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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, then Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue arrives at a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga. A college accrediting agency is asking whether there is undue political pressure on the regents who oversee Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges to name Perdue as the system’s chancellor. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Accrediting agency asks about politics in Georgia search

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, Steve Wrigley, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, speaks at the groundbreaking of the Waters College of Health Profession at Armstrong State University in Savannah, Ga. Wrigley announced Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2020, that he will retire on July 1. (Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News via AP, File)

Georgia university regents pause search for new chancellor

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Tyson Foods plant manager Doug Griffin stand together during the vice president's visit to Tyson Foods Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP) **FILE**

Federal government to buy supply from farmers, distribute surplus to food banks

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Perdue names 16 more North Dakota counties as disaster areas

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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017, file photo, a third-grader punches in her student identification to pay for a meal at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. The Trump administration is proposing a rollback of nutrition guidelines for federal school meals programs that had been promoted by Michelle Obama as part of her campaign to combat child obesity. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, file)

Rollback proposed for Michelle Obama school lunch guidelines

By Carole Feldman - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, right, shakes hands with a member of the agriculture industry who attended a town hall meeting on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

1st of many federal broadband grants announced in Tennessee

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

Agriculture secretary visiting Tennessee State University

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue listens to a question from a Wisconsin farmer during a town hall meeting at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Ag secretary: No guarantee small dairy farms will survive

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue listens to a question from a Wisconsin farmer during a town hall meeting at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Ag secretary: No guarantee small dairy farms will survive

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

In this file photo, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks to reporters at an Ag Policy Summit during a visit Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, to Decatur, Illinois. (AP Photo/John O'Connor) **FILE**

China trade war angers farm country, threatens Donald Trump’s support in Midwest

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 23, 2019 file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue laughs with a reporter on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will visit Illinois Wednesday, AUG. 28, 2019, amid rising tensions between farmers and President Donald Trump's administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik File)

Perdue says Trump will act to soften ethanol-waiver impact

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 23, 2019 file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue laughs with a reporter on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will visit Illinois Wednesday, AUG. 28, 2019, amid rising tensions between farmers and President Donald Trump's administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik File)

The Latest: Perdue says Trump to act on ethanol waivers

Associated Press

Perdue: US farmers will regain markets lost in trade war

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talks with reporters after testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to relocate the headquarters of two research agencies to the Kansas City area, intensifying concerns that research will suffer. Perdue announced the move Thursday, June 13, 2019, and said it will bring the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture closer to the farmers and agribusinesses they serve. But the Union of Concerned Scientists said it will drive out researchers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

USDA plan to move offices sparks concerns about research

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Feds give $480M to Florida timber industry after hurricane

Associated Press

A farmer drives a tractor with a "Trump, Keep America Great," flag, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Warrenton, Mo. Trump won the presidency by winning rural America, in part by pledging to use his business savvy and tough negotiating skills to take on China and put an end to trade practices that have hurt farmers for years. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) **FILE**

Aid payments of up to $16 billion coming for farmers hit by Chinese tariffs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, April 27, 2019, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he leaves after a news conference on the outskirts of Beijing. Fuming over Washington’s latest tariff hike in an escalating trade battle, Beijing has an array of options for retaliating, from limiting exports of rare earths to disrupting operations of Apple and other American companies in China. But they carry economic and political costs. And there is no guarantee they will work. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies during a House Agriculture Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perdue says his agency is “in the throes of constructing” an aid package for farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs, but he could not say when it would be ready. Perdue says his agency is seeking feedback from producers about the strengths and weaknesses of last year’s relief package, valued at nearly $12 billion. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Perdue says farmer aid package still a work in progress

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue prepares to barbecue U.S. beef in Tokyo Monday, May 13, 2019. Perdue barbecued American beef in Tokyo to highlight his message: Japan must treat the U.S. fairly as a top customer for Japanese products. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Perdue barbecues to sell Japanese on buying more US beef

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Agriculture Dept. recalling 2,500 employees without pay to serve farmers on tax issues, loans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times