U.S. Agriculture Secretary hears out Central Washington farmers

I was delighted and honored that the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, accepted my invitation to travel to Central Washington last week to hear questions and concerns from farmers and ranchers.

Secretary Perdue showed himself to be very knowledgeable while answering questions from myself and area farmers on how the Administration’s policies are impacting them, and I appreciated him taking the time to engage with the agriculture community in the Pacific Northwest.

According to the Tri-City Herald, it was the first visit of an Agriculture Secretary to the Tri-Cities in a generati...