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May 23, 2013
In a busy week that saw a unanimous Supreme Court decision in Bowman v. Monsanto, the announcement of additional studies on biotech crop varieties from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the markups of farm bills in the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, ASA President Danny Murphy and Executive Committee member Richard Wilkins joined members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) at the organization’s Washington Watch in the nation’s capital.
During the event, Murphy and Wilkins spoke with more than 20 broadcasters about current industry priorities and the ongoing farm bill discussions. Murphy also addressed the event’s opening dinner on Monday evening, thanking the farm broadcasters gathered for their continued commitment to providing coverage of current trends and pressing issues in agriculture.
Broadcasters DeAnna Thomas, far left, of Peoria, Ill.'s WMBC-AM, interviews ASA Executive Committee member Richard Wilkins, while Gale Cunningham, far right, of Champaign, Ill.'s WYXY, interviews ASA President Danny Murphy during the NAFB Washington Watch Issues Forum last week. (ASA photo by Patrick Delaney)
Alongside the United Soybean Board, ASA sponsored both the Issues Forum reception and the Monday evening dinner, which featured a discussion led by Jason Clay, senior vice president of market transformation at the World Wildlife Fund, on the challenge of providing for the needs of 9 billion people on the planet by 2050.
ASA will join NAFB again in November for the association’s annual Trade Talk event in Kansas City, Mo.
