Dec. 16: Throughout this week, NCGA President Darrin Ihnen and Director of Public Policy Rod Snyder are attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. NCGA is an officially recognized observer organization at the conference.

“The conference this week has given us the opportunity to focus on the multiple challenges facing modern agriculture pertaining to climate change policy both domestically and internationally,” NCGA President Darrin Ihnen said. “We have also had the opportunity to have a one-on-one meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss our grower members’ interest in this issue and believe the discussion was very worthwhile.”

Secretary Vilsack was also the keynote speaker at Ag Day at the University of Copenhagen and touched on such issues as food productivity, climate resilience and greenhouse gas mitigation. NCGA participants will also be meeting with members of the U.S. delegation in Copenhagen including House and Senate staff as well as representatives from the USDA throughout the rest of the conference.