The ATF seminar would like to engage discussion with farmers, industries, scientists, policy makers and with the society. It is a follow up of the One-day Symposium of the
ATF & Livestock Farming Systems Study Commission, EAAP Annual Meeting in Davos on August 30th, 2021. It will be followed, in the afternoon, by a ATF-FEFAC stakeholders and dissemination event with some Horizon 2020 projects around the topic, in Brussels, November 18
th, 14.00-16.00.
Aim
This seminar aims to contribute to:
- Engage a dialogue with various stakeholders;
- Address how research and innovation can support the livestock sector;
- Provide input to European research and innovation agendas and to public policies to secure Europe’s role as a leading global provider of safe and healthy animal-derived products;
- Support knowledge development and innovation;
- Foster ownership by farmers and industries.
Thursday 18 November 2021 - Morning
Provisional programme
(University Foundation, Brussels + remotely)
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9:00
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Welcome & introduction
By Frank O'Mara, ATF President - @FrankOMara8
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09:05
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Summary of the outcomes of the ATF-EAAP LFS one-day Symposium
By Tommy Boland, University College Dublin & EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming Systems - @PallasTb
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9:15
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Public policies: vision from policy maker
By Wolfgang Burtscher, European Commission - DG Agri - @EU_Commission
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9:30
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How can EU livestock avoid soya feed? Vision from an NGO
By Alain Peeters, WWF-Belgium - @WWF_Belgique
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Developing the use of by -products
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9:45
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Vision from feeding industry on the potentials from by-products in the EU in animal feed
Anton Van Den Brink, FEFAC - @FEFAC_EU & EFFPA - @EFFPA_EU
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10:10
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Farmers increasing forage in the diet instead of concentrates: example of grassfed products in areas of intensive use of concentrates
By Angus Nelless, farmer in the United Kingdom
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10:25
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Use of inedible feed in the pork industry, feed efficiency: sustainability metrics, calculating tools, including C footprint
By Sandrine Espagnol, IFIP - @IFIP_inst_porc
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10:40
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Break |
| Towards mixed crop production |
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11:00
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Dual purpose crop production across a diversity of livestock systems in the EU
By Patrick Carré, Terres Inovia - @terresinovia
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11:15
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Governance: good examples of crop farmers and livestock farmers working together
By Tom Barry, Biogold Agri Ltd. & Signpost Programme - @TeagascSignpost
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11:30
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PANEL DISCUSSION
with speakers and the audience
and Marc Cornelissen, Plants for the Future ETP - @Plant_ETP
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13:00
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Closing
By Frank O'Mara, ATF President - @FrankOMara8
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