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Ricardo J Salvador

Director and senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists’ food and environment program

April 2017

  • Sonny Perdue has given every indication of catering to big business while neglecting farmers and rural communities.

    Values-led business
    double quotation markWill Sonny Perdue, Trump's agriculture pick, stand up for the little guy? Don't bank on it

    Ricardo J Salvador
    In November, America’s beleaguered rural citizens voted against the status quo – but that’s exactly what Trump’s new agriculture secretary looks set to ensure

January 2017

  • General Views Of Tobacco Harvest At Eaton Farms<br>Workers pick flue-cured tobacco leaves during the harvest on land leased by Eaton Farms in Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Although smaller than last year, a quality U.S. tobacco crop endured a tough agricultural growing season in 2012. Photographer: Davis Turner/Bloomberg via Getty Images AMERICA; AMERICAS; AMERIC|U.S.A.; US; USA; SOUTH; SOUTHER|AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURAL|COMMODITY; COMMODITIES|FARM; FARMER; FARMING|LABOR; LABORER|ECONOMY;

    Values-led business
    double quotation markSonny Perdue vows to make American agriculture great again – but for whom?

    Ricardo J SalvadorNora Gilbert
    President Trump wants Perdue to lead the agriculture department – but the head of a global agribusiness could favor big ag over family farmers
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