Tuesday April 14, 2020:
1:00 Opening remarks
1:15 DON BELL MEMORIAL LECTURE:
A Global Egg Outlook: The future of Specialty Eggs - Dr. Peter Van Horne, Wageningen University
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Session I - General Session
2:00 It’s more than their mind and their back – Gary Cooper, Cooper Farms
2:30 BREAK
3:00 Capital & financial perspectives panel
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Session II - Ventilation Workshop**
2:00 - 4:00 Classroom session on ventilation mgmt. Dr. Brett Ramirez, Iowa State University
3:00 BREAK
4:00 Hands-on ventilation trailer rotations begin
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4:00 From the eye of a needle to the eye of a hurricane: Connecting the threads of animal agriculture Joe Kerns, Kerns & Associates
4:50 Cage-Free ventilation modeling for bird comfort and reducing disease spread Dr. Eileen Fabian, Pennsylvania State University
5:30 ADJOURN & RECEPTION
6:00 Reception
Wednesday April 15, 2020:
6 - 8 EGGS-CEPTIONAL BREAKFAST
8:00 Strategies for communicating across the generations in the workplace Dr. Robynn Pease, Oregon State University
8:35 Microbial-based strategies for chickens to protect against multiple bacteria: Our approaches Dr. Melha Mellata, Iowa State University
9:10 Heading off food safety issues - Kim Rice, Rose Acre Farms
9:45 The challenge of too many options: egg safety and hen housing - Dr. Deana Jones, USDA-ARS
10:20 BREAK
10:50 Infectious coryza in Pennsylvania - Dr. Sherrill Davison, University of Pennsylvania
11:30 Purchasing trends of specialty eggs by U.S. consumers - Maro Ibarburu, Egg Industry Center
12:00 LUNCH
Photo credit: Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
**Registration and hotel information is available at www.eggindustrycenter.org Early bird registration and hotel room block expire March 24, 2020.
**Forum participants can opt to participate in this event free of charge. Personnel coming for only this workshop will be charged $35 each.