USU Extension Part of Program To Win National AAEA Award

Contact: DeeVon Bailey, 435-797-2310, dbailey@econ.usu.edu
Writer: Jacob Roskelley, 435-797-0810, jacobr@ext.usu.edu

LOGAN — The U.S. Livestock Identification Systems: Risk

Management and Market Opportunities program will receive the

Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Group Award from the

American Agricultural Economics Association.


Directors of the project are DeeVon Bailey, Utah State University

Cooperative Extension marketing specialist, and Wendy Umberger,

assistant professor at Colorado State University.


The award will be presented at the AAEA’s annual meeting July 31 at

the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.


“The selection of this program for such a prestigious award attests

to its high quality and high impact,” said John P. Hoehn, AAEA

awards chair. “My congratulations to all the contributing team

members.”


The American Agricultural Economics Association is a professional

society committed to furthering knowledge about the economics of

agriculture, rural communities and natural resources.


The Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Awards recognize

achievement of excellence in agricultural economics extension and

outreach programs. Award-winning programs are judged on the

ability to clearly define an important problem and target audience,

proficiency in applying educational approaches, effective

communication and evidence of accomplishment and impact.


“This program has had a significant impact on educational activities

across the country that focus on animal identification programs,”

Bailey said. “We appreciate all the team members for their hard

work and dedication to this project.”


In January 2003, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman

announced the need to implement a National Animal Identification

System after Mad-Cow Disease was found in a dairy cow in the

United States. The purpose was to help identify any agricultural

premise exposed to a foreign animal disease so the disease could be

more quickly controlled and eradicated. The U.S. Cattle Identification

Systems: Risk Management and Market Opportunities program, a

planned collection of fact sheets developed by authors with national

expertise in the subject area, was created to meet the need.


For more information about the award-winning program, visit

http://www.lmic.info/memberspublic/animalID/AnimalID.htm.

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