The Rural Study Tour will include top government officials visiting rural communities across the country to to discuss topics such as rural broadband, rural infrastructure, production agriculture, rural economic development, climate change, renewable energy, and rural health care.
The tour kicks off on July 1 when Vice President Joe Biden, Commerce Secretary Gary Lock, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visit Wattsburg, PA to discuss rural broadband.
The full press release and schedule of events can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-Rural-Tour-with-Cabinet-Secretaries-and-Administration-Officials/
Follow details of the Tour through their blog, or on Twitter:
http://www.usda.gov/blog/ruraltour/
http://twitter.com/RuralTour
