DAIRY SECURITY SEMINAR

Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Iredell County Agriculture Center,
Statesville, North Carolina

Sponsored by the North Carolina
Dairy Producers Association and the
Carolina/Virginia Dairy Products Association

With Support from the
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service,
Southeast United Dairy Industry Association,
and the N.C. Farm Bureau Federation

DAIRY SECURITY SEMINAR
PROGRAM AGENDA
(Click on bolded/underlined text to link to presentation or handout.)

8 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9 a.m. "Welcome and Introduction"
Buddy Gaither, CVDPA president
Jeff Bender, NCDPA president

9-9:20 a.m. "Terrrorism Introduction"
John T. Hoffman, Director of Security and Threat Assessment, NCDA&CS

9:20-9:45 a.m. "Dairy Farm Biosecurity"
John Adams, Director of Animal Health and Farm Services, National Milk Producers Federation

9:45-10:15 a.m. "Dairy Plant Security"
Cary Frye, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association

Handouts:
1. Biosecurity In The Dairy Plant
IDFA's Guidance Document for the Dairy Industry

2. Bioterrorism Bill Grants New FDA Authority
to Ensure Safety of Food Supply

10:15-10:40 a.m. "FDA & Food Biosecurity"
Lezette M. Earhardt, Regional Milk Specialist,
FDA -Southeast Region

10:40-10:55 a.m. Break

10:55-11:20 a.m. "Internal Security Controls"
Stan Carroll, Supervisor for Investigation and Physical/Corporate Security, Progress Energy

Handout: Background Investigations

11:20-11:45 a.m. "Security From the Warehouse to the Retailer"
Tim Shipman, Loss Prevention Operations Manager,
Food Lion Corporation

Handout: Biosecurity and the Food Supply

11:30 a.m.-noon "Biosecurity for Dairy Farms"
Dr. Barrett Slenning, College of Veterinary Medicine,
North Carolina State University

Handout: Dairy Biosecurity Resources on the Web

Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch

12:45-1:15 p.m. "Consequence Management Planning"
John T. Hoffman, Director of Security and Threat Assessment, NCDA&CS

1:15-1:45 p.m. "How Do We Communicate in an
Animal Health Disease Crisis?"
Cheryl Hahn, Manager of Communications and
Nutrition Programs, SUDIA

1:45-3:15 p.m. Concurrent 45 minute Sessions that are Repeated
1. One-on-One with the Media
Cheryl Hahn and Diane Story (SUDIA)
2. Best Practices for Security on the Farm and
in the Dairy Plant
John Adams (NMPF) and Cary Frye (IDFA)

3:15 p.m. Question & Answer Session
Moderated by Buddy Gaither and Jeff Bender