2008 Mid-Year Meeting Agenda - Animal and Plant Industries Committee

Animal & Plant Industries Committee

Director Greg Ibach, Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture

2008 Midyear Meeting

Saturday, February 9 1:00 – 5:00 PM

I. Welcome, Introductions, & Roll Call –

Greg Ibach

II. Collaborative Project – Results and Draft Recommendations

Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota, Cindy Smith & Other Key APHIS Personnel – group discussion

III. Other APHIS Priorities Issues

Cindy Smith, APHIS Administrator

IV. Animal Id – Global Animal Management / Schering-Plough

Tyler Brown, Global Animal Management

V. National Veterinary Stockpile

Dr. Lee Myers, USDA VS

VI. FDA Feed & Related Issues

Dr. Bernadette Dunham, FDA, CVM

VII. NPB – Current Topics of Interest

Gray Haun, NPB President

VIII. DHS CBP – Priority Issues

Tom Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, CBP

IX. Policy Reviews

Plant Health –

Animal Health –

Feed Safety –

X. Consideration of Policy Amendments & Action Items and Discussion of Farm Bill topics/priorities germane to the Committee