National Ag News

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a Democrat from Indiana and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says he will support the nomination of Sonny Perdue to be the next Agriculture Secretary.

Donnelly says he received commitments from Perdue at last week’s confirmation hearing that the USDA would continue to be a partner in economic development for rural communities, including providing access to broadband and expanding market opportunities for farmers. Donnelly says he also secured Perdue’s assurance that USDA will continue efforts to assist Hoosiers in rural communities in responding to the opioid abuse and heroin use epidemics.

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