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Rouge, La. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the 92nd
Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 25-26, 2016. The
theme for this year's forum is "Transforming Agriculture: Blending
Technology and Tradition."
The
challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural America are changing. In
2015, American farmers persevered in the face of drought and an unprecedented
animal disease outbreak. Demographics are also changing in rural America and
across farm households. Meanwhile, technology is rapidly opening new
applications for producers and throughout the marketing chain, and new markets
are emerging for U.S. agricultural products. USDA continues to seek out new and
innovative ways to expand opportunity and provide support for America's farming
families, and that mission will form the basis for the 92nd Agricultural
Outlook Forum.
USDA
Chief Economist Robert Johansson will present "The 2016 Economic Outlook
for Agriculture." The Forum's keynote address will be delivered by Howard
Buffett, CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Mitch E. Daniels, Jr.,
President of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana will be the
dinner speaker.
USDA
has hosted the Agricultural Outlook Forum since 1923. It is USDA's largest
annual meeting, attracting 1,600 attendees last year. It serves as a platform
to facilitate conversation of 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, Virginia, Feb. 25-26, 2016.
To view information about the
Forum and to register, go to www.usda.gov/oce/forum/.
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