- Purposes
- Expected Outcomes
- Agenda
Purposes
Highlight ongoing implementation of the Food Animal Integrated Research (FAIR) 2002 goals and objectives by ARS and CSREES, receive input from stakeholders regarding an assessment of progress towards the FAIR 2002 priorities, and provide a forum for making recommendations to USDA to enhance implementation.
Expected Outcomes
Identify ways to improve coordinated implementation of the FAIR 2002 priorities, and strengthen the on-going dialogue among agricultural partners, professional organizations, other interested stakeholders and USDA program leaders to address animal agriculture’s most urgent issues.
Agenda
Wednesday November 28, 2001
8:15 - 8:35 Call meeting to order/Planning Committee introduction, Lewis Smith, ARS Moderator: Barbara Glenn, Federation of Animal Science Societies
Welcome and Introduction Joseph Jen, Undersecretary-Research, Education and Economics Colien Hefferan, Administrator, CSREES Floyd Horn, Administrator, ARS
8:35 - 8:45 FAIR 2002 Overview Jim Males, Chair of FAIR 2002 Program Committee
8:45 - 9:15 “Big Picture Facing Animal Agriculture” Robert Goodale, Fellow at the Intitute of Mar Hill College, NC Session 1: Improve Food Safety Moderator: Leah Becker, National Pork Producers Council
9:15 - 9:45 Robert Buchanan, Director, Office of Science in for the Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
9:45 - 10:15 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview and Coordination example(s) Jan Singleton, CSREES
10:15 - 10:45 BREAK
Session 2: Promote Animal Well-Being 10:45 - 11:15 Jeffrey Armstrong, Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
11:15 - 11:45 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview, Richard Reynnells, CSREES Coordination example(s), Donald Lay, ARS
11:45 - 1:00 BUFFET WORKING LUNCH (Table Discussions)
Session 3: Enhance Human Nutrition Moderator: David Meeker, National Turkey Federation
1:00 - 1:30 Bruce Watkins, Professor, Department of Food Science, Purdue University
1:30 - 2:00 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview and Coordination example(s), Etta Saltos, CSREES
Workgroups Sessions 1, 2, 3 2:00 - 2:05 Charge to Workgroups, Larry Miller, CSREES
2:05 - 4:00 Workgroups Moderator: Bernadette Dunham, American Veterinary Medical Association Improve Food Safety Promote Animal Well-Being Enhance Human Nutrition
4:00-4:30 Merge Workgroup Recommendations for Each Goal
4:30 - 5:00 Report Results for Each Goal
5:00 - 5:30 Wednesday Wrap-up, Questions
5:30 - 6:30 Cash Bar / Reception
Thursday November 29, 2001
8:00 - 8:15 Overview of Wednesday workgroup sessions, Larry Miller Moderator: James H. Hodges, President, American Meat Institute Foundation
Session 4: Strenthen Global Competitiveness 8:15 - 8:45 Clayton Yeutter, Former Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative
8:45 - 9:15 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview, Mike MacNeil, ARS Coordination example(s), Richard Frahm, CSREES
Session 5: Protect Animal Health 9:15 - 9:45 Alfonso Torres, Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA
9:45 - 10:15 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview, Pete Johnson, CSREES Coordination Example (s), Joan Lunney, ARS
10:15 - 10:45 break
Session 6: Ensure Environmental Quality 10:45 - 11:15 John Bizic, Director of Land and Nutrient Management for Murphy Farms, LLC
11:15 - 11:45 ARS/CSREES Team: Summary Overview Mary Ann Rozum, CSREES Coordination example(s) Robert Wright, ARS Questions/Comments
11:45 - 1:00 Working Lunch
Workgroup session 4, 5, 6 1:00 - 1:05 Charge to Workgroups, Larry Miller
1:05 - 3:00 Workgroups Moderator: Bernadette Dunham, American Veterinary Medical Association Strengthen Global Competitiveness Protect Animal Health Ensure Environmental Quality
3:00-3:30 Merge Workgroup Recommendations for Each Goal
3:30 - 4:00 Report Results for Each Goal
4:00 - 4:30 Thursday Wrap-up, Questions
Friday November 30, 2001 Federal Agencies only Moderator: Larry Miller, CSREES
8:30 - 9:30 Review recommendations for each goal and identify cross-cutting suggestions to enhance implementation
9:30 - 11:00 Identify areas which are, or can be, implemented jointly vs. single agency response.
11:00 - 12:00 Separate meetings for each Goal to identify specific follow-up actions to enhance implementation.
12:00 Adjourn
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