Red River Valley Research Corridor : Animal Identification Systems Action Summit

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7:30 - 8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:45 Welcome and Opening Comments

Chip Poland, Chair, Department of Agriculture and Technical Studies, Dickinson State University
Dr. DC Coston, Vice President for Agriculture, North Dakota State University
Roger Johnson, ND Commissioner of Agriculture

8:45 - 9:30 USDA Animal Identification Systems Implementation Policy Briefing

Burton Eller, USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

9:30 - 9:50 Health Issues Driving Animal Tracking and Identification

Dr. Jim Clement, Animal ID Coordinator, North Dakota Department of Agriculture

9:50 - 10:10 Networking Break

10:10 - 12:00 Market Demands for Animal Tracking and Identification

Moderator: Jeremy Bratt, U.S Senator Byron Dorgan's Office

Dr. Robert Cannell, Director, McDonald's US Supply Chain Management
Tom Woodmansee, President of the North Dakota Grocers Association
Allen Bright, U.S. Animal Identification Organization
Dr. Richard Bowman, Chariman, R-CALF USA Animal ID Committee
Wade Moser, Executive Vice President, North Dakota Stockmen's Association

12:00 - 12:15 Transition to Student Center for Lunch

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch (Student Center)

Lee Vickers, President, Dickinson State University
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan
Luncheon Presentation: Doug Freeman, Overview of NDSU/DSU Livestock Identification Systems Project
Demonstrations Overview: Kris Ringwall, Dickinson Research Extension Center Director

1:30 - 1:45 Transition to Arena for Concurrent Demonstrations

Concurrent Demonstrations, Four Sessions: 1:45 - 2:10, 2:15 - 2:40, 2:45 - 3:10, and 3:15 - 3:45

Demostration Topics to be presented during each session:

Low Frequency Electronic Identification Tag Demo
High Frequency Electronic Identification Tag Demo
DREC Biosecurity Trailer Demo
Tracking and Mapping of CalfAID Calves

See firsthand technology that can track and identify animals in groups, from a distance, and without restraint. This cutting-edge research is developed through a partnership with DSU and NDSU and supported by funding secured by Senator Dorgan in Congress.

4:00pm - Load out of cattle using new technologies, Wrap-Up and Closing Comments