Agricultural and Food Traceability Conference

You are invited to join the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, the Iowa Beef Center, and Iowa State University Extension-Value Added Agriculture Program for the Agricultural & Food Traceability Conference on June 9-10, 2009 at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa!

An additional workshop will be held on June 11 for those who are interested in the specific details of the profitable integration of traceability protocols into food and agricultural businesses. Both events will feature speakers from business, research, and regulatory environments. Program content will emphasis three major topics:

• Risks and rewards of adopting traceability in business operations
• Standards, legislative actions and other compliance factors related to traceability
• Processes and management strategies which may assist businesses in the implementation of traceability protocols

The conference will serve as a state-of-the-art information source on the traceability of agricultural commodity products, agricultural and food supply chain management, and the verification of quality standards.

For registration information and additional details on both events, please visit the following website: http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/traceability/home.html