2710 W. Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865
Pennsylvania Beef Producers Working Group, Center for Beef Excellence, Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, Center for Dairy Excellence and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Join the entire Pennsylvania animal agriculture industry for the 2023 Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on Biosecurity. The event will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from 7-9 a.m. in the Special Events Building at Ag Progress Days. Sales and service professionals working in the animal ag industry, along with livestock producers, are invited to join us for breakfast and important conversations about the real-time issue of biosecurity on Pennsylvania farms.
Learn about resources and actionable steps you can take to encourage and assist your animal ag producer customers in developing and executing biosecurity plans to protect their operations. Hear from Dr. Hayley Springer, Dr. John Boney, Dr. Mina Kalley and Secretary Russell Redding.
The breakfast is free, but pre-registration is required. Fill out the form below to RSVP, or call 717-346-0849.
Agenda and Speakers:
- 7-7:45 a.m. – Breakfast
- 7:50 a.m. – Biosecurity Planning & What it Means for Producers with Dr. Hayley Springer
- 8:05 a.m. – Biosecurity Planning & How Service Providers Can Play a Role with Dr. John Boney
- 8:20 a.m. – Biosecurity Planning & Where the State Fits in the Process with Dr. Mina Kalley
- 8:35 a.m. – Q&A with Panelists
- 8:50 a.m. – Wrap-Up and Comments From Secretary Russell Redding
This event is being held as part of an initiative of the Pennsylvania Beef Producers Working Group, Center for Beef Excellence, Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, Center for Dairy Excellence, Penn State Extension, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.