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Agricultural
Outlook Forum to feature Conservation
Conservation sessions will be featured at the upcoming
Agricultural Outlook Forum on
February 16-17, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA. There is
no registration fee for USDA employees in the Washington D.C. area.
Program details, including NRCS
participants, are available at the program website.
On Thursday afternoon, Putting Conservation on the Ground: Using Incentives
to Increase Conservation Activities, will be presented. That session will be
followed by Conservation: USDA’s Conservation Role in Bio-fuel Production.
On Friday morning, a session on the Future of Conservation Markets and a
discussion on Chinese Agriculture: Impediments to Growth (wind and water
erosion), will precede a discussion on Conservation Title of 2007 Farm Bill –
Possibilities and Probabilities. NRCS Chief Bruce Knight is scheduled to
serve as moderator for this session.
USDA holds the forum to provide timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight
into developments affecting the farm economy.
Your contacts are Jerry Namken,
NRCS Senior Resource Economist, at 202 720-7665 and
Ted Kupelian, NRCS public affairs
specialist, at 202-720-5776.
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