Mississippi State University gives insight into Ag Secretary Rollins visit

“She has a plan and that plan is to support our farmers.”

USDA has a new action plan to address the rural veterinary shortage.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled the strategy at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicne along side state ag leaders.

Mississippi Farm Bureau President, Mike McCormick spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about having the Secretary of Agriculture on campus, what was discussed, and crop conditions in the state.

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