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Breakfast Discussion about Resilient Agriculture with Tom Vilsack

Environmental Defense Fund, the National Corn Growers Association and the Farm Journal Foundation co-host “Market and Policy Innovations for Resilient Agriculture”

(WASHINGTON, DC) Environmental Defense Fund, the National Corn Growers Association and the Farm Journal Foundation are co-hosting “Market and Policy Innovations for Resilient Agriculture” this Friday, July 20 in Washington, DC. The event will feature a keynote address from former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

It will also include a panel discussion about strengthening the economic and environmental resilience of agriculture, and the emerging ideas and unexpected partnerships driving change on the farm and across the food system.

Speakers will be available before and after the event for interviews.

Who:

  • Tom Vilsack, former U.S. secretary of agriculture and current president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
  • Chris Novak, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association.
  • Fred Yoder, farmer and chairman of the North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance.
  • Lynn Tjeerdsma, senior policy advisor to Senator John Thune.
  • Josette Lewis, associate vice president of sustainable agriculture at Environmental Defense Fund.
  • Stephanie Mercier, senior fellow at the Farm Journal Foundation.

When:

Friday, July 20, 8:30-11 a.m.

Where:

Mayflower Hotel, Senate Room, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

Please RSVP at DCcollaborativeconservation.eventbrite.com.

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