2022 U.S. CattleTrace Symposium Slated for Kansas City

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The 2022 U.S. CattleTrace Symposium, will be held November 17 and 18 at the at the American Royal Center in Kansas City, MO.

The U.S. CattleTrace Symposium will bring together cattle producers, industry professionals and technology manufacturers to learn and discuss animal disease traceability and value-added opportunities.

Participants will learn more about U.S. CattleTrace and its operations, hear from leaders in the technology and animal industries, and have a seat at the table of animal disease traceability discussions related to value.

“Last year, the input we received from producers located around the country assisted our team in making the many developments achieved possible,” U.S. CattleTrace Executive Director Callahan Grund said. “Building on our previous events, participants will come together to explore a unified voice for industry-led animal disease traceability in the United States. When we come to the table as an industry, anything can be accomplished.”

Registration for the symposium will remain open through November 15. To stay up-to-date about news regarding the U.S. CattleTrace Symposium, including speaker announcements and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.uscattletrace.org/2022symposium.

 

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