Farm Foundation and Farm Journal Media are co-hosting a big event in Washington DC this week. The Food and Agriculture Policy Summit features three days of programs focused on the wide range of domestic and global issues facing the food system and agriculture today.

“For a number of years, Farm Journal has sponsored an annual policy forum in Washington DC and this year we decided to join forces,” said Farm Foundation president Neil Conklin.

The policy summit actually kicks off today with the Farm Journal Forum on “What Will Change Bring? Impacts of a New Congress and Administration in the New Era of Agriculture” which continues through Wednesday.

Wednesday afternoon will be a joint event between both Farm Journal and Farm Foundation – “A Conversation with the Secretaries. “We’ve invited all nine of the living past Secretaries of Agriculture to participate in a conversation to talk about what advice they might give a new secretary of agriculture and just what their perspectives are on the challenges we face today,” said Conklin. (Pop quiz – can you name them all? Here is the answer)

On Thursday, Farm Foundation examines long-range policy options in the conference: “Agriculture and Food Policy: A Strategic Approach.” This conference examines the challenges for food and agricultural policy to feed a growing world over the next 30 years.

John Davis will be providing coverage of this event on both AgWired and DomesticFuel.

Listen to my interview with Neil about the event here: summit-conklin.mp3