Description:

Conference Overview

The 19th Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture, Key Issues in Sustainability of the Dairy Industry, will be held May 11-14, 2010 at the Brown County Inn, Nashville, IN. The conference provides a focused forum for discussion of the key societal, environmental, animal welfare, and economic issues related to dairy food production using science-based approaches.

Conference Topics:
• Sustainability as a "wicked" problem
• Societal perspectives on sustainability
• Sustainability from the global and local food supply perspective
• Environmental aspects of sustainability
• Using science to look beyond the headlines
• Integrating the issues and science of animal welfare with sustainability
• The dairy industry in 2025 - what issues will it face?

ARPAS will award 14 CEU’s for this conference.

To register or for additional information about the conference, please visit the website.