Agriculture's Conference on the Environment,
January 27, 2011
Sometimes being a member of the agricultural community is overwhelming. You juggle costs, resources and production with changing regulations. Agriculture’s Conference on the Environment (ACE 2011) can help you learn how to balance the environmental management challenges that face your farm with ongoing social pressures.
Keynote Speakers and Conference tracts
Dr. Bill Beranek, President, Indiana Environmental Institute
“Forces Acting on Michigan Agriculture in the 21st Century”
The influence of science, technology, vertical integration, and larger economies of scale through expansion are changing agriculture. Bill Beranek will teach you how to manage these changes. Imports, exports and the global market also affect agricultural production. Learn how these factors can affect your operation. Mr. Beranek will also help you navigate through the confusion of how the national environmental laws and the energy policy will continue to impact agriculture.
Charlie Arnot, Chief Executive Officer,The Center for Food Integrity
“Building Consumer Trust in Today’s Agriculture”
Charlie Arnot will share new national consumer research to help farmers better understand what it will take to regains consumers’ trust in agriculture. The research will lay the foundation for building messages and programs that farmers and the agriculture community can implement to not only help consumers understand food, fiber and energy production, but better appreciate the care and management put into the system. He’ll provide specific action steps to help boost consumer confidence. Now is the time for farmers and the agriculture community to show consumers that agriculture is looking out for the best interest of people, animals and the planet.
Conference tracts:
- Livestock systems that build consumer trust
- Practical steps toward environmental sustainability
- Economic and policy implications affecting agriculture’s future
- Boosting confidence in Michigan’s fresh produce
- Cropping and farmstead systems that build consumer trust
Save the ACE conference date on your calendar and look for details on how to register for ACE 2011 starting in July.
