Farm Journal Announces Town Hall with Secretary of Agriculture

August 31, 2021

Farm Journal Announces Town Hall with Secretary of Agriculture

Tom Vilsack to Speak at Free Farm Journal Webinar

Lenexa, Kan., (August 31, 2021) — Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will join Clinton Griffiths, host of AgDay TV and editor of Farm Journal magazine, for a town-hall-style conversation around the most critical topics in agriculture during Farm Journal’s next Farm Country Update. The free webinar titled “American Ag Policy: A Conversation with the Secretary of Agriculture” is set for Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. CDT.

The virtual event will focus on topics important to farmers and all the agriculture industry including policy priorities, COVID assistance, trade, climate, market transparency and goals for the upcoming year. Audience participants will be able to submit questions during the event.

“There are so many reasons to be encouraged about agriculture in 2021,” said Griffiths. “This is an opportunity to hear from Secretary Vilsack himself on the future of the industry, the challenges ahead and the policies he expects to shape our conversations over the next several years.”

Register now for this free online event at www.farmjournal.com/farm-country-updates/. All registered attendees will receive on-demand access to the session when available.

About Farm Journal

Farm Journal is the nation’s leading business information and media company serving the agricultural market. Started 145 years ago with the preeminent Farm Journal magazine, the company serves the row crop, livestock, produce and retail sectors through branded websites, eNewsletters and phone apps; business magazines; live events including conferences, seminars and tradeshows; nationally broadcasted television and radio programs; a robust mobile-text-marketing business and an array of data-driven, paid information products. Farm Journal also is the majority shareholder of the online equipment marketplace, Machinery Pete LLC. In 2010, the company established the non-profit, public charity, Farm Journal Foundation, dedicated to sustaining agriculture’s ability to meet the vital needs of a growing population through education and empowerment.

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