U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was in Iowa last week visiting with the state’s ag community. She was joined by industry leaders as they toured farm facilities and met with local producers to hear firsthand about their needs.
State Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about what this visit accomplished, some of the stops, and what challenges producers vocied.
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