Secretary Perdue continues ‘Back to Our Roots’ Tour in Colorado and Wyoming

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Colorado and Wyoming on May 16 to meet with U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service employees before touring the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation & National Seed Storage Lab. He will also visit an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Wildlife Research Center to hear an overview of the National Feral Swine Damage Management Program and Feral Swine Research Program. Later, the secretary will visit Climb Wyoming for a roundtable discussion and join Wyoming Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto at the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

Perdue is embarking 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 USDA employees. The tour will last through Thursday and include stops in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. During the remaining segments of the tour, Secretary Perdue will also be joined by Gov. Pete Ricketts and Director of Agriculture Steve Wellman of Nebraska. 

This is Secretary Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just over 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.