After boasting on the campaign trail about his commitment to family farmers and to supporting America’s rural communities, President-elect Donald Trump has — with less than a week to go until his inauguration — yet to announce a nominee to serve as his Secretary of Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture is the only federal cabinet agency for which Trump has not selected a nominee, leaving the agency and the millions of farmers it serves in limbo.
“The Secretary of Agriculture is the most important cabinet post for rural America and agriculture,” Dale McCall, president of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, told ThinkProgress. “We are disappointed this appointment hasn’t been made yet and are hopeful this is not indicative of the agriculture being a low priority.”
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