U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), and state Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black traveled the state Monday to talk to and receive feedback from members of Georgia’s agriculture industry.
A bus tour took the trio from Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton to a stakeholder meeting at Georgia Forestry Association’s headquarters in Forsyth, as well as a briefing from the University of Georgia’s Turfgrass and Weed Science department in Griffin.
Said Sen. Perdue, who is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, “It was great to have the Secretary of Agriculture back in Georgia to meet with farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture industry. As Sonny and I learned growing up working on our family’s farms, agriculture is a business and a way of life for many Georgians. During our visits, we heard directly from stakeholders about the unique challenges they face. I’m hopeful we’ll get a Farm Bill to the President’s desk soon that will provide farmers with certainty and help rural America thrive.”
Sec. Perdue echoed those sentiments, telling the press, “David and I grew up on a Georgia farm, which makes it great to be able to come back as a United States Senator and Secretary of Agriculture to hear from our growers and producers. We spent the day listening about trade, labor issues, regulations, the Farm Bill and a variety of other issues and will take what we heard back to D.C. to tell the President. I look forward to continuing to work with Senator Perdue and Commissioner Black in making Georgia’s ag industry the best it can be.”
See a highlight video of the Georgia tour below:
