President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday establishing an Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. The signing capped a roundtable discussion among 14 farmers sharing ideas and concerns with the President, Vice-President and newly sworn U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The President’s order says the mission of the taskforce, to be chaired by Secretary Perdue, is to promote economic development, job growth, innovation, and quality of life issues for rural America.
The President’s order says it’s in the national interest to promote agriculture.
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