When

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Program: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EDT
Reception: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. EDT

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Where

U.S. Department of Agriculture 
1400 Independence Ave SW
Whitten Patio
Washington, DC 20228  

 
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Contact

Melissa Sly 
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 
515-292-2125 
msly@cast-science.org 

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Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)

The Politicization of Food Consumption
and Communication
A Presentation by Dr. Jayson Lusk
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Followed by the Announcement of the
2018 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Winner

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested for in person attendance only. A video of the program will be available on the CAST website post event.


AGENDA:
3:00     Welcome
          ~ TBD, U.S. Department of Agriculture
           Introduction of CAST and Borlaug CAST Communication Award
          ~ Kent Schescke, Executive Vice President, CAST
3:20     Featured Speaker
           The Politicization of Food Consumption and Communication
          ~ Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and head of the
             Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University
4:05     Announcement of the 2018 Winner
          ~ Nancy Reichert, Professor at Mississippi State University
             and CAST President
4:15     Sponsor Comments
          ~ TBD
           Concluding Remarks
          ~ Kent Schescke, Executive Vice President, CAST
4:30     Reception

Learn more about Jayson Lusk here and here.