The Trump Administration appointed former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as the next Secretary of Agriculture, but for some in the agriculture business the announcement came too late. The appointment was announced long after every other cabinet member had already been announced, a perceived slight to a community that had overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump during the election. "When you have a voter block that unequivocally, so strongly supported you, typically the first thing that a candidate would want to do... [is] make sure that their needs felt they were being met, as a recompense for the enthusiasm," says food contributor, Kyle Cherek. "Somebody invites you over, you write them a thank you note. That hasn't happened from their perspective." There have been mixed feelings about the selection of Sonny Perdue, a former veterinarian and former governor of Georgia. Perdue grew up on a farm and has some agricultural businesses, which people in the industry appreciate. However, he
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