Upcoming Meetings
Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference
Feed Manufacturing Short Course
National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference
National Egg Products School
National Egg Quality School
National Poultry Waste Management Symposium
National Wild Turkey Federation Conference
NC Broiler Supervisor’s Short Course
NC Egg Grading School for Small Producers Organic/Range
NCSU Hatchery Management Workshop
NCSU International Course on Poultry Production
NC/VA Egg Industry Conference and Mid-Atlantic Layer Management Workshop
North American Gamebird Association
North Carolina Broiler Breeder and Hatchery Management Conference
North Carolina Turkey Industry Days
Poultry Decision Makers Workshop Series
Poultry Nutritionist Roundtable
Poultry Science Summer Institute
Raising Heritage Turkeys on Pasture
Turkey Nutritionists Workshop
Youth Market Turkey Show
Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference
November 12, 2008
This conference will feature speakers presenting topics of interest to the nutrition of commercial broilers and turkeys.
Event Location
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703
Contact Bonnie Holloman at (919) 855-8981
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Feed Manufacturing Short Course
May 15-16, 2009
To provide updated scientific and technical information and hands-on experience to improve commercial poultry production.
Event Location
North Carolina State University
Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC
Contact Charles Stark at (919) 515-5399
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National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference
November 19-20, 2008
Consists of competitions in poultry judging, egg cookery, chicken and turkey barbeque, and avian quiz bowl.
Event Location
Kentucky State Fair and Exposition Center
Louisville, KY
Contact Melissa Scherpereel at (919) 515-5403
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National Egg Products School
September 29 - October 2, 2008
This school has been developed to familiarize egg breaking plant personnel, regulators or food service end users of egg products in the quality and handling of egg products to ensure quality and food safety.
Event Location
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Contact Lesli Kerth at (334) 844-2634
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National Egg Quality School
May 18-21, 2009
This school has been developed to familiarize shell egg producers, processors, food service personnel, and regulators about the production, processing, and quality evaluation of shell eggs. This includes the washing, grading, and management that maintains and ensures quality and food safety.
Event Location
TBD
Contact Donald J. McNamara at (202) 833-8850
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National Poultry Waste Management Symposium
October 21-23, 2008
Providing the poultry system with up-to-date information on environmental issues and concerns, and defining opportunities for environmental protection.
Event Location
West Des Moines Marriott
1250 Jordan Creek Parkway
Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Contact Wanda Linker at (334) 265-2732
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National Wild Turkey Federation Conference
February 19-22, 2009
The NWTF meeting is an annual conference that draws up to 50,000 people. The conference consists of seminars on wild turkey management (nutrition and health) and habitat management.
Event Location
Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville, TN
Contact Jesse L. Grimes at (919) 515-5406
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NC Broiler Supervisors' Short Course
TBA
To provide updated technical information for live production and grow out managers, broiler flock supervisors and other personnel related to broiler chicken production.
Event Location
McSwain Extension Center
2420 Tramway Rd.
Sanford, NC 27330
Contact Edgar Oviedo at (919) 515-5391
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NC Egg Grading School for Small Producers Organic/Range
July 28, 2008
The class is directed at new and established small producers of naturally/organic eggs, extension agents, and purchasers of locally grown products. If you are an individual who wants to learn more about the proper methods of grading and evaluating the internal and external quality of the shell eggs they produce, then this workshop should be of interest. This will include a review of the North Carolina Egg Law and components which will apply to small producers. The class will include both lecture material and hands-on laboratories.
Event Location
Poultry Science Teaching Unit
3901 Inwood Rd
Raleigh, NC 27603-3305
Contact Ken Anderson at (919) 515-5527
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NCSU Hatchery Management Workshop
August 12-13, 2008
The class is directed at new hatchery managers, existing hatchery managers, and hatchery quality assurance personnel. If you want to learn more about the developing embryo and how a hatchery can influence the embryo's development then this workshop should be of interest. Instructors are Mike Wineland and Vern Christensen. The class will include both lecture material and hands on laboratories.
Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.
Event Location
North Carolina State University
Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC
Contact Michael J. Wineland at (919) 515-5529
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NCSU International Course on Poultry Production
May 11-15, 2009
To provide updated scientific and technical information and hands-on experience to improve commercial poultry production.
Event Location
North Carolina State University
Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC
Contact Edgar Oviedo at (919) 515-5391
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NC/VA Egg Industry Conference and Mid-Atlantic Layer Management Workshop
June 25-27, 2008
This is a regional workshop to address the current issues facing the commercial egg producers and processors in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. In 2007 the Mid-Atlantic Layer Management Workshop and NC Egg Association annual conference will join the GA Egg Commission's Annual Conference at the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Event Location
King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort
201 Arnold Road
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Contact Kenneth Anderson at (919) 515-5527
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North American Gamebird Association
April 5-7, 2009
The NAGA meeting is an annual conference that caters to gamebird producers and hunting preserve operators. There are seminars on gamebird management, nutrition, disease, health, housing, and animal rights issues. In addition, there are seminars on hunting preserve and habitat management.
Event Location
Chateau on the Lake
Branson, MO
Contact Jesse L. Grimes at (919) 515-5406
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North Carolina Broiler Breeder and Hatchery Management Conference
October 29-30, 2008
Presentations on the latest management practices for broiler breeders and broiler hatcheries.
Event Location
Iredell County Agriculture Resource Center
444 Bristol Drive
Statesville, NC 28677
Contact Michael J. Wineland at (919) 515-5529
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North Carolina Turkey Industry Days
September 24-25, 2008
This conference will provide updated technical information for live production and grow out managers, turkey supervisors and other personnel related to turkey production.
Event Location
Hilton Wilmington Riverside
301 North Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Contact Jesse L. Grimes at (919) 515-5406
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Poultry Decision Makers Workshop Series
November 13, 2008
To provide an overview of techniques used in Mathematical Modeling and in Operations Research to improve data management, knowledge discovery within each company, and economic efficiency of the integrated poultry industry.
Event Location
North Carolina State University
Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC
Contact Edgar Oviedo at (919) 515-5391
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Poultry Nutritionist Roundtable
November 11, 2008
This conference will cover current issues and technologies associated with feed manufacturing and feed mill management.
Event Location
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703
Contact Bonnie Holloman at (919) 855-8981
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Poultry Science Summer Institute
August 3-7, 2008
The summer institute is a three-day, four-night conference designed to broaden the high school student’s understanding of the educational disciplines, scholarship opportunities, careers and industries related to poultry science.
Event Location
North Carolina State University
Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC
Contact Melissa Scherpereel at (919) 515-5403
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Raising Heritage Turkeys on Pasture
Presented by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
July 21-22, 2008
Turkeys are moving back outside. And not just any turkey; heritage turkeys. This 1 1/2 day clinic will teach outdoor production of heritage turkeys from brooding through processing and marketing. Nutrition and feeds, diseases and predators, management and more will be covered.
Event Locations
Peregrine Farm
9418 Perry Rd.
Graham, NC 27253
Central Carolina Community College
Pittsboro, NC
Contact Jeannette Beranger at (919) 542-5704
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Turkey Nutritionists Workshop
November 11, 2008
This workshop for turkey industry nutritionists and academics is a forum of discussion on topics related to turkey nutrition.
Event Location
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703
Contact Bonnie Holloman at (919) 855-8981
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Youth Market Turkey Show
October 16-18, 2008
Event Location
N.C. State Fairgrounds
Poultry Tent
Contact Melissa Scherpereel at (919) 515-5403
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