Merrigan heads to Wisconsin on last USDA trip
April 30, 2013 | 04:18 PM
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is leaving today for Wisconsin to spend her last days in office at a conference on women in agriculture called WomenShare2013.
Merrigan is scheduled to leave her post on Friday, and has not announced future job plans.
However, in a blog post today, she said she will continue to push for women's opportunities in agriculture. Merrigan noted that USDA’s Economic Research Service has released a study showing that the number of women operating farms is increasing but that they are still behind male farmers in income.
Merrigan is scheduled to leave her post on Friday, and has not announced future job plans.
However, in a blog post today, she said she will continue to push for women's opportunities in agriculture. Merrigan noted that USDA’s Economic Research Service has released a study showing that the number of women operating farms is increasing but that they are still behind male farmers in income.
