FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY:
(Washington, D.C., July 1, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Kentucky TOMORROW, July 2nd, for events with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles.
Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell and Commissioner Quarles to tour Commonwealth Extracts in Louisville
WHAT: Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles will tour the Commonwealth Extracts facility and discuss the implementation of the hemp provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill. Following the tour, Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, July 2nd beginning at 10:45am ET
WHERE: Commonwealth Extracts Suite D, 6900 Riverport Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40258
Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles to meet with Kentucky Farm Bureau members, and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce in Shelbyville
WHAT: Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, Commissioner Quarles, members of Kentucky Farm Bureau, and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce will meet to discuss issues important to Kentucky agriculture. Following the discussion, Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, July 2nd beginning at 12:00pm ET.
WHERE: Bulleit Distilling Company, 3900 Benson Pike, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065
Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles to visit the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Hemp Farm
WHAT: Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles will tour UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s research and teaching farm and discuss the implementation of the hemp provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill. Following the visit, Secretary Perdue, Leader McConnell, and Commissioner Quarles will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, July 2nd beginning at 3:45pm ET.
WHERE: Spindletop Farm, 3250 Ironworks Pike, Lexington, Kentucky 40511
*NOTE: From Newtown Pike turn left at the 4-way stop at Ironworks Pike. The farm entrance is the next left onto Agronomy Road. Plots are about 200 yards inside the entrance on the right. UK will have the field entrance flagged and parking designated.
*NOTE: Media interested in attending must RSVP to press@xxxxxxxxxxx by TODAY, July 1st at 5:00pm ET.
