AUGUSTA — Biosecurity is the featured topic at the 2024 Tri-State Dairy Summer Workshop, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
The event is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Klahr Center classroom of the University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive. This event is a collaboration between UMaine Extension, University of Vermont, and University of New Hampshire.
Topics include revisiting biosecurity goals, how to manage returning and new livestock, basic biosecurity for workers and visitors, animal health and disease monitoring, and a review of the Secure Milk Supply resource. Guest speakers are Carol Delaney, livestock specialist at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Jacki Perkins, organic dairy and livestock specialist at Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, and a state veterinarian, according to a news release from Glenda Pereira with the extension.
While the event is geared toward biosecurity for dairy production, anyone who raises livestock may benefit from the content. Agriculture service providers and 4-H students are encouraged to attend. The event is free; lunch will be provided.
Registration is required on the event website at umaine-extension.formtitan.com.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Pereira at glenda.pereira@maine.edu or 207-581-3240.
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