Building a Resilient Food Production System in the US: What Covid-19 and Other Black Swan Events Have Exposed about Modern Food Production

ARPAS Symposium

Thursday, July 15, 2021

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

Location: Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), M108/M111

Chair(s)

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM EST

ARPAS Symposium Introduction
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM EST

ARPAS Introduction
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Food Supply Chains
Presenting Author: John D. Anderson, PhD – University of Arkansas
Author: Josh Maples – Mississippi State University
Author: James Mitchell – University of Arkansas
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM EST

Cattle Production’s Response to Packing Capacity Disruption
Presenting Author: Ben P. Holland, PhD, MBA, PAS – Cactus Feeders
Author: Kaitlyn R. Wesley, MS – Cactus Feeders
Author: Alyssa B. Word, PhD – Cactus Feeders
Author: Casey Maxwell, PhD – Cactus Feeders
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM EST

ARPAS Symposium Break
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST

Can Regionalized Livestock Production and Meat Packing Meet the Food Needs of Today’s Consumers?
Presenting Author: Jason Apple – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM EST

ARPAS Symposium Q&A