The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health will host a regional meeting on July 15 at the Marion County Lake Hall in Marion to discuss critical topics related to the livestock industry in Kansas. KDA encourages livestock owners, veterinarians, and county officials to attend to learn more about how animal disease response plans may affect them.

The workshop will include two sessions. The afternoon session (2:30–4:30 p.m.) is intended for emergency management professionals and county officials; discussion topics will include the role of the county in a disease response, livestock truck rollover, disposal and sheltering. The evening session (5:30–7:30 p.m.) will be for veterinarians and livestock producers; discussion topics will include animal disease traceability, secure food supply planning and disease response plans. A networking dinner will be held between sessions, which is open to all attendees.

The regional animal health workshop will also be held in Seneca on August 13 with the same schedule and agenda.

The workshops are free, including the networking dinner, but registration is required. Go to agriculture.ks.gov/AnimalHealthOutreach or call 785-564-6608 to register for either of the two sessions.