Articles tagged under: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
Goehring to Address Harvest Woes with Perdue
Published December 4, 2019
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will be in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to meet with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The historic harvest season will be among the issues discussed. "I don't think there is a playbook written for 2019 cropping…Hoeven: Sugar Imports Are Not Needed
Published November 22, 2019
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is urging USDA to support American sugar farmers, saying the current sugar supply is more than adequate to meet domestic needs. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Hoeven said increasing sugar imports would…Next Traunche of MFP Payments on the Way
Published November 18, 2019
The second tranche of Market Facilitation Program payments will be made beginning today. Farmers will receive 25 percent of the total 2019 MFP payment. That’s on top of the 50 percent payment made earlier this year. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue…Perdue to be Featured at Farmfest
Published July 19, 2019
Farmfest has announced Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will make an appearance at the Minnesota trade show Wednesday, August 7. Perdue will participate in a House Agriculture Committee Listening Session, which is being hosted by Chairman Collin Peterson. Farmfest is held…MFP Details Coming Soon
Published June 6, 2019
The details of the new Market Facilitation Program will be released within a matter of days. "I believe people deserve an answer sooner rather than later," said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Perdue emphasized the goals of the MFP payments differ from…Year Round E15 “Good for Agriculture”
Published May 31, 2019
Ethanol supporters are calling the EPA’s final rule on E15 a win. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith said the final rule is very good news for corn farmers. "It's a big boost to corn growers and ethanol producers in Minnesota who…