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Randy Romanski: “We invest in local businesses so that people know that…”

Featuring: Randy Romanski, Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection

Rotary Guest Speaker on May 18, 2022, WI Sec. of Agriculture Randy Romanski

Published May 19, 2022 | Video Starts at 29:24

On a micro level, we also try to do other things to connect people to their food. Again, know your farmer, know your food. So we have programs like Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin, where We invest in local businesses so that people know that [these businesses are] here. are businesses from the state of Wisconsin that are right down the road. How do we promote and advocate for that something special from Wisconsin? (29:24–29:28)

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Asserts that there is an investment in local businesses to increase public awareness of their presence.

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