U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue tours the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP), in Fort Collins, Colorado, on May 16, 2018.
Secretary Perdue is on his fourth "Back to Our Roots" tour to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, ranchers, producers, foresters, agriculture students, business owners, community leaders, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees. The tour will last through Thursday, May 17th and include stops in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. This is Secretary Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just more than a year ago. On his first tour in August of 2017, Secretary Perdue toured Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. In September of 2017, Secretary Perdue traveled on his second tour to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Most recently, Secretary Perdue visited Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky during his third tour in early April.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.. Original public domain image from Flickr