March 11, 2020
Festival hosts luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and local producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sunny Perdue visited the Florida Strawberry Festival Friday morning to meet with agriculture producers in the Plant City area.
Numerous producers of strawberries, vegetables and cattle, along with U.S. Rep. Ross Spano of Florida, U.S. Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana and officials from the City of Plant City were present at the luncheon to hear Perdue speak on the USMCA provisions and the USDA conference. The guests in attendance were also given an opportunity to voice their concerns for the future of government regulations as well as trade and labor policies.
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