U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will kick off his third “Back to Our Roots” RV tour on Tuesday, April 3.
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will kick off his third “Back to Our Roots” RV tour on Tuesday, April 3, to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, agriculture students and researchers, business owners, community leaders, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees.
Secretary Perdue will also be joined by Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for part of the tour. The tour spans from Tuesday to Friday, April 6, and includes stops in Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky.
This is Secretary Perdue’s third “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just under 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.