The 2025 Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will be held at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. Organized by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the summit will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and is complimentary for all registered IPPE attendees.

The summit will start with a keynote panel discussing sustainability and collaboration in retail and restaurants. It will feature speakers from the meat, poultry, egg, animal food and restaurant industries. The panel will cover topics like sustainability in animal and feed production, life cycle assessments, animal welfare, water conservation, biodiversity and engagement with producers. After the panel, additional speakers will provide updates on industry sustainability efforts, followed by a Q&A session.

Topic and speakers include the following:

• Panel Discussion - Restaurant Insights into Sustainability and Collaboration
  PJ Newcomb, sustainability director, Golden State Foods
  Lankford Ruffin, director of environmental affairs and sustainability, Butterball
• Industry Sustainability Initiatives Updates
  Ryan Bennett, executive director, U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs / International Poultry Welfare Alliance
  Lara Moody P.E., executive director, Institute for Feed Education & Research and American Feed Industry Association
  Eric Mittenthal, chief strategy officer, Meat Institute and The Protein PACT

The program will include a ceremony announcing the winners of USPOULTRY’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Awards for 2025.

The 2025 IPPE will be held Jan. 28-30 and is a collaboration of three trade shows – the International Feed Expo, International Poultry Expo and International Meat Expo – representing the entire protein production and processing chain. USPOULTRY, AFIA and the Meat Institute sponsor the event.

IPPE is a collaboration of three shows - International Feed Expo, International Meat Expo and the International Poultry Expo - representing the entire chain of protein production and processing. The event is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), the Meat Institute and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

For more information about IPPE, including registration details, lodging and other education offerings, visit ippexpo.org.