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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue tours the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) Cryogenic Storage Vault, Ft. Collins, CO, on May 16, 2018.

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Description	English: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue tours the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) Cryogenic Storage Vault, Ft. Collins, CO, on May 16, 2018. The vault stores more than 45 cryogenic tanks that hold animal germplasm, plant tissue cultures, and seeds that are stored at -196 °C (-321 °F) in liquid storage or to -193 °C (-315 °F) in vapor storage. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. Secretary Perdue is on his fourth "Back to Our Roots" tour to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, ranchers, producers, foresters, agriculture students, business owners, community leaders, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees. The tour will last through Thursday, May 17th and include stops in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. This is Secretary Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just more than a year ago. On his first tour in August of 2017, Secretary Perdue toured Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. In September of 2017, Secretary Perdue traveled on his second tour to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Most recently, Secretary Perdue visited Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky during his third tour in early April. For photos from the tours, please go to www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/collections/72157689539524440/. To watch a recap of Secretary Perdue’s first year and the tours, please go to www.usda.gov/year-one. To stay connected, go to @USDA @USDAgov @SecretarySonny
Date	Taken on 16 May 2018, 11:03:10
Source	20180516-OSEC-LSC-0775
Author	USDAgov
Flickr set InfoField	"Back to Our Roots" in Colorado
Flickr tags InfoField	departmentofagriculture; ruraltour; sonnyperdue; usdepartmentofagriculture; usda; colorado; tour; backtoourroots

Camera location	40° 34′ 23.42″ N, 105° 04′ 47.28″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	40.573173; -105.079800

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Image title	U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue tours the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) Cryogenic Storage Vault, Ft. Collins, CO on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. The vault stores more than 45 cryogenic tanks that hold animal germplasm, plant tissue cultures, and seeds that are stored at -196°C (-321 °F) in liquid storage or to -193 °C (-315 °F) in vapor storage. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.Secretary Perdue is on his fourth "Back to Our Roots" tour to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, ranchers, producers, foresters, agriculture students, business owners, community leaders, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees. The tour will last through Thursday, May 17th and include stops in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. This is Secretary Perdue’s fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour since taking office just more than a year ago. On his first tour in August of 2017, Secretary Perdue toured Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. In September of 2017, Secretary Perdue traveled on his second tour to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Most recently, Secretary Perdue visited Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky during his third tour in early April.For photos from the tours, please go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/collections/72157689539524440/.To watch a recap of Secretary Perdue’s first year and the tours, please go to https://www.usda.gov/year-one.To stay connected, go to @USDA @USDAgov @SecretarySonny
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