The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, along with a coalition of stakeholders, will sponsor an Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit January 27-28, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. It will be held in conjunction with the 2009 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo. USPOULTRY will partner with the American Feed Industry Association, Animal Agriculture Alliance, National Chicken Council, National Pork Producers Council, National Renderers Association, National Turkey Federation, and United Egg Producers in developing the cutting-edge summit.
The program will feature prominent experts from agriculture and top-level executives from U. S. retail and food service giants. They will identify and examine the challenges posed by sustainability and protecting the environment, along with feasible strategies for meeting those challenges.
“Animal agriculture has always led the way as a steward of the environment,” explained Vernon Rowe, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, program committee co-chairman. “This important conference will focus on the technologies and innovations that will enable us to continue that stewardship.
“The American consumer increasingly is requiring environmental responsibility from all industries,” Rowe continued. “And that responsibility extends from farm to fork, including everyone in between, food producers, processors, retail, and food service. So each segment must fulfil its own responsibility. This summit will demonstrate the commitment and environmental stewardship of animal agriculture,” he concluded.
Dennis Treacy, Smithfield Foods, program committee co-chairman, added “We are excited that the senior leadership in several of our companies and some of our key customers will share their perspectives on this critical issue at the summit.”
Registration for the summit includes complimentary admission to the International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo, the world’s largest gathering of poultry industry leaders, and the largest exhibition of suppliers to the animal agriculture and feed producing and processing sectors.
The summit is scheduled:
Tuesday, January 27, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm;
Wednesday, January 28, from 8:00 – 10:00 am.
The IPE/IFE show hours are 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Wednesday and Thursday, and 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Friday.
For more information about the 2009 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo, go to www.ipe09.org
