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Aug 03, 2017
Soy growers showed support this week for Ted McKinney to be the first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) along with several other ag groups, sent a letter this week to Senate Committee on Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, urging McKinney’s swift confirmation.
“The arc of his career, including issues management experience in crop and animal agriculture in the United States and around the world for innovative agribusiness, means that Ted is the best candidate for this important role at USDA,” the groups state in the letter.
McKinney, who grew up on a farm, also led the Indiana Department of Agriculture and has an agricultural degree from Purdue University.
Click here to read the entire letter.
