Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit focuses on achievable sustainability goals
Summit brings together over 125 attendees to hear how the meat, poultry and egg, animal feed and pork industries are advancing their sustainability programs.
Sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association and the Meat Institute, the annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit brought together more than 125 attendees to hear the latest on how the meat, poultry and egg, animal feed and pork industries are advancing their sustainability programs. The summit was held during the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo.
Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., professor and air-quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science and director of the Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR) Center at the University of California, Davis, delivered the summit’s keynote address on “Sustainable Farming, Sustainable Future: How Livestock Can Be Part of a Climate Solution.” He discussed the impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the expected increase in animal protein consumption and its effects, the need for more public and private funding, as well as the need for the development of a toolbox to identify solutions.