A pandemic that shuttered businesses and changed food production, purchases and delivery like never before. Nationwide strife over racial inequity and injustice. A record number of climate-related disasters. Contentious elections.
“Now is a moment unlike any in recent memory,” Amy Skoczlas Cole, executive vice president of Trust In Food, said in a news release.
“Against this backdrop, our country’s food system — from producers to consumers — are rapidly evolving. How are U.S. farmers and ranchers responding, and what’s ahead for agriculture? Out of the disruption of 2020, can a new system emerge that helps farmers move toward more regenerative practices and add revenue streams from carbon markets and other ecosystem services?”
Lenexa, Kan.-based Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative, is hosting its annual Trust In Food Symposium: Regenerative Reset to answer those questions and more during the midday hours this week, Feb. 23-25.
“We look forward to engaging a broad cohort of leaders in farming, agribusiness, environmental stewardship, agencies and food manufacturers and retail in the conversation,” Skoczlas Cole said.
Attendees will learn from one another and position their businesses to improve environmental stewardship, unlock economic opportunities and advance innovation.
A record-setting audience of leaders from across the food value chain, the conservation community and public agencies are registered for the event.
The program emphasizes key industry priorities, including carbon and climate change, sustainability in animal agriculture and regenerative farming through innovation.
Keynote speakers will include iconic thought leaders, such as:
- Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown;
- Temple Grandin of Colorado State University;
- Frank Mitloehner of the University of California-Davis; and
- Rachel Stroer and Tim Crews of The Land Institute.
Trust In Food is a purpose-driven division of Farm Journal dedicated to mainstreaming and accelerating the transition to more sustainable and regenerative ag practices, making every dollar invested in conservation agriculture more impactful. Visit www.trustinfood.com to learn more.
Farm Journal, a business information and media company serving the agricultural market, is The Packer’s parent company.
To register for the Trust In Food Symposium, go to www.trustinfood.com/symposium.
