American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall held a town hall meeting with National Association of State Departments of Agriculture President and Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain this week at the 2017 Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show to discuss issues critical to American agriculture, including who the next agriculture secretary might be.
“The only thing I can tell you is that it’s not me or you that I know of,” Strain said jokingly to Duvall about who President-elect Trump will name for the cabinet position. While we don’t know who will be named, Strain said he does know what he would like to see in a new secretary. “What we need in a new secretary of agriculture is a lion, not a lamb,” said Strain. “We need somebody that will stand up and fight for American agriculture.”
Duvall and Strain took questions from the audience on the trade show floor and addressed a variety of issues including regulatory reform, immigration reform and trade – listen to it here: AFBF and NASDA Presidents Town Hall