And its for those of you not amiliar, politico is washington d. C. Based news outlet. Im sure all of you are reading it. Im really delighted to be here today in texas, one of my the union. Ates in im not just pandering. Were going to talk about the state of agriculture in 2020 and beyond. And before we start, i want to theurage you to join conversation on social media, is trib fest 19. I also want to give a big thanks the Texas Tribune festival for hosting this great event and sponsoring. I also understand the Texas Farm Bureau is supporting this and to hear from them. We have a really good panel. Know if you guys realize that. I dont know if the audience realizes that. Two texans and an iowan, which is great. Ideologicalss the spectrum. Frankly, theres a lot going on agriculture, so we have plenty to talk about. Were going to take a few questions at the end, so keep in mind, anything you want to ask the panel and we will leave time for lots of discussion and dialogue. So to begin, we
Obama era agriculture secretary tom vilsack. Topics include tariffs and trade with china, and the role of agriculture in the 2020 election. This is one hour. Everyone , it is warm. So youre here. Thank you my name the kaleena. Anda senior food agriculture reporter at politico. Politico covers food and agriculture. Were really proud of that. And its for those of you not amiliar, politico is washington d. C. Based news outlet. Im sure all of you are reading it. Im really delighted to be here today in texas, one of my the union. Ates in im not just pandering. Were going to talk about the state of agriculture in 2020 and beyond. And before we start, i want to theurage you to join conversation on social media, is trib fest 19. I also want to give a big thanks the Texas Tribune festival for hosting this great event and sponsoring. I also understand the Texas Farm Bureau is supporting this and to hear from them. We have a really good panel. Know if you guys realize that. I dont know if the au
Everyone , it is warm. So youre here. Thank you my name the kaleena. Anda senior food agriculture reporter at politico. Politico covers food and agriculture. Were really proud of that. And its for those of you not amiliar, politico is washington d. C. Based news outlet. Im sure all of you are reading it. Im really delighted to be here today in texas, one of my the union. Ates in im not just pandering. Were going to talk about the state of agriculture in 2020 and beyond. And before we start, i want to theurage you to join conversation on social media, is trib fest 19. I also want to give a big thanks the Texas Tribune festival for hosting this great event and sponsoring. I also understand the Texas Farm Bureau is supporting this and to hear from them. We have a really good panel. Know if you guys realize that. I dont know if the audience realizes that. Two texans and an iowan, which is great. Ideologicalss the spectrum. Frankly, theres a lot going on agriculture, so we have plenty to ta
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