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2025-26 Luncheon Webinars

September 18, 2025; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Dr. Nishanth Sunny, Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland 

Topic:        Mitochondria: The Center of Attraction for Optimal Growth and Development          

Zoom:        https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83720573442?pwd=yBYx5L1nJFW1cIBu5dkxfcacJLiIA7.1 

October 16, 2025; 12-1 pm

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November 20, 2025; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Charlotte Kirk Baer, National Discipline Lead, Science and Technology, Ecological Sciences Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA 

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December 18, 2025; 12-1 pm

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January 15, 2026; 12-1 pm

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February 19, 2025; 12-1 pm

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March 19, 2025; 12-1 pm

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2026 ARPAS-DC mini-symposium

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April 16, 2025, 12:30-4:30 pm

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Recent Events

2025 ARPAS-DC mini-symposium

Managing Impact of  Animal Dietary Inputs

April 23, 2025, 12:30-4:30 pm

Topics:   Dietary Phosphorus in Poultry: A Challenge, a Success, and an Opportunity (Dr. Michael Persia, Virginia Tech)

                   Balancing Nutrition and Sustainability: Roles of Dietary Protein in Pet Food (Dr. Maria Cattai De Godoy, University of Illinois)

                   Work at USDA’s Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory on Understanding Feed Efficiency in the Beltsville Herd

                             (Drs. Ransom Baldwin & Congjun Li, Agricultural Research Service, USDA)

                   Tools and Programs for Sustainability Available from the Institute for Feed Education and Research (Dr. Paul Davis, 

                             American Feed Industry Association)

Program:  https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-April2025-Program

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2024-25 Luncheon Webinars

March 20, 2025; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Lucas Knarr, Ph.D. candidate, Animal Food and Nutrition Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 

                               (and WVU Poultry Feed Mill Manager) 

Topic:        The Interlaced Nature of Poultry Nutrition and Feed Manufacture: How WVU is Tackling Timely Issues in the Modern Poultry Industry           

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February 20, 2025; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Robin Schoen, Director, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Academy of Sciences

Topic:        A Consensus Study on Heritable Genomic Modifications in Food Animals and Other Recent Animal Science-Related Activities 

                     at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine           

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-Feb2025 (passcode: 3krhz2P+)

January 16, 2025; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Lowell Randel, President, The Randel Group, Alexandria, VA

Topic:        Agricultural Policy Outlook for 2025        

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-January2025

December 19, 2024; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   K. Scott Jensen, Area Range Extension Educator, University of Idaho

Topic:        Lost Rivers Grazing Academy and Current Range Management Practices           

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-Dec2024 (passcode: y#R.c9+c)

November 21, 2024; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Elisheva Greene, ARPAS-DC Undergraduate Internship Award recipient, University of Maryland 

Topic:        Summer at Days End Horse Rescue          

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-Nov2024 (passcode: X66KmJm?)

October 17, 2024; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Austin Therrell, Executive Director, Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)

Topic:        Who Is AAFCO and What Do They Do?           

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-Mar2024 (passcode: S^4w&SVF)

September 19, 2024; 12-1 pm

Speaker:   Dr. Chris Boomsma, CEO, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)

Topic:        CAST Update: Building the Future on a Strong Legacy          

Video:        https://tinyurl.com/ARPAS-DC-Sept2024