2013 BEEF SUSTAINABILITY
RESEARCH SUMMIT
Wednesday, January 16
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Beef Sustainability Research Summit Welcome & Keynote Address – Beef Sustainability Today & Tomorrow
James O. Reagan, NCBA
Forrest Roberts, NCBA
Tom Field, University of Nebraska
Cristian Barcan, BASF
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sustainability Project Introduction and full chain results
Kim Stackhouse, NCBA
James O. Reagan, NCBA
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Sustainability Results: Pre-harvest
Al Rotz, USDA-ARS
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel and group discussion identifying priority areas: Pre-harvest
Moderator: James O. Reagan, NCBA
Richard Gebhart, Cow-Calf Producer
John Pollak, USDA-ARS
John Butler, Beef Marketing Group
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Beef production in balance: considerations for life cycle analysis and sustainability
Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis
6:00 p.m. Reception
Thursday, January 17
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Sustainability Results: Post-Harvest
James O. Reagan, NCBA
Tom Battagliese, BASF
Cristian Barcan, BASF
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panel and group discussion identifying priority areas: Post-harvest
Moderator: James O. Reagan, NCBA
Scott Hartter, Cargill
Rick Stott, Agri Beef
Cameron Bruett, JBS USA
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Social sustainability and producer tool
Cashion East, Pre’ North America
Tom Battagliese, BASF
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions – Choose one session to attend
Cow-Calf/Stocker
Dave Petty
John Paterson, NCBA
Feedlot
Tom McDonald, JBS Five Rivers
Ben Weinheimer, TCFA
Packer/Case Ready
Craig Mello, Agri Beef
Scott Hartter, Cargill
Retail/Restaurant
TBD
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 P.M.
Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Review and Next Steps
James O. Reagan, NCBA
Kim Stackhouse, NCBA
4:30 p.m. Adjourn