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A Foundation for Change: Strategies for Meeting the Challenges Facing the Food and Agriculture System

The challenges facing food and agriculture require collaboration and a bold vision for the future. Do You AGree?

Join AGree as we explore how the food and agriculture system can:

• Meet future demand for food;
• Conserve and enhance water, soil, and habitat;
• Improve nutrition and public health; and
• Strengthen farms, workers, and communities.

Date and Time

Wednesday May 2, 2012 | 8:00 - 11:30 am

Breakfast Reception Begins at 7:30 am

Location

20 F Street Conference Center | 20 F Street NW (by Union Station), Washington, DC

Agenda

7:30 am   Continental breakfast, in consultation with Roadside Food Projects

8:00 am   Welcome, Introduction to AGree, Challenges, and Strategies
                       Deborah Atwood, Executive Director, AGree

8:15 am    AGree Co-Chair Panel Discussion: Achieving AGree’s Vision for 2030
                      Moderated by Dr. Mil Duncan, Research Director, AGree

• Dan Glickman, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA);
• Gary Hirshberg, Co-Founder and Chairman, Stonyfield Farm;
• Jim Moseley, Former Deputy Secretary, USDA; and
• Emmy Simmons, Former Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

10:00 am  Panel Discussion on AGree Priorities
                         Moderated by Todd Barker, Senior Partner, Meridian Institute

• Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist, Organic Center;
• Jeremy Embalabala, Board of Trustees, National 4-H Council;
• Eric Olsen, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy, Feeding America;
• A.G. Kawamura, Strawberry Farmer and former California Secretary of Agriculture;
• Pat O’Toole, Rancher and President, Family Farm Alliance;
• Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Vice President for Strategic Planning, Center for Strategic and International Studies;
• Judith Redmond, Co-Owner, Full Belly Farm;
• Barton Seaver, Chef, Author, and National Geographic Fellow; and 
• Rod Snyder, Director of Public Policy, National Corn Growers Association.

11:10 am  Q&A Session with AGree Co-Chairs  

11:30 am  Adjourn

Registration is now closed. If you have any last minute questions about the event, please contact Sara Suriani (ssuriani@merid.org).