“Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food,”….that’s the topic U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is bringing to Gainesville. Merrigan was scheduled to speak at 5:45 Thursday afternoon at the Straughn Extension Professional Development Center. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Kelsey Diaz spoke with Merrigan earlier this afernoon about the Secretary’s message which ties to President Barack Obama’s “Blueprint for an America built to last” initiative.
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