NCBA to address industry preparedness for food scares
The twin dangers posed by cattle diseases and terrorist infiltration of the national food supply will provide the main theme of a US National Cattlemen`s Beef Association (NBCA) conference in Reno, Nevada next month.
Entitled ‘Development of State and Federal Response Plans for the Cattle Industry’, the conference will pay particular attention to the avoidance and identification of hoof and mouth disease while addressing issues of biosecurity. The conference will be held on July 18.