Secretary Perdue to Roll Out Farm Bill & Legislative Principles in Pennsylvania

TOMORROW: Secretary Perdue to Roll Out Farm Bill & Legislative Principles in Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 23, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Pennsylvania TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th to roll out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and legislative principles for 2018. The Secretary will start the day by touring facilities and meeting with faculty and students at the state’s land grant university, Pennsylvania State University. He will tour Reinford Farms in Mifflintown and take part in a luncheon and town hall meeting. The Secretary will then tour the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg and AgCom, Inc. in Gettysburg, holding roundtable discussions at each. He will conclude his day at the Adams County FSA Service Center in Gettysburg. Secretary Perdue Tours Pennsylvania State University WHAT: Secretary Perdue will have breakfast with students and faculty at Pennsylvania State University. He will then tour the College of Agricultural Science facilities ending at Penn State Berkey Creamery. Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability at the end of the tour. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST WHERE: Pennsylvania State University, W 257 Millennium Science Complex, University Park, PA 16802 Secretary Perdue Tours ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Facility WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour and meet with staff at ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Facility, then hold a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST WHERE: ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Facility, Curtin Rd, Building 3702, University Park, PA 16802 Secretary Perdue Tours Reinford Farms, Holds Town Hall Meeting to Roll Out Farm Bill and Legislative Principles WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour Reinford Farms and hold a town hall meeting where he will roll out USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill and legislative principles. After the town hall the Secretary will hold a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 11:00 a.m. EST WHERE: Reinford Farms, 444 Cedar Grove Road, Mifflintown, PA 17059 Secretary Perdue Visits Central Pennsylvania Food Bank WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and participate in a roundtable discussion on nutrition assistance. Secretary Perdue will hold media availability at the end of the tour. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 1:15 p.m. EST WHERE: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, 3908 Corey Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109 Secretary Perdue Tours AgCom, Inc. and Holds Town Hall Discussion WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour AgCom, Inc. facilities and hold a town hall discussion. Following, the Secretary will hold a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 3:10 p.m. EST WHERE: AgCom, Inc., 1585 Granite Station Rd., Gettysburg, PA 17325 Secretary Perdue Tours Adams County FSA Service Center WHAT: Secretary Perdue will visit the Adams County FSA Service Center, before holding a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 4:15 p.m. EST WHERE: Adams County FSA Service Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA, 17325 *NOTE: Media interested in covering the events should RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, Tuesday, January 23rd, at 6:00 p.m. ET.