American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, and the National Corn Growers Association. Personal life He has three children and is married to the former Robin Desha Lucas. References External links USDA biography 1944 births Living people Mississippi National Guard personnel Republican Party Mississippi state senators Mississippi State University alumni People from Oxford, Mississippi People from DeSoto County, Mississippi Farmers from Mississippi American real estate businesspeople Businesspeople from Mississippi Tennessee National Guard personnel United States Air Force non-commissioned officers United States Army non-commissioned officers United States Army reservists United States Under Secretaries of Agriculture