Subject: Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow to Provide Insights at Upcoming Farm Journal Forum
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:36:06 -0500 (EST)

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=b>For Immediate Release

Charlene Finck
Phone: 573.581.9642
E-mail: [email-masked]=

Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie=Stabenow to Provide Insights at Upcoming Farm Journal Forum
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Philadelphia, PA (November=29, 2011) — Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mi=h.) joins the lineup of high-level speakers presenting at the Farm Journal=Forum. During her remarks, she will address the critical next steps for th= farm bill in light of the supercommittee's failed debt reduction negotiat=ons. In addition, she will share her perspective on global food security a= well as other critical issues facing agriculture, notably the recent MF G=obal bankruptcy.

The Forum, hosted in partnership with Informa =conomics, will be held Dec. 5-6 at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW= Washington, D.C., just two blocks from the White House. The event, which =ocuses on "Securing Global Food Security with Sustainability," b=gins with an evening reception on Monday and a newsmaker breakfast on Tues=ay, followed by a full day of speakers.

"We're delighted t= have both Sen. Stabenow and Ag Committee Ranking Member Sen. Pat Roberts =R-Kan.) speaking at the Forum," said Charlene Finck, Editor of Farm J=urnal. "The perspectives shared by the two of them will provide a fre=h update on a host of hot topics—the stalled farm bill process, the =ankruptcy of MF Global, ongoing issues surrounding regulations that impact=agriculture and, of course, food security."

Others confirm=d to address the group are luncheon keynote speaker Howard G. Buffett; for=er Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman; Bruce Scherr and Jim Wiesemeyer =f Informa Economics; Lisa Davis of Feeding America; Sam Willett of the Nat=onal Corn Growers Association; Ferd Hoefner of the National Sustainable Ag=Coalition; and Kent Lanclos of the Risk Management Agency.

The =resenting sponsor for the event is the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, in as=ociation with the Farmers Feeding the World initiative.

www.FarmJournalForum.com.

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