You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Memphis TOMORROW (Washington, D.C., March 2, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Memphis, Tennessee TOMORROW, Saturday, March 3rd to give remarks at the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show’s Agriculture (Ag.) Outlook Meeting. The Secretary will also participate in a Tennessee Farm Bureau luncheon and town hall and tour local farms. Secretary Perdue Speaks at the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show’s Ag. Outlook Meeting WHAT: Secretary Perdue will give remarks at the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show’s Ag. Outlook Meeting then hold a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday, March 2nd at 8:45 a.m. CST WHERE: Lobby Meeting Rooms L5/L6/L7, Cook Convention Center, 255 North Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103 *NOTE: The Secretary’s media availability will take place in Media Rooms L2/L3. Secretary Perdue Participates in Luncheon and Town Hall WHAT: Secretary Perdue will participate in a luncheon and town hall meeting with members of the Tennessee Farm Bureau at Richard Jameson’s Farm. Following the event, the Secretary will hold a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday, March 2nd at 1:00 p.m. CST WHERE: Richard Jameson’s Farm, 61 Rudolph Road, Brownsville, TN 38012 Secretary Perdue Tours Burlison Gin WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour Burlison Gin with Tennessee Farm Service Agency State Committeewoman Charlotte Kelly before holding a media availability. WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday, March 2nd at 3:15 p.m. CST WHERE: Burlison Gin, 46 Garland Drive, Covington, TN 38019 *NOTE: Media interested in covering the events should RSVP to pressby TODAY, March 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. CST. ### |
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