August 11, 2015, Tuesday - Food Dialogues at Mill City Museum

5:30pm - Event Registration
5:30pm to 7:00pm - Cocktails and Networking
7:00pm - Panel Discussion

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Food Dialogues

FARM TO CONSUMER: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CONSUMER CONCERNS AND FOOD PRODUCTION AND SOURCING DECISIONS

On August 11 at 5:30p.m. at the Mill City Museum, a panel of farmers and food executives will convene to discuss and answer your questions about environmental sustainability, GMO safety, animal welfare, methods used to grow and raise food, and health and environmental impacts, and ultimately to help make agriculture more accessible to you, the consumer. 

From environmental sustainability to GMO safety and animal welfare, consumers increasingly want to know if the methods used to grow and raise food are impacting their long-term health or that of the planet. Steps are being taken by food company executives, registered dietitians and chefs to address these questions and better meet consumers’ needs, including sharing more information about the farms and ranches from which food is sourced, by creating rating systems, and more.  Farmers and ranchers are also connecting to consumers, using digital assets from blogs and websites to social media to share their stories and make agriculture more accessible to consumers than ever before.
 
Yet, questions and concerns about food production are abound. Join a panel discussion, moderated by Bloomberg’s Alan Bjerga and featuring Minnesota soybean farmers and food executives, for a conversation that will focus on bridging the information gap between food production practices, consumer concerns on health and the environment, and choices food executives must make when sourcing their products. This event is co-sponsored by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Nebraska Soybean Board.

Register here for the free event. If you can't make it, a video will be uploaded after the event.