UMaine Extension offers biosecurity workshop for livestock farmers
Augusta, Maine — Biosecurity is the featured topic at the 2024 Tri-State Dairy Summer Workshop hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Thursday, August 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Klahr Center classroom, 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 for this year’s event 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.
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 and lunch will be provided. Registration is required on the event website.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Glenda Pereira at glenda.pereira@maine.edu or 207-581-3240.
Similar biosecurity workshops are also being conducted in New Hampshire and Vermont. For additional information:
- University of Vermont: Amber Machia, amber.machia@uvm.edu, 802.355.2653
- University of New Hampshire: Sarah Allen, sarah.allen@unh.edu, 603.825.5509
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.