The National Wheat Foundation is accepting applications for the Jerry Minore Scholarship, honoring students pursuing a career in agriculture. High school and college students for the 2018-2019 academic year pursing a career in agriculture should apply by December 31, 2017.- On the anniversary of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug’s passing the World Food Prize Foundation will honor their founder with the 2017 Iowa Hunger Summit, featuring a panel discussion with five of the most recent U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture. The event will take place from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 16 at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott as part of the day long Hunger Summit.
- The American Seed Trade Association is hosting their annual Farm & Lawn Seed Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, November 4-5, 2017. Attendees should register through the Western Seed Association.
- The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and the Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) are hosting a symposium in collaboration with Farm Foundation on September 19-20 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The symposium, Research and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture, will examine government policies’ role in meeting growing demand for food, feed, fuel and fiber.
- Reba McEntire will be featured at the American Farm Bureau Federation Closing General Session at the 2018 Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show. Mark your calendars for Monday, January 8, 2018; registration opens October 2, 2017.
- National Farmers Union has recognized 33 outstanding U.S. Senators and Representatives with the Golden Triangle Award. The award honors those who have demonstrated leadership and support at the federal policymaking level for family farmers, ranchers and their rural communities.
- The National Corn Growers Association welcomes Connor Hamburg as manager of public policy and regulatory affairs.