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California AG Summit to eye food trends, energy and social media
University of California, Davis
January 17, 2012
Some 300 growers, ranchers, and other individuals involved in the food and agriculture field are expected to participate in the Jan. 27 California Ag Summit at UC Davis.
The summit, coordinated by a coalition of agricultural organizations and businesses, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Freeborn Hall.
Summit coordinators say that the event is designed to update producers, business and community leaders, and educators on global food trends, energy and social media issues, with the goal of preserving and enhancing the vitality of the California agricultural industry.
Speakers from UC Davis will include agricultural economists Daniel Sumner, director of the UC Agricultural Issues Center, and Professor Emeritus Alex McCalla of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. They will speak during the 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. session, focused on global food trends.
Keynote speaker will be John Hofmeister, founder and chief executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy. Hofmeister is one of the world's leading experts on energy and climate. Also speaking will be representatives of Foster Farms, Lundberg Farms, IBM, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and PG&E.
The summit schedule and registration are available online at <http://calagsummit.org/>. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to help support designated nonprofit agricultural education and agricultural leadership programs in California.
Media contact(s):
* Judy Culbertson, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, (916) 561-5625, judy@learnaboutag.org
* Pat Bailey, UC Davis News Service, (530) 752-9843, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu
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