Dr. Warren Preston, Deputy Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be the Wednesday, December 4 luncheon keynote speaker at this year’s MWFPA convention. #mwfap19
Dr. Preston advises top policy officials on the economic implications of policies, programs, and legislative proposals affecting the U.S. food and fiber system and rural areas.
He supports USDA policy decision making by evaluating policy options on complex domestic and global agricultural issues.
After serving as USDA’s Acting Deputy Chief Economist beginning in February 2015, Dr. Preston transferred permanently to the Office of the Chief Economist as senior economist for agricultural policy in August 2015.
Prior to joining the Office of the Chief Economist, Dr. Preston served as an economist and associate deputy administrator, analyzing and overseeing programs and policies across the full spectrum of marketing activities administered by the Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
Learn what’s in store for our agricultural economy and its impact on food processing during this insightful presentation.
Thanks to Lyco Manufacturing for sponsoring this event.
Register for the convention now and get more information on this year’s gathering at: https://mwfpa.org/convention-2019/
