Introduction

Volunteer committee members from the Poultry Science Association consulted with colleagues in their respective industries and allied industries to supplement their opinions of the best cutting-edge presentations for this workshop. After considerable discussion, the list of topics and potential speakers was reduced to a manageable level to address the following concerns: the future of extension, niche markets, food safety, animal welfare, and environment and training the trainer—network of first responders to agro-terrorism. We depend on the industry and especially extension specialists and agents to address these concerns by being a part of partnerships needed to find solutions.