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Who will be the next Secretary of Agriculture
Speculation continues about who will be the next leader of the Department of Agriculture and a Washington, DC insider says some answers could come next week.
Hagstrom Report Editor-in-Chief Jerry Hagstrom says, “Wednesday they’re going to announce who is actually in charge of the transition at the Agriculture Department and then we should have more of an idea of how they will move forward.” Michael Torrey is reportedly leading that transition and Hagstrom says he has strong ties to the agriculture industry. “He once worked for Bob Dole and he once worked for the Agriculture Department,” he says. “Torrey has a variety of clients that range from the Illinois Soybean Association to big agri-business like the American Beverage Association.”
Hagstrom tells Brownfield there are still a number of names being floated around for the next Secretary of Agriculture – including Indiana’s Director of Agriculture Ted McKinney, whose son works for Torrey and Associates; Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; former Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman – and lame-duck Congressman Tim Huelskamp. “Huelskamp is the Kansas Congressman that was recently defeated because he hadn’t voted for the Farm Bill and he also not been supportive of anything,” he says. “And he lost his seat on the House Ag Committee.” However, Hagstrom says he doesn’t think Huelskamp could get through the Senate Ag Committee with a recommendation to send the nomination to the full Senate.
Hagstrom says the Trump transition team has been working in a short time-frame. But, he anticipates a break for the Thanksgiving holiday and an announcement to come sometime in December.
AUDIO: Jerry Hagstrom, The Hagstrom Report
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I just hope it is someone who has equine knowledge and knows a VMO working for the USDA cannot find a scar he claims is only 2 or 3 cells thick. The scar rule has been changed from what the HPA was founded on and the USDA in order to keep their over time pay will claim anything is a scar even it the same VMO can’t find that scar 15 minutes later. This has been proved more than once and is the reason the USDA came up with the no show back rule to cover their incompetence.
The Walking Horse provides an avenue for hundreds of charities to raise funds for their cause but the unethical use of the HPA has cost those charities millions of dollars.
It is time some one who is not under the control of the humane society is in charge of enforcing the HPA. -
Marlin Stutzman from IN would be the best choice for ag secretary
Oh xxxx, the gov of neb is a real loser lets hope he is back water appointed tomserve some place far away from real people