It's not too late to join us in person or via audiocast at Farm Foundation’s Forum: Assessing the Threats, Gaps and Opportunities for Safeguarding American Agriculture , 9-11 a.m. EST, Feb. 25, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Farm Foundation will convene leaders from producer groups, industry, government, and research and extension institutions for presentations and a discussion on agricultural biosecurity.

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We’re going to be delving into research by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), American Farm Bureau, Farm Foundation and Michigan State University regarding consumer acceptance of gene-edited food at our March 10 Forum, 9-11 a.m. EDT, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Two options: Attend in person or listen via audiocast.

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If you weren't able to attend the Farm Foundation Forum Exploring Outcome-Based Pricing in Agriculture , you can now view video clips and listen to the audio while following along with presentations . This Forum focused on the new outcome-based pricing programs that are emerging as a potential model for producers to better manage risk. Speakers examined how these programs are structured, what the risks are, and how these programs may affect both growers and the broader agricultural sector.

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Read Farm Foundation’s latest Issue Report, The New Generation of Farmers and Ranchers Infusing U.S. Agriculture . The report takes a deeper look into who will be taking the reins of agriculture, what their drivers are and how they will overcome challenges. These business-oriented “agri-preneurs” are innovative, agile and resilient. Read the full report and plan to attend our fall conference on beginning farmers. More information will be posted later this year.

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Farm Foundation announced the 10 graduate students named as Agricultural Scholars as a part of the new Farm Foundation Agricultural Scholars Program. Farm Foundation partnered with USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) to develop the program, aimed at taking graduate-level agricultural students through a year of programming. The collaboration seeks to inspire and train the next generation of agriculturalists interested in policy, commodity market analysis, agricultural finance and other applied fields of economics.

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Farm Foundation in the news:

President and CEO Shari Rogge-Fidler spoke at the USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum, where she discussed innovation as a solution for farmers. Right, she is pictured with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and below, with Michelle Bowman, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board.

National Hog Farmer mentioned Shari Rogge-Fidler in its piece a bout the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, where she was a panelist. The H erald Tribune out of Indiana also mentione d Rogge-Fidler in its article a bout the event, as did Baking Business in its item about the conference. Mississippi State University posted news about one of our Forum speakers, Keith Coble, receiving a prestigious award—the article included Coble’s involvement with Farm Foundation.

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Farm Foundation is on Instagram, LinkedIn ,  Twitter , YouTube and Facebook , where we are connecting with people and organizations interested in and impacted by food and agricultural issues. We’ll be sharing Farm Foundation events and news, as well as updates from the ag and food sectors. Come chat with us.

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