Registration Deadline Approaches for the Agricultural Outlook Forum

From the USDA:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding those interested in attending this year's Agricultural Outlook Forum, "Transforming Agriculture," that early registration is available through Jan. 29.

The Agricultural Outlook Forum, now in its 92nd year, is the USDA's largest annual meeting, attracting 1,600 attendees. Along with the plenary panel discussion "Providing Leadership for Present and Future Generations in the Transformation of Agriculture," attendees can choose from 30 sessions with more than 80 speakers and a host of agriculture related exhibits.

The forum is a platform facilitating conversation on key issues and topics within the agricultural community, including producers, processors, policy makers, government officials and NGOs, both foreign and domestic.

The two-day meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va., Feb. 25–26.

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89th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum Today

This is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will open the 89^th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, entitled, Managing Risk in the 21^st Century, at 8 a.m. today.

The Agricultural Outlook Forum is one of the industry's preeminent annual conferences. USDA has hosted the conference since 1923 to provide farmers and ranchers, government, and agribusinesses with sound information for decision-making.

A full broadcast will be posted after 6 p.m. at www.usda.gov/oce/forum

Here is the agenda:

8 a.m.: Welcome: Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

8:05 a.m.: Chief Economist Joseph Glauber: Agricultural Economic & Foreign Trade Outlooks. Presentation will be available online at 8:05 a.m. at www.usda.gov/oce/forum

8:30 a.m.: Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack: Keynote Address. Speech transcript will be posted online later in day at www.usda.gov/newsroom

9 a.m.: Former Sen. Thomas A. Daschle, Senior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper: Plowing Ahead: Farming, Food Security, and the Future

10:30 a.m.: Panel: Managing Risk in Today’s Markets, Moderated by Mike Adams, AgriTalk Radio Host; Bryan T. Durkin, Chief Operating Officer, CME Group; David Baudler, President, Cargill AgHorizons; Scott H. Irwin, Agricultural Marketing, University of Illinois