The U.S. Department of Agriculture 90th Agricultural Outlook Forum is scheduled to be held February 20-21 in Arlington, Virginia. The forum entitled this year “The Changing Face of Agriculture” will include two panels exploring the future of agriculture moderated by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will appear as a dinner speaker.
The forum will also include twenty-nine breakout sessions and more than 95 speakers discussing a broad range of topics, such as U.S. and Foreign Agriculture Trade Outlooks, Commodity and Weather Outlooks, Nutrition and Food Safety, and a New Agriculture Census, among others. The forum will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Preferred hotel rates of $184 are available until January 22. For more information about the program, to register, and to book hotel reservations, visit www.usda.gov/oce/forum.
