| USDA to Hold Sustainability Forum |
| Friday, 06 November 2009 19:07 | |||
 Washington, D.C., November 2009 – It will be titled "Sustainable Agriculture: The Key to Health & Prosperity" – will feature such speakers as Whole Foods Market Co-president Walter Robb, recently retired Sysco Corporation CEO Richard Schnieders, and Bon Appétit Management Company CEO Fedele Bauccio, and will be held February 18-19 in Arlington, Virginia.
This trio of speakers will also be joined by Science & Technology Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State Nina Fedoroff on a panel titled "Sustainability, Stakeholders & Customers: Achieving a Healthier 21st Century." USDA has hosted the Outlook Forum since 1923 to provide farmers and ranchers, government, and agribusinesses with decision-making information. USDA's Under Secretary Jim Miller will present the foreign trade outlook and Chief Economist Joseph Glauber will deliver the domestic agricultural economic outlook. The forum will focus on a broad range of issues related to rural communities, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, conservation, and food safety and security – and will also feature traditional USDA commodity supply and demand and food price outlooks. The morning plenary speeches will be Webcast by USDA. USDA will Webcast the entire morning plenary speeches. Attendees are expected to include members of farm organizations, food and fiber firms, academia, foreign governments, and the news media. The program and registration information is at: www.usda.gov/oce/forum. SOURCE; Sustainable Food News
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