Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit Returning to 2016 IPPE

November 19, 2015 – The eighth annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will be held during the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), this timely program will compare the sustainability of today’s industry to the past and provide viewpoints from industry and agriculture experts on sustainability and why it matters to the animal agriculture industry.  The Summit will also highlight the poultry industry sustainability workgroup’s efforts to develop a sustainability assessment program to identify measureable indicators that can gage industry’s efforts to maintain and improve its sustainability. The half-day program, which will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, is free to all IPPE attendees this year.

This year’s Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will include a presentation by Dr. Marty Matlock and Dr. Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, on a “Retrospective Analysis of US Poultry Production – A 50 Year Comparison of the Meat Bird Industry.” Dr. Joy Mench, University of California, Davis, will discuss “The Sustainability of the Layer Industry – Laying Hen Housing Research – The Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply.” Dr. Claudia Dunkley, University of Georgia, will review a “Carbon Footprint Tool for Poultry and Egg Producers,” and a panel discussion by the Poultry & Egg Sustainability Workgroup will provide an update on the Poultry and Egg Industry Sustainability Assessment Program. The Summit will conclude with a ceremony to recognize and present honors to winners of USPOULTRY’s 2016 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award.

The Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will be held in Room A-411, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.