Global Sustainability for a Vibrant Earth

WORLD FOOD AWARD PANEL:

Global Sustainability for a Vibrant Earth

Jan-Hendrik Mohr (second from left) joins Distinguished Ag Leaders in the U.S. for Panel Discussion

Each year, the Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, held in Des Moines, Iowa, explores the global efforts to feed the earth‘s growing population. Speakers from around the world gather to discuss the most important issues, opportunities and challenges we have as an international community with the common goal of maintaining a sustainable food supply.

This year, Jan-Hendrik Mohr, CLAAS Group Executive Board Member in charge of the Grain Harvest Division, joined other leaders on October 17th for an important Borlaug CAST panel discussion hosted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and American Society of Agronomy (ASA).

Maury Salz, President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc., and current ASABE President, helped organize the panel discussion. “It was an honor to have Mr. Mohr here to provide an international perspective to the conversation,” said Salz. “His breadth of knowledge – particularly as it relates to agricultural equipment – added greatly to the discussion.”

Panelists included Jan-Hendrik Mohr, Erin Fitzgerald (U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance), Jason Weller (Land O‘Lakes SUSTAIN), and Marty Matlock (University of Arkansas Resiliency Center). They focused on topics about sustainability, land stewardship, and consumer communication. The gathering ended with a Q & A session, giving each speaker an opportunity to provide specifics about what works best for a vibrant and sustainable food system. Dr. Matlock summed it up well by saying, “It‘s urgent that all sectors need to work together – we need to build trust.”