Our friends at Farm Foundation are hosting another one of their talks that help bring out a variety of viewpoints to solve the problems facing agriculture today. This latest one will focus on trade issues and will take place on Tuesday, May 4 and will include the following presenters:

* Richard Fritz of Global AgriTrends, who will focus on global trade issues in the meat and poultry sectors,
* David Abler of Penn State University, who will discuss non-tariff measures,
* John Wainio of USDA’s Economic Research Service, focusing on regional trade agreements, and
* Jean-Philipe Gervais of North Carolina State University, whose essay, “Moving Agricultural Trade Liberalization Forward to Improve Global Food Security,” won the Global Food Security Category of Farm Foundation’s 30-Year Challenge Policy Competition.

Farm Foundation President Neil Conklin will introduce the presenters. Following the presentations, the discussion will be moderated by Charlotte Hedebrand of the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council.

The forum runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington D.C. But you need to hurry and make your reservation by noon tomorrow, April 30. More information is available on Farm Foundation’s Web site. It’s free, and they’ll even provide the coffee.