Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue Monday appointed Matt Lohr to serve as Chief of the USDA’s NRCS.  Perdue said the “knowledge and experience he brings to the table will help ensure our locally-led, science-based approach continues to offer farmers the conservation solutions needed to enhance their environment and commercial viability.”

Lohr, raised on a century farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, now owns and operates Valley Pike Farm.  Before his appointment by the Trump Administration, Lohr held public office, serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2006-2010.  He then served as Virginia’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services from 2010 to 2013.

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