This annual meeting gives attendees an opportunity to learn about specific topics that may benefit the dairy industry. This event is a collaboration between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the University of Vermont, and the University of New Hampshire.
Topics for this year’s event will include:
- Biosecurity goals, returning and new livestock.
- Basic biosecurity for workers and visitors.
- Animal health and disease monitoring.
- Reviewing Secure Milk Supply resource
While the event is geared towards biosecurity for dairy production, anyone who raises livestock may benefit from the content. Agriculture service providers and 4-H students are encouraged to attend.
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Klahr Center classroom, 46 University Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free (Lunch will be provided)
Pre-registration is required.
Directions:
From the South: Take I-295 N/US-1 North toward Augusta. Take exit 112A, and stay right at the intersection to merge onto ME-8 South. Travel 0.6 miles then turn right onto University Drive. At the top of the hill, bear right and into the parking lot.
From the North: Take 95 South toward Augusta. Take exit 112, and merge onto ME-8 South. Travel 0.7 miles then turn right onto University Drive. At the top of the hill, bear right and into the parking lot.
Because this is a tri-state effort, similar biosecurity workshops are being conducted in New Hampshire and Vermont. For additional information:
- University of Vermont’s Focus on Farm Biosecurity. Contact: Amber Machia at amber.machia@uvm.edu and 802.355.2653
- University of New Hampshire. Contact: Sarah Allen, 603.825.5509, sarah.allen@unh.edu