Animal Agriculture Leaders Discuss Antimicrobial Resistance in Atlanta, GA

Leaders across the food animal system met with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) convened animal agriculture leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to meet with human and animal health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This latest convening built on previous meetings that began […]

Public Health and Animal Agriculture Leaders Convene for One Health

The National Pork Board (NPB) partnered with the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to convene a group of public health, animal health and swine professionals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to build relationships and explore opportunities for One Health collaborations. The event was sponsored by the Pork Checkoff with the support of several state […]

Meet the two new Antibiotics Council co-chairs

The National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently welcomed two new co-chairs to the Antibiotics Council: Dr. Heather Fowler from the National Pork Board and Dr. Alexandra Medley from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Since NIAA’s inception in 1916, its mission has been to convene leaders regarding important and developing topics. Councils were developed to […]

NIAA to Open Application Period for Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

Participants can apply for the 4th Cohort of NIAA’s leadership program beginning September 1  The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Nominations are due November 17. The 16-month leadership program blends in-person and virtual working sessions to focus on four […]

Animal Agriculture Leaders Empower One Health Discussions Ahead of UN General Assembly

White papers, farm tours, and One Health leader collaborations to inform U.S. leaders for UN General Assembly meetings on AMR and stewardship in animal agriculture Kansas City, Mo. (June 12, 2024) — The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has released the white paper from the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium – Thriving in a Changing […]