January 17, 2023

USDA official to serve as keynote speaker for Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit at 2023 IPPE

The annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will once again be held at the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States.

Sponsored by the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), the summit will happen on January 24, and is offered free of charge to all registered IPPE attendees.

The United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie will be the keynote speaker. He will present on the topic, "Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grants: Insights into the Benefits the Animal Agriculture Industry Can Realize."

Bonnie will also share specific examples of some of the funded programmes, plans or ideas for accounting and monetising emissions reduction technologies linked to poultry and livestock.

The summit's organisers commented: "As a valued partner of the animal agriculture industry, we applaud USDA's multi-billion dollar investment to support climate-smart commodities that stand to open new markets and extend our efforts to be more sustainable."

Following Bonnie's presentation, representatives of the meat, poultry and egg, and animal feed industries will share updates on industry programmes or tools to advance their aspirations of producing more protein in a sustainable fashion, followed by a Q&A session at the conclusion. The speakers for this portion of the program include those from North American Meat Institute chief strategy officer Eric Mittenthal, Institute for Feed Education & Research executive director Laura Moody and US Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs executive director Ryan Bennett.

The program will include a ceremony announcing the winners of USPOULTRY's Family Farm Environmental Excellence Awards for 2023.

- USPOULTRY