Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack Visits FL Specialty Crop Operation

Randall Weiseman May 18, 2010 Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack recently took his first official visit to Florida where he visited a local strawberry and cantaloupe farm.

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