<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue (grey shirt), and Representative Steve Pearce during a meeting of Tribal College Leaders at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 13, 2018. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
</p><p><br></p><p>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. During different segments of the tour, Secretary Perdue will also be joined by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown, Wyoming Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto, Nebraska Director of Agriculture Steve Wellman, and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall. This is Secretary Perdueâs fourth âBack to Our Rootsâ 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.
</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>For photos from the tours, please go to www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/collections/72157689539524440/.
</p><p><br></p><p>To watch a recap of Secretary Perdueâs first year and the tours, please go to www.usda.gov/year-one.
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