Canada's Multi-Species Traceability Initiative - Ron Axelson, Canadian Livestock Identification Agency

• Traceability in Voluntary Audit Based Programs - Samantha Simon, USDA/APHIS/Agriculture Marketing Service

• Value-Driving Identification, Traceability and Verification - Leeann Saunders, IMI Global, Inc.

• Traceability/Value Creation - Lance Storer, Cargill Meat Solutions

• The Swine ID Plan and Pre-Harvest Traceability - Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board

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Wednesday, August 29 [back to top]

General Session III - Practical Solutions in Place Today

• Tracking System for Bovine Tuberculosis – Kevin Kirk, Michigan Department of Agriculture

• Traceability Effectiveness of the National Scrapie Eradication Program - Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine presented by Dr. Lyndon Irwin, American Sheep Industry

• NAIS Brand States Working Group Update - John Picanso, Colorado Department of Agriculture

• National Connectivity of Web-based Regulatory Processes via GlobalVetLink - Kevin Maher, GlobalVetLink LC

• Extending Existing Commercial Systems - PigCHAMP Example - Bob Brcka, PigCHAMP

• New York State Cervid Program - Dr. John Huntley, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets

General Session IV - Where Will Technology Take Us?

• Disease Program System Integration - Rich Baca, USDA/APHIS/VS/CEAH

• California Equine Identification Project - Dr. John Evans, California Department of Food & Agriculture

• Disease Testing Results and Read-Write Capable EID - Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Animal Profiling International

• Using RFID for Enhanced Production and Reproduction Record Management in Dairy Cows and Reduced Labor Cost - Steven Smith, DHI-Provo

• SOMARK, A New Approach to Animal ID - Mark Pydynowski, SOMARK Innovations

General Session V - Creating Value From Traceability

• Creating Value from Traceability - Dr. Henry Moreau, Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

• Building Traceability: Solutions from the Ground Up - Yvonne Tollens, Computer Aid Professional Services, Ltd.

• “Where’s the Money in Traceability?” (For the Producer) - Chuck Fries, AzTx Cattle Company

• Tracking from Birth to the Consumer, The CNB Way - Wayne Fasholtz, Country Natural Beef

• Express Verified - Adding Value Through Innovation - Lee Irvine, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ltd.

• Gaining Marketing Advantages Through Traceability - Earl Dotson, Validus Services, LLC

General Session VI - Gaining Production Efficiencies

• Value-Added Beef Production - Bill Helming, Bill Helming Consulting

• Pork Chain Uses for Traceability - Collette Schultz Kaster, Farmland Foods, Inc.

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General Session VII - NAIS Advancing Animal Disease Traceability

• Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services

• Dr. David Morris, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services

• Dr. John Wiemers, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services

General Session VIII - What Does the Future Hold?

• Quantifiable Food Safety and Measurable Sustainability with the Help of a Whole-Chain Traceability Network - Cristian Barcan, BASF

• Traceability: Right and Reasonable? – Dr. Nevil Speer, Western Kentucky University

• The Importance of Traceability to Enhance Marketing and Protection of the Food Supply - Bruce Knight, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

• Coming of Age in the Beef Industry - Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University

Closing General Session - Bringing it All Together

• Dr. Gary Smith, Colorado State University

• Michele Vise-Brown, NIAA Chief Executive Officer

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