40 Main Street
Charlton
MA
The USDA Veterinary Services and the Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island Departments of Agriculture will hold an Agritourism Safety Workshop Is the Public Really Safe on Your Farm at the Charlton Public Library in Charlton on August 22nd from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Agenda:
10 am Managing the Safety Risks of Agritourism Farms — Lisa Chase, UVM Extension
10:30 Animal Health in Agritourism: Mitigating Public Health Risks — Valerie Koenig — USDA
11:30 Biosecurity: Not just a Scary Word — Kimberly Haling — USDA
Noon Lunch (BYO)
1 pm Steps to Engage the Public to Protect Themselves and Your Farm — Rebecca Soco — Tufts Veterinary School
1:15 State Involvement in Agritourism
2 pm USDA Animal Care — When, Why & How of Licensure — Jan Baltrush — USDA
2:30 Liability in Agritourism — Know Your Risks — Joseph Bonelli — UConn Extension
3 pm Lessons Learned from Real Life Outbreaks — Megin Nichols — U S CDC
3:30 Upcoming Opportunities & Conclusion