(COLUMBUS, New Mexico) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins will visit Columbus, New Mexico, on TUESDAY, October 20th. Secretary Rollins will tour the Columbus Stockyards ahead of it's October 26th reopening and participate in a roundtable with agricultural stakeholders and federal officials before hosting a press conference near the U.S.– Mexico border.

Secretary Rollins to host a Press Conference

Secretary Brooke L. Rollins will host a press conference following a roundtable with agricultural stakeholders and federal officials at the Columbus Stockyards.

Press conference begins at 12:15 p.m. MT.

*Media setup begins at 11:45 a.m. MT.

Columbus Stockyards | 8980 W Plata Avenue, Columbus, NM 88030

PARTICIPANTS:

Secretary Brooke Rollins – U.S. Department of Agriculture

Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins – MRP, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Associate Administrator Michael Schmoyer – U.S. Department of Agriculture