The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health will host a regional meeting on July 11 at the Ellis County Emergency Management Office in Hays 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 (1:00–4:00 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 (6:00–8:00 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 other locations for the regional animal health workshops  are: May 30 in Manhattan, June 11 in El Dorado, June 12 in Fort Scott, June 18 in Hutchinson, June 26 in Scott City, June 27 in Dodge City, and July 10 in Colby.

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.