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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/11/2017 Contact: Josh Wise, jwise@iatp.org, 952-818-5474; Ben Lilliston, blilliston@iatp.org, 612-741-8650 Perdue’s Proposed USDA Reorganization Puts Global Agribusiness Above Farmers and Rural Communities.
In response to this morning’s leaked draft letter outlining U.S. objectives in a NAFTA renegotiation, Juliette Majot, Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, released the following statement:
ST. PAUL – Today, advocates will launch their campaign to pass a statewide Farm to School bill in Minnesota. The Farm to School Coalition includes, farmers’ organizations, school nutrition advocates public health advocates, and businesses, who are all hoping to build on successful efforts around the state that are good for farmers, good for kids, and good for the local economy.
Minneapolis/Washington–One day before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump finally announced his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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