WASHINGTON DC (April 26, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Iowa on Monday, April 29th for roundtable discussions, farms visits, and tours to highlight the importance of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Tomorrow, Sec Perdue will visit Peterson Farms Seed and Emerging Prairie’s “Grand Farm Initiative” Farm. On Monday, Sec Perdue will be in Iowa to visit Vermeer Corporation and Corteva Agriscience Mendel Greenhouse.
USMCA makes important fixes to the decades-old NAFTA that will benefit America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers for years to come. The deal secures greater access to the Mexican and Canadian markets and lowers barriers for many US products. The deal eliminates Canada’s unfair Class 6 and Class 7 milk pricing schemes, opens additional access to US dairy into Canada, and imposes new disciplines on Canada’s supply-management system. The agreement preserves and expands critical access for US poultry and egg producers and addresses Canada’s discriminatory wheat-grading process to help US wheat-growers along the border become more competitive. Additionally, the agreement specifically addresses agricultural-biotechnology, including new technologies such as gene-editing, to support innovation and reduce trade-distorting policies.
*NOTE: Media interested in attending any event must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, Friday, April 26, at 5PM ET.
Secretary Sonny Perdue to visit Vermeer Corporation
WHAT: Sec Perdue, Governor Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Sec of Agriculture Mike Naig will tour Vermeer Corporation. Following the visit, Sec Perdue will hold media-availability.
WHEN: Monday, April 29, beginning at 1:30PM CT.
WHERE: Vermeer Corporation, 1688 Adams Avenue, Pella, IA 50219
Secretary Perdue to visit Corteva Agriscience Mendel Greenhouse
WHAT: Sec Perdue and Sec Naig will tour the Corteva Agriscience Mendel Greenhouse. Following the visit, Secretary Perdue will hold media-availability.
WHEN: Monday, April 27, beginning at 3:40PM CT.
WHERE: Carver Conference & Learning Center, 7000 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, Iowa 50131
