Wholesome, quality meat starts with raising healthy animals and providing the most humane care throughout their life cycle. Join us at the Animal Care & Handling Conference to gain valuable insights addressing issues affecting meat processing companies and key strategies for continuous improvement in animal care. This year's event will dive deeper into new technology and innovation in animal welfare. From advances in stunning methods and animal welfare research to gaining insights into species-specific animal welfare metrics and utilizing new technologies to drive continuous improvement, attendees will hear from leading academic and industry experts and walk away with best practices in producing and managing livestock and meat products. Each year the North American Meat Institute in conjunction with the Foundation for Meat & Poultry Research & Education, conducts a series of annual conferences and educational workshops to meet the needs of our membership, the meat industry and their retail and food service customers. This includes annual education conferences, topical workshops, award programs, Board of Directors & committee meetings and an annual trade show. Every event is an opportunity for industry processors, suppliers and press to learn, network and take back valuable solutions for their company and professional development.