As Congress prepares to enact a new five-year farm bill, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue paid a visit to Penn State's University Park campus Jan. 24 as part of a tour through Pennsylvania to unveil the Department of Agriculture's legislative principles. Perdue met with College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, students and administrators and visited research facilities.
Sonny Perdue (gesturing) and Glenn Thompson
Sonny Perdue (left), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, gestures during a discussion with College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, students and administrators, as Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson listens.
Gary Thompson - Christina Grozinger - Sonny Perdue
College of Agricultural Sciences Associate Dean for Research Gary Thompson (left) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (right) listen as Distinguished Professor of Entomology Christina Grozinger describes studies conducted by scientists in Penn State's Center for Pollinator Research. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Sonny Perdue views pollen under microscope
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue views pollen under a microscope as Distinguished Professor of Entomology Christina Grozinger (left) looks on. Perdue visited the Center for Pollinator Research and other Penn State facilities on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Rick Roush - Eric Barron - Sonny Perdue
College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Rick Roush (left) and Penn State President Eric Barron (center) chat with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, who visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
GT Thompson, students, Jean Lonie and Sonny Perdue at Creamery
Congressman Glenn Thompson (left) shares a laugh with College of Agricultural Sciences students and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (right) at the Berkey Creamery. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Sonny Perdue eats Creamery ice cream
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue enjoys a cone of ice cream at the Penn State Berkey Creamery. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Sonny Perdue - media gaggle at the Creamery
Sonny Perdue (center-right), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, meets the media at the Berkey Creamery. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Troy Ott and Sonny Perdue
Troy Ott (left), professor of reproductive physiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, explains to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue how the Huck Institutes promote interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers across the University. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Glenn Thompson, Sonny Perdue and Bob Roberts
In the wet processing pilot plant in the Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, Bob Roberts (right), professor and head of food science, talks with U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (left) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue about food science research. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
Tom Davis, Sonny Perdue and Glenn Thompson
From the second-floor observation area overlooking the Berkey Creamery manufacturing plant, Creamery Manager Tom Davis tells U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (center) and U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson about the value and uniqueness of having such a production facility embedded in an academic building. Perdue visited Penn State on Jan. 24 as part of a Pennsylvania tour to unveil USDA's legislative and farm bill principles.
