What to know about the leading U.S. Ag Secretary candidates
The next Ag Secretary needs to be someone who is known as a friend of farmers, who understands the industry, and who can hit the ground running.
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Farm Bureau: USDA must end NRCS abuse
AGDAILY Reporters ·
September 18, 2019
Farmers and ranchers are being denied due process as part of an abuse of discretion by NRCS, according to a recent ruling.
Ag Secretary Perdue guides FFA members on how to #SpeakAg
Ryan Tipps, Managing Editor ·
October 25, 2017
“We’re in an era of American agriculture where you can’t just sit back. You have to agvocate.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue spoke those works poignantly — and almost pleadingly — to a room full of FFA students Wednesday at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Perdue was moderating a session of the #SpeakAg […]
Ag nominee Sonny Perdue’s confirmation hearing begins today
AGDAILY Reporters ·
March 23, 2017
Nine weeks. It’s been that long since the nomination of Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture was announced. Sure, there’s the obligatory candidate vetting — ethics and personal finance information are under particular scrutiny — but there are other things that dragged out the process for Perdue. Much of that is believed to be linked to Perdue’s […]
Trump takes flak over leading agriculture secretary candidate
AGDAILY Staff ·
December 19, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump is shouldering criticism from Washington, D.C., attorney Gary Baise over the leading candidate for secretary of agriculture.
Farmer’s Daughter: The shortlist for ag secretary — who’s on the horizon?
Amanda Zaluckyj, The Farmer’s Daughter USAhttp://www.thefarmersdaughterusa.com/ ·
November 18, 2016
There is buzz surrounding these seven frontrunners, but it’s still a waiting game to see who ultimately gets picked.