The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) invites you to attend a presentation on

Impact of Free-Range Poultry Production Systems on Animal Health, Human Health, Productivity, Environment, Food Safety, and Animal Welfare Issues

Washington, DC
July 18, 2018
Three time and venue options
~8:30 a.m. (breakfast)  ~12:15 p.m. (lunch)  ~2:30 p.m. Eastern
RSVP requested

Can't attend in person? A video will be available on the CAST website post event.

This CAST issue paper will be the focal point for these presentations and will be available as a free download from the CAST website on July 18.
www.cast-science.org/publications
This publication serves to review what is known about poultry egg and meat production with specific attention to available research on free-range production systems. Stressors related to alternatively housed and managed birds, as well as the known advantages and disadvantages for farmers, are reviewed. Food quality and food safety in regard to poultry meat and eggs are often understood by farmers and consumers as one and the same. Clarification of food quality and food safety with regard to poultry production systems will be discussed. The role of farming systems in disease control is included in this discussion. Attention to the environmental system, soil contamination, and manure burdens placed on the land by free-range poultry is also considered. This consolidation of information is aimed at helping further the discussion of free-range poultry as it pertains to larger farming systems and the future of this growing field of niche market poultry production.

Contact

Melissa Sly 
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 
515-292-2125 
msly@cast-science.org 
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MORNING PROGRAM:
8:30 a.m. Gathering and breakfast
9:00 a.m. Presentation and highlights of issue paper by co-authors Jacqueline Jacob and Tony Pescatore, University of Kentucky
9:30 a.m. Panel discussion featuring:
~David Fikes, Vice President, Communications and Consumer/Communication Affairs, Food Marketing Institute
~Ashley Peterson, Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, National Chicken Council
10:00 a.m. Q&A
10:30 a.m. Conclusion

WHERE: Food Marketing Institute
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22202
~cohosted by FMI~

LUNCH PROGRAM:
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Chick Fil-A Lunch offered.
Presentation and highlights of issue paper by Jacqueline Jacob and Tony Pescatore

WHERE: 1302 Longworth House Building
9 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

AFTERNOON PROGRAM:
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Presentation and highlights of issue paper by Jacqueline Jacob and Tony Pescatore

WHERE: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 200 (Senate side)
First St NE, Washington, DC 20515