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Center for Food Integrity Featured at Ag United Annual Meeting

CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY FEATURED AT AG UNITED ANNUAL MEETING

National Consumer Survey results to be presented at December 9th lunch

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Agriculture United for South Dakota is pleased to announce that Matt Sutton-Vermeulen will be the featured speaker at the 4th Annual Ag United lunch.  The lunch meeting is being held at the Sioux Falls Ramkota Inn on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

“We are pleased that Matt will be presenting the results of the 2008 Consumer Trust Survey at our annual luncheon,” said Steve Dick, Executive Director for Ag United.  “The consumer survey is a great opportunity for South Dakota farm families to gain a better understanding of users of their products, the consumer,” added Dick.

More than 2,000 consumers from across the nation participated in the annual survey by the Center for Food Integrity.  The 2008 survey included an over sampling of South Dakota consumers.

The Center for Food Integrity was established in 2007 to increase consumer trust and confidence in the contemporary U.S. food system.  Their primary mission is to promote dialogue, model best practices,
address issues that are important to consumers, and serve as a resource for accurate, balanced information about the U.S. food system. 

For information about attending the lunch please contact Ag United at 336-3622 or info@agunited.org.  A limited number of complementary tickets are available.  The annual meeting luncheon is sponsored in part by DM&E Railroad, Central Farmers Cooperative, First Dakota Bank, Spielmann Agency, Land O’Lakes and Tri-State Neighbor.

Ag United was developed through a collaboration of farm organizations that support livestock production and development and includes the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, the South Dakota Corn Growers Association, South Dakota Farm Bureau, South Dakota Pork Producers Council and the South Dakota Soybean Association.  The President of the organization is Volga farmer, Scott VanderWal; the Secretary is Astoria farmer, Dave Iverson.