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| https://fortenberry.house.gov/news/press-releases/media-alert-fortenberry-announces-farm-future-event-usda-secretary-sonny-perdue | MEDIA ALERT: Fortenberry Announces Farm of the Future Event with USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and Nebraska Ag Entrepreneurs | 2020-09-02 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Republican | House | NE | Jeff Fortenberry | F000449 | fortenberry.house.gov | legacy | (LINCOLN, NE) Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) today announced a Farm of the Future event he is hosting Friday, September 4, from 11:30 AM to 12:40 PM, with USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and Nebraska Ag Entrepreneurs. It will be held at the Great Plains Beef Building, 4851 N 84th St, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Social distancing and mask-wearing are required. "I invited USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to Lincoln to learn how Nebraskans are pioneering the Farm of the Futureconnecting the farmer to the family, the urban to the rural, and the farm to the table. From farm-to-school leaders to direct-to-consumer pioneers, urban farms to precise ag, feedlot operators deploying advanced tech to track livestock health to dairy farmers using robotics to expand yield at lower cost, the Farm of the Future is nimble, fast, yet intimate, allowing persons to know and appreciate the provenance of their food, Fortenberry said,. "I am so honored that Secretary Perdue is taking took time out of his busy schedule to visit us here in the Heartland. What we are doing in Farm Country is the very essence of America. We are a community that cares, that works hard, that produces something intimate and elementalour nation's food, Fortenberry added. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |