CMC’s 11th Technical Symposium kicks off: here is what is on the schedule!

This years symposium is built around the theme of understanding how agriculture and meat and poultry production affects climate change today and in the coming years

Running from Thursday, October 6, 2022. 8:00 am to Friday, October 7, 2022. 12:00 pm. The symposium we host presenters from government, to industry speakers and exhibitors who will discuss and present current tools and initiatives that will help the meat sector get on the path to a sustainable future for animal and meat/poultry production.

“The presentations will be practical and provide real actions needed for the industry to achieve sustainability objectives” 

 

AGENDA & SPEAKERS 

Sustainability of the Meat Sector: Highlights from 2022 industry survey
Jorge Correa, VP Market Access and Technical Affairs, Canadian Meat Council
 
Government Evidence of Canada’s Climate Change and Initiatives to Battle the Situation
Environment and Climate Change Canada (TBC) 
 
The Impact of Agriculture and Meat Production on Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
Jacques Nault, VP Agronomy, Logiag & Philippe Blais, Chemist, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, Eurofins
 
Let’s Talk about Canadians, Climate Change and Consumption
Crystal Mackay, Founder and CEO, Loft32
 
Government Initiatives Underway to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
Jason Baillargeon, Director at Food Policy Division, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada
 
Positioning Canada as a Leader in the Sustainability Landscape
Jamie B. Hewett, Senior Policy Analyst, AAFC (TBC) 

Practical Examples of Solutions Implemented by Canadian Companies for Sustainable Production
Marco Dufresne, Vice President Engineering and Environment, Olymel
Other industry members (TBC) 
 
Towards a More Sustainable Meat Production: What Can we Learn from Others
Patrik Buholzer Co-CEO, SAFOSO AG – Switzerland

Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use: Global Overview and Current Status in Canada
(Pork, beef and chicken)
Anne Deckert, DVM, M.Sc., Ph.D., Veterinary Epidemiologist, Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS), Food-borne Diseases and AMR Surveillance Division, Public Health Agency of Canada

How Farm Animal Producers are Contributing to Make the Industry Sustainable 
(20 min overview by each speaker & panel discussion)
Beef – Monica Hadarits, M.Sc., Executive Director, Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Poultry – Christine Power, Director of Animal Care & Sustainability, Chicken Farmers of Canada
Pork – Katerina Kolemishevska, Director of Policy Development, Canadian Pork Council
 
Food Safety: Key Highlights from Public Health Surveillance
Stephen Parker A/Director Foodborne Disease and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Division Centre for Foodborne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Public Health Agency of Canada

For further information, please contact Jorge Correa. 
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