Strain: Oil Dominance Critical to State Agriculture

By Dillon Nelson

Ouachita Citizen

The country is expected to export a record $191 billion in agricultural products during the next fiscal year, even with the value of the American dollar on the rise, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

State Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain shared the news when he spoke to members of the Ouachita Parish Women’s Republican Club at the West Monroe Convention Center on Monday.

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