State commissioners, secretaries, and directors of agriculture from across the country are meeting this week to discuss ag and food policy issues.
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Second Vice President Bruce Kettler, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, says it’s critical to meet with counterparts and hear about issues impacting their states.
“It’s about perspective to me. I gain the perspective of somebody on the west coast or east coast, for example, in addition to what we see here in the Midwest.