How do you feed, clothe and fuel a world population that is expected to climb to 9 billion people by 2040? That is the challenge the folks at the Farm Foundation set out about a year ago to address six major drivers impacting agriculture’s ability to provide food, feed, fiber and fuel to a growing world. Those six areas are: …
Ag Economist Flinchbaugh to Chair Farm Foundation
It only seems fitting that a group known for encouraging original thought and innovative ideas for the agriculture industry would pick a man known for his irreverent style and sharp intellect to lead them. Professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, Barry Flinchbaugh, is now the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Farm Foundation. Farm Foundation included some …
Farm Foundation Sponsors Water Resources Forum
The latest Farm Foundation Forum will be held next Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 9-11 am at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, in Washington D.C. The topic this time will be the competition for water resources: Presenters include: Erik Peterson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dan Keppen of the Family Farm Alliance; Karl Wirkus …
Farm Foundation Sponsors Pair of Key Events
Our friends at Farm Foundation have a couple of upcoming key events. First, this Friday, June 26, there’s a Farm Foundation workshop at the Waugh Auditorium of USDA’s Economic Research Service, 1800 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. entitled Local Food Systems: Emerging Research & Policy Issues that will, as the name implies, look at locally grown food and the impact …
Farm Foundation to Sponsor Commodity Markets Workshop
Our friends at Farm Foundation have teamed up with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) to put together a workshop on contract design in commodity markets. The workshop, scheduled to run June 9-10, will bring together leading professionals and academic researchers, looking at the effects of futures contracts and how they affect futures prices …
Carbon Policy Topic of Next Farm Foundation Forum
In the tradition of bringing together diverse points of view to come up with real solutions to the problems facing agriculture today, our friends at the Farm Foundation are hosting another one of their trademark forums. Entitled “Carbon Policy Options and Implications for Agriculture,” this conversation will be held this coming Tuesday, June 2nd: Presenters confirmed for this Forum are: …
Deadline Looms for Farm Foundation 30-Year Challenge Competition
Next Monday by the close of business is the deadline to get your ideas into the Farm Foundation’s 30-Year Challenge Competition… and perhaps your share of $20,000 in cash prizes for the best solutions to the challenges agriculture is facing in providing food, feed, fiber and fuel over the next 30 years: The competition is open to anyone with an …
John Deere’s Penn Picks Up Syngenta Award at World Ag Forum
J.B. Penn, Chief Economist for John Deere, has been recognized for his efforts that have “impacted the lives and livelihood of the world’s population by meeting the growing need for food.” During a presentation after the last session today at the World Agricultural Forum in St. Louis, Syngenta Seeds President David Morgan presented Penn with the Syngenta Recognizing Contributions to …
Farm Bureau’s Stallman: Any Hungry Person is a Concern
President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Bob Stallman, just finished up his part of a panel discussion at World Agricultural Forum, entitled Strategies, Actions & Policies for Long-Term Security in Agriculture & Food Production. Right at the outset, Stallman stressed the American farmers’ commitment to making sure that not only people in the U.S. are fed but that the …
Finances Continue to Dominate Talk at World Ag Forum
The issue of finances and credit markets remains the main topic of discussion during this first day of the World Agricultural Forum going on in St. Louis, Mo. The most current session features several prominent bankers, including: Shuillin Wang, China Investment Corp.; Joseph Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist for Bank of America; James Bond, CEO, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency at The …