The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host the 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia on February 25-26, 2016 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel. “Transforming Agriculture: Blending Technology and Tradition” is the theme for the 2016 forum.
The forum serves as a platform to facilitate conversation of key issues within the agricultural community, including producers, processors, policy makers, government officials, and NGOs, both foreign and domestic.
The plenary panel, “Providing Leadership for Present and Future Generations in the Transformation of Agriculture,” will feature remarks from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. Thirty concurrent track sessions supporting the 2016 theme include the Agriculture Talent Pipeline; Bioproducts; Commodities; Land and Tenure Transition; New Markets; Organics; Risk Management; Scientific Advancement; Trade; and Urban Agriculture.
USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson will present “The 2016 Economic Outlook for Agriculture.” The forum’s keynote speaker is Howard Buffett, CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Mitch E Daniels, Jr., president of Perdue University and former Governor of Indiana, will also speak at the forum.
For more information about the forum and to register, visit www.usda.gov/oce/forum/
