U.S. Agriculture Secretary to visit Arkansas, tour farm

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, before a House Agriculture Committee hearing on "State of the Rural Economy."
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, before a House Agriculture Committee hearing on "State of the Rural Economy."

LITTLE ROCK — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is visiting Arkansas to hold a roundtable discussion with the state's governor and to meet with farmers.

Perdue is participating in a lunch with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state's agriculture leaders at the governor's mansion Friday. The event will include a question-and-answer session moderated by state Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward.

Perdue is also scheduled to tour a farm in England in Lonoke County on Friday afternoon.

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