Secretary Interview Lesson (PDF)

This is a student worksheet (with included answer key) built around a recorded virtual interview between the 2019-20 National FFA Officers and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (May 1, 2020). Students watch the interview and complete graphic-organizer prompts exploring how a pandemic disrupts the agriculture industry and food supply chain, the challenges facing rural and urban communities, food waste, meat supply safety, rural broadband, and ways to support agriculturists during difficult times.