CFAW symposium 2023
Rooted in Responsibility:
Connecting Sustainability, Animal Welfare, and Agriculture
When
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CDT
Where
1371 W Altheimer Dr.
Fayetteville, AR 72704
Registration
Interested in sponsoring?
Attendees can earn up to 5 hours of PAACO continuing education credits
Schedule
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
WELCOME: DAVID CALDWELL & SHAWNA WEIMER
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
COURTNEY DAIGLE
TEXAS A&M
You’re not operating in a vacuum: assessing how the structure of the beef industry impacts cattle welfare
9:00 a.m. – 09:45 a.m.
NICHOLE ANDERSON
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Gotta walk before you can trot: What we currently know about equine welfare
09:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
BREAK
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
MARISA ERASMUS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Gaitway to sustainability: how the environment shapes the walking ability and welfare of meat poultry
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
KAREN CHRISTENSEN
TYSON FOODS
Light gradient promotes freedom of choice
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
BETH RUMLEY
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER
Farming by Referendum? Ballot Initiatives in the United States
12:15 p.m. – 01:00 p.m.
LUNCH
01:00 p.m. – 01:55 p.m.
SPEAKER O&A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Speakers
Courtney Daigle
Texas A&M
You’re not operating in a vacuum: assessing how the structure of the beef industry impacts cattle welfare.
Nichole Anderson
Texas Tech University
Gotta walk before you can trot: What we currently know about equine welfare.
Karen Christensen
Tyson Foods
Light gradient promotes freedom of choice.
Marisa Erasmus
Purdue University
Gaitway to sustainability: how the environment shapes the walking ability and welfare of meat poultry.
Beth Rumley
National Agricultural Law Center
Farming by Referendum? Ballot Initiatives in the United States.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact Center for Food Animal Wellbeing by email (cfaw@uark.edu) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.