"Will America's agricultural and food systems be ready to play their roles in meeting the global food challenges ahead?" asks Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO, in a new video with Dan Glickman, former U.S. secretary of agriculture and co-chair of AGree.

Glickman, the keynote speaker for IDFA's Dairy Forum 2012, discusses the important role of dairy and predicts the farm bill process will get high visibility in 2012, with global agriculture, nutrition and conservation issues coming into play.

Dairy Forum 2012 will be held January 15-18 at La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, Calif. Have you registered yet?