Registration Open For Information Agriculture Conference Aug. 7-9
NORCROSS, Ga. The In
formation Agriculture Confer
ence series will continue with In
foAg 2001 scheduled for Aug. 7,
8 and 9. Organized by the Potash
and Phosphate Institute (PPI),
Potash and Phosphate Institute
of Canada (PPIC), and the
Foundation for Agronomic Re
search (FAR), InfoAg 2001 will
take place at the Adam’s Mark
Hotel at the Indianapolis Airport
in central Indiana.
“The Information Agriculture
conference has become a fixture
for some key audiences who see
the essential link between mod
ern, progressive agriculture and
the need to harness the power of
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sure to protect against foot and
mouth and other contagious for
eign animal diseases, Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences has implemented a new
biosecurity policy for all farm
units housing livestock. Effective
immediately, visits to university
dairy, beef, swine, sheep, deer
and equine facilities will be by
appointment only.
All entrances to the restricted
facilities will be posted. Appoint
ments to visit the facilities may
be requested by contacting the
College of Agricultural Sciences
at (814) 865-1362 or by sending
an e-mail to coas-visits@lists.p
su.edu.
Managers of the restricted
farm units will inter-
view potential visitors
to determine the pur
pose of the visit. They
also will request in
formation to de
termine whether any
of the visitors may
have been in direct or
indirect contact with
any traveler from a
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information management,” notes
Dr. Paul E. Fixen, PPI Senior
Vice President. “Some important
cooperators will be partnering
with us in 2001. Meister Publish
ing (Farm Chemicals and Cyber-
Dealer magazines) will handle
the CyberDealer sessions during
the conference. Prairie Farmer
magazine of the Farm Progress
Companies group will also be
working with us to develop farm
er-oriented sessions.”
The conference is supported in
part through a grant from the
USDA-CSREES Initiative for
Future Agriculture and Food
Systems (IFAFS) program.
Previous Information Agricul-
country with confirmed cases of
foot and mouth or other conta
gious foreign animal diseases.
Other steps, including protec
tive clothing and restrictions on
direct contact with animals will
be implemented as appropriate
for visitors who are cleared. All
affected farm unit employees
have been trained in the biosecu
rity protocols for handling and
care of livestock.
This policy will be in effect
until further notice. New guide
lines will be issued if and when
conditions warrant.
More information on foot and
mouth disease is available at the
College of Agricultural Sciences
foot and mouth disease informa
tion center on the Web at http://
fmd.cas.psu.edu.
ture conferences in 1995, 1996,
1997, and 1999 were highly suc
cessful in bringing together lead
ers and early adopters of site
specific management practices
and other important develop
ments. Attendees represent a
cross section of people in agricul
ture and related work, including
farmers, fertilizer dealers, consul
tants, Certified Crop Advisers
(CCAs), farm managers, govern
ment agency personnel, universi
ty researchers, teachers, Exten
sion specialists, and international
participants.
Dr. Harold F. Reetz, PPI Mid
west Director, serves as confer
ence planning coordinator. Pro
gram features are being planned
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Data Analysis/Tools; Site-Specif
ic Nutrient Management; and
Communications/Environment.
As with previous Information
Agriculture Conferences, an ex
hibit area will also be open to at
tendees. Exhibitor fees are $5OO
per booth, with a maximum of
two spaces per company or or
ganization.
The registration fee for InfoAg
2001 is $350 per person if re
ceived by July IS, but it increases
to $450 thereafter.
More details of the program
and exhibitor information will be
available soon. For hotel accom
modations, individuals should
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contact Adam’s Mark (Airport)
at (317) 248-2481; the conference
rate for rooms is $lOl per night.
Access current information
and updates about the confer
ence at www.ppi-farorg/infoag,
call (605) 692-6280, or fax (605)
697-7149.
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