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Calendar of Events
MTGA Annual Meeting
Carl Stromberg Scholarship
CEAM Annual Meeting
MPF Convention
LED Lighting in Turkey Barns
 
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Calendar of Events
 

MTGA-CEAM Poultry Day at the Capitol

March 6, 2014

Saint Paul, MN

Contact: Erica Nelson at 763/682-2171 or enelson@minnesotaturkey.com

Registration & Details

 

Midwest Poultry Federation Convention

March 18-20, 2014

Saint Paul RiverCentre, Saint Paul,

Contact: info@midwestpoultry.com or 763/682-2171

Worth the Read







Odds & Ends

 

--Alliance to Host 13th Annual Stakeholders Summit on Millennials. You can read details here. 

 

--Looking for a job?  Minnesota FFA Leadership Development Coordinator position is open. Click here for details & to apply.

  

-- You need to read this blog post, Semantics and Scare Tactics:  "A long time ago, when I was much younger and more na�ve, I believed that Consumers Union  and its Consumer Reports publication spoke the truth based on science and research. Unfortunately, I think much of the public still believes that and can be swayed by inaccurate and misleading information such as the drug abuse ad." 

 

-- Speaker Marian Stamp Dawkins will be at the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus on Monday, March 10, 2014at 4 p.m. (365 Haecker Hall) She'll speak on the "Automated assessment of health and welfare in commercial chicken flocks using optical flow."

 

Dawkins is Professor of Animal Behaviour at the University of Oxford and has been involved in research on farm animal welfare, particularly that of poultry, for many years. 

Dear , 
 

The countdown to the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention has begun in earnest. Did you know? MTGA/CEAM staff also coordinates the Midwest show - the largest regional poultry convention in the U.S.

 

Are you planning to attend? If not, you should be! :)

 

But before the Midwest, we've got Poultry Day at the Capitol coming up next week. Have a great weekend, everyone - stay warm and thanks for reading!

 

- LD

MTGA Annual Meeting & President's Reception

Invitations to the MTGA Annual Meeting and President's Reception have been sent out. And yes - we goofed! - the invitation says the President's hospitality is March 13, but if you've looked at the calendar, then you know the date is actually March 19. Sorry for the confusion, everyone!

 

MTGA Annual Meeting - March 19 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre from 11:30 am-1:30 pm; keynote speaker is Trent Loos so do not miss this!

 

President's Reception - March 19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - NEW location this year on the 22nd floor, immediately following the Best Veterinary Solutions hospitality reception. Finally - a bigger room to accommodate all of our guests. Could there be a pyramid be in our future? Show up to find out!

 Carl Stromberg Memorial Scholarship

Carl Stromberg  

was a 2001 graduate in Agricultural & Food Business Management and Animal Production Systems. After his passing last summer, a group of his friends felt that creating a scholarship in his memory was the ideal way to carry on his enthusiasm for what he loved. 

 

Carl was the recipient of several scholarships through CFANS that helped him pursue his degree in a field of study he loved, poultry. The "Carl Stromberg Memorial Scholarship" at the University of Minnesota will be awarded annually to students looking to pursue a career in the poultry industry - something that meant the world to Carl. This fund is endowed and will exist in perpetuity. If you are interested in contributing to this fund you may do so using this form; all donations are tax deductible.

 

Click here to download the donation form.

CEAM Annual Meeting - Featuring Guest Speaker on CA Egg Requirements 

CEAM members - please plan to attend the Annual Meeting Breakfast on March 19 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

 

Speakers will include:

Ken Takeshita (California Department of Agriculture) - New Egg Requirements 

Update from the American Egg Board

Bruce Kleven - Legislative Update 2014

 

We have invited our Iowa Poultry Association friends to this event, so please help us spread the word and RSVP to info@mnchicken.org

MPF Convention 

Pre-registration for the Midwest Poultry Federation is closed, so if you haven't registered yet, you may do so onsite beginning Tuesday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m.

 

Hotel rooms downtown Saint Paul are on a waitlist basis only; click here for backup hotel options or contact our office with questions.

Free Event on Funding LED Lighting in Turkey Barns 

The West Central Clean Energy Resource Team (WC CERT) and The Minnesota Project are presenting an educational program on how to pursue funding to support an LED lighting retrofit project on Thursday, March 13, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. 

 

Attendees will learn about LED lighting for turkey barns, hear candid farmer feedback on this type of retrofit, and understand utility and federal funding options to get LED lighting in turkey barns. 

 

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