Heritage Foundation : Expert on Trump Agriculture Secretary Nominee

January 18, 2017 | News Releases on

By Justin Posey

With reports indicating that Pres.-elect Trump will nominate former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be agriculture secretary, Heritage agriculture expert Daren Bakst had the following to say:

'Farmers need freedom to do what they do best: provide us our food. In agricultural policy, freedom is too often ‎lacking. If confirmed, Gov. Perdue should work diligently to free our nation's farmers from excessive regulation, stop government handouts that presume farmers can not compete in the marketplace like other businesses, and break down barriers to increase farmers' freedom to trade. Governor Perdue will have a great opportunity to make freedom in agriculture a priority - let's hope he does that.'

Earlier this year, Heritage unveiled a new blueprint for agriculture policy. Farms and Free Enterprise gives legislators a clear choice before the next farm bill is debated, likely in 2018: Support a free-enterprise alternative to the farm bill or maintain the status quo.

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Justin PoseyCommunications Manager, Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity and Legal Studies
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