Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor will tour two Minnesota farms today to talk trade. She’ll meet with local producers to highlight the importance of trade and exports to family farming and livestock operations. She’ll tour a beef farm consisting of 700 registered Angus cows and 4,200 acres of crops and pastures. Taylor will also stop a seed farm operation with 2,000 acres of corn and beans plus 1,700 acres contracted for seed production. Both operations have experience exporting products to different markets. Minnesota’s ag exports are worth over $7 billion and support 55,000 jobs in the state. Taylor will highlight how the Trans-Pacific Partnership is still waiting for Congressional approval, and how it will benefit farmers by expanding exports to the Asia-Pacific region.