CINCANNATI, Ohio —U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on May 11 announced the creation of an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs at the USDA, a recognition of the ever-increasing importance of international trade to American agriculture.
Perdue made the announcement standing by barges filled with agricultural products along the banks of the Ohio River. As part of a reorganization of USDA, Perdue also announced the standing up of a newly-named Farm Production and Conservation mission area to have a customer focus and meet USDA constituents in the field. Finally, Perdue announced that the. . .

