VALOR fellows spent a morning at USDA with fellows from Pennsylvania RULE, LEADelaware and Nuffield International. We heard from:
- Bette Brand, Administrator for Rural Business Service, Acting Administrator for Rural Utilities Service
- Curt Coccodrilli, State Director for USDA Rural Development in Pennsylvania
- Ken Barbic, Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
- Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation
- Ted McKinney, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs