CHARLESTON, W.Va. — United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is scheduled to make several stops in the Charleston area Wednesday, state Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt announced.
Perdue’s schedule includes a speech to the National Association of State Foresters. The group is holding its 2017 Annual Meeting in Charleston. Secretary Perdue is also scheduled to meet with Gov. Jim Justice, Commissioner Leonhardt and other leaders as part of a roundtable discussion. Perdue will also visit the Kanawha Valley-based Green Mining Project.
“Very pleased to welcome Secretary Perdue to the Mountain State. We want to highlight traditional agriculture is changing,” Leonhardt said in a news release. “Innovation is a good thing for our industries and the Secretary understands that.”
Agriculture is going to be a big part of state’s comeback story, according to Leonhardt.
“We will convey that to Secretary Perdue,” he said.