The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City hosted an Issue Forum on September 23 to hear a variety of perspectives on one of the key issues facing agriculture today – sustainability.
The Forum was held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the American Royal. The program included the following speakers and topics:
Sara Wyant, president, Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc., “Sustainability – The Definition Often Depends on the Perspective.”
Hon. Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, “The View from the Obama Administration."
Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, BIO, "The Global Implications for Sustainability."
Rick Tolman, president, National Corn Growers Association, “U.S. Crop Producers - Stewards of the Land.”
David Darr, Dairy Farmers of America, “Steps the Dairy Industry is Taking to Address Sustainability.”
Marty Strauss, Kahn, Strauss & Associates, "Lots of Efforts, Not Much Time."
Charlie Arnot, Center for Food Integrity and CMA Consulting, “The Sustainable Balance of Ethics, Science and Economics.”